Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 2, 2014, 3:51 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2014, 3:51 AM EST (08:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
074 WWUS41 KRLX 020851 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...RAIN TO SNOW THURSDAY...THEN TURNING MUCH COLDER THURSDAY NIGHT... WVZ046-021700- /O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE TODAY...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF -10 TO -20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE WIND CHILL INDICES TO BE 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. THIS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE DANGEROUS...EVEN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.THE BITTER COLD LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...-2 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-021700- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140103T0600Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA... CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN... RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT 351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...OR A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW OR ICE COVERED... ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-021700- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED...ESPECIALLY BY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035>038-047-021700- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... ELKINS 351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE THURSDAY...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. THE BITTER COLD LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...NEAR 10 BELOW LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
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111 WWUS41 KRLX 021115 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...RAIN TO SNOW THURSDAY...THEN TURNING MUCH COLDER THURSDAY NIGHT... WVZ046-021915- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE TODAY...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF 10 -TO 20 -DEGREES ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE WIND CHILL INDICES TO BE 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. THIS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE DANGEROUS... EVEN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-021915- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140103T0600Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA... CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN... RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT 615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...OR A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW...IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING ALL SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW OR ICE COVERED... ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-021915- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED...ESPECIALLY BY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035>038-047-021915- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... ELKINS 615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE THURSDAY...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. THE BITTER COLD LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
682 WWUS41 KRLX 021544 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW...THEN TURNING MUCH COLDER TONIGHT... WVZ046-022345- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE AFTERNOON...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW TONIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ALSO BLOW IN THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS LATE AND FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. * WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25 LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-022345- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0600Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA... CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN... RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT 1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOSTLY 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...OR A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW...BECOMES ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY DURING THE 3 TO 6 PM PERIOD. THE SNOW DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-022345- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM. * IMPACTS...AS TEMPERATURES DROP...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035>038-047-022345- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... ELKINS 1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON BECOMES ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. AS TEMPERATURES DROP AND WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS DEVELOP FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. * WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
958 WWUS41 KRLX 021950 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW...TURNING MUCH COLDER OVERNIGHT... WVZ046-030400- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW BECOMES WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY. * WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25 LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-030400- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0600Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA... CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN... RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT 250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOSTLY 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW BECOMES WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-030400- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW BECOMES WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...AS TEMPERATURES DROP...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035>038-047-030400- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... ELKINS 250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW BECOMES WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. AS TEMPERATURES DROP AND WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS DEVELOP FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY. * WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
497 WWUS41 KRLX 030258 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW...TURNING MUCH COLDER OVERNIGHT... WVZ046-031000- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY. * WINDS...GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25 LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-030600- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0600Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA... CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN... RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT 958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING BY OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-031000- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035>038-047-031000- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... ELKINS 958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TOWARDS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY. * WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
301 WWUS41 KRLX 030607 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-030715- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0600Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA... CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN... RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT 107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT BUT WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR ANY UNTREATED ROADS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE TEENS...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS WELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. $$ WVZ046-031415- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY. * WINDS...GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25 LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-031200- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035>038-047-031415- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... ELKINS 107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY. * WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
114 WWUS41 KRLX 031155 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 655 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-031300- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 655 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME LIGHT SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR ANY UNTREATED ROADS EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES... WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO OR BELOW THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. $$ WVZ046-031700- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 655 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THIS MORNING MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY. * WINDS...GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035>038-047-031700- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... ELKINS 655 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY. * WINDS...GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD AND WIND. DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZING. PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
322 WWUS41 KRLX 031715 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1215 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 WVZ046-031815- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 1215 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR ANY UNTREATED ROADS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS... WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ WVZ035>038-047-031815- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... ELKINS 1215 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR ANY UNTREATED ROADS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO THE TEENS... WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS EITHER SIDE OF ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ TRM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 2, 1:07 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 1:07 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
107 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE EXITS TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THURSDAY. MUCH
COLDER AIR BLOWS IN THURSDAY NIGHT. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY NIGHT. MODERATING TEMPERATURES OVER WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
930 PM UPDATE...
FORECAST STILL ESSENTIALLY ON TRACK. SOME INDICATIONS THAT
MEASURABLE SNOW FALL INTO THE FAR NW CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA
MIGHT BE JUST A TAD SLOWER THAN CURRENT FORECAST...BUT STILL
EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN BY EARLY/MID MORNING IN EARNEST ACROSS THE SE
OHIO ZONES AND THEREFORE NO CHANGES TO TIMING OR DETAILS OF
CURRENT WINTER WX ADVISORIES.
630 PM UPDATE...
MASSAGED SKY COVER IN THE GRIDS JUST A BIT TO REFLECT INCREASING
HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE WEST...BUT OVERALL FORECAST IS STILL GENERALLY
ON TRACK.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
STILL PEACEFUL FOR TONIGHT WITH INCREASING MID DECK CLOUDS FROM
WEST TO EAST.
NO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE 12Z MODEL SOLUTIONS THAT WE COULD PICK UP ON.
WE WERE A BIT SLOWER INCREASING POPS ON THURSDAY EASTWARD...
ESPECIALLY FROM CRW TO CKB ON EAST THROUGH THE WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES. THINKING A LOT OF THE OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES COULD
SEE AN INCH TO 2 OF SNOW ACCUM DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH AN
INCH POSSIBLE FURTHER E. THESE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH THE
WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY WILL LIKELY LEAD US TO
POST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.
HAVE WIND INCREASING TOWARD DARK THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LARGE NOREASTER COMING TOGETHER ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC SEABOARD
RIGHT AT THE START OF THE PERIOD...AS ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES INTO THE
MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. SYNOPTIC SCALE
MOISTURE AND FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEM EVOLVES INTO WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE AND INCREASINGLY TOPOGRAPHIC /UPSLOPE/ FORCING OVERNIGHT
THU NT AS TIGHTENING GRADIENT AROUND SYSTEM INCREASES NW /UPSLOPE/
FLOW...AND THEN WINDS DOWN FRI MORNING AND MIDDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN OVER THE FCST AREA BY 00Z SAT...CUTTING OFF SAID FLOW.
AVERAGED IN THE USUALLY AGGRESSIVE SREF POPS TO RAISE FCST POPS. NOW
HAVE LIKELY POPS PERSISTING E OF THE OHIO RIVER WITH CAT POPS IN THE
MOUNTAINS UNTIL 06Z FRI...WITH LIKELY POPS IN THE MOUNTAINS UNTIL
DAYBREAK AND IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS UNTIL NOON FRI. QPF VALUES
AMONG THE MODELS AND CENTRAL GUIDANCE WERE FAIRLY CONSISTENT...USED
HIGHEST VALUES AND UPSLOPE EFFECTS. COMBINED THIS WITH INCREASING
SNOW RATIOS OVERNIGHT THU NT AS PROGRESSIVELY COLDER AIR CREATES
FAVORED DENDRITE GROWTH ZONE GIVEN SATURATION TO 8 KFT WHICH RISES
TO H7 AS H7 HGTS FALL THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
THIS YIELDS TOTALS...WITH SOME SNOWFALL PRIOR TO THE PERIOD...OF 1
TO 3 INCHES IN THE HTS TRI STATE AREA...AND GREENBRIER VALLEY...2 TO
4 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND IN AND NEAR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.
HIGH PRESSURE SPELLS A CLEAR AND FRIGID NT FRI NT...BUT IT MOVES OFF
TO THE E BY DAWN SAT...ALLOWING S WINDS TO INCREASE...SO LOWS OCCUR
EARLY. SOME INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUD SAT AS THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE W.
BLENDED IN NAM12 FOR SFC TEMPERATURES THU NT...A LITTLE HIGH THAN
PREVIOUS. BLENDED IN MET...BIAS CORRECTED MET AND BIAS CORRECTED
ECMWFHIRES FOR HIGHS FRI WHICH ARE CLOSE TO OR A BIT ABOVE
PREVIOUS. BLENDED IN MAV FOR SFC TEMPERATURES AND...WITH A FEW
ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS...HAVE VALUES COMING UP AFTER
MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES. SAT HIGHS LOOKED GOOD FROM
PREVIOUS FCST. THEY ARE AT OR BELOW LOW END OF GUIDANCE IN STABLE
AIR AND LOW SUN ANGLE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
STILL EXPECTING SOME MODERATING TEMPERATURES BEGINNING OF THE LONG
TERM PERIOD AFTER COLD SNAP LATE THIS WORK WEEK.
WARMER...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TAKES HOLD ON SUNDAY AS HEIGHTS BUILD
ALONG THE EAST COAST IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING UPPER
TROUGH/SURFACE LOW. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH ENOUGH WARM AIR IN PLACE EARLY IN THE
DAY THAT MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE RAIN OR A MIX...BUT QUICKLY
TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY AS THE LOW PUSHES
OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST...AND COLDER AIR IS ABLE TO FILTER IN.
LOOKS LIKE AT LEAST LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THIS TIME PERIOD...PARTICULARLY SUNDAY EVENING/SUNDAY NIGHT AS
SHOULD BE ENOUGH SATURATION FOR GOOD CRYSTAL GROWTH TO OCCUR.
THE REAL HEADLINE HOWEVER WILL BE THE INTENSE COLD THAT WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIME
FRAME AS A REINFORCING CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM HELPS TO BRING AN EXTRA
SHOT OF COLD AIR INTO THE REGION. MODELS STILL SUGGESTING 850MB
TEMPS DIPPING INTO THE -23 TO -28C RANGE...WHICH WILL RESULT IN
TEMPS BELOW ZERO AT MANY LOCATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
MOUNTAINOUS LOCATIONS DIPPING INTO THE MINUS TEENS. THIS COMBINED
WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE TRIES TO BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS AREA WIDE WELL BELOW
ZERO...AND WIND CHILL HEADLINES LOOK TO BE NECESSARY. WEDNESDAY
MORNING WILL ALSO BE ESPECIALLY COLD...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN...ALLOWING FOR A NIGHT OF GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING. WILL CONTINUE
TO HIGHLIGHT WIND CHILLS...AND SNOWFALL POTENTIAL IN THE HWO FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
06Z THURSDAY THRU 06Z FRIDAY...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A COLD
FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING DETERIORATING FLIGHT CONDITIONS
FROM WEST TO EAST FROM ROUGHLY THE 12Z TO 18Z TIME FRAME...WITH
GRADUALLY LOWERING CIGS AND VIS THROUGH MVFR AND INTO THE IFR RANGE.
SNOW IS LIKELY WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER BY 13Z...WITH PRECIP SPREADING
EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY 19Z. PRECIP
WILL INITIALLY BE RAIN FOR MOST LOCATIONS EAST OF THE OHIO RIVER...
BUT WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FOR MOST IF NOT ALL LOCATIONS BY
21Z-23Z AS MUCH COLDER AIR QUICKLY PUSHES INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE
PASSING COLD FRONT. WINDS BECOME A BIG FACTOR AFTER 00Z...ESPECIALLY
IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH WITH
BLOWING SNOW.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW TO MEDIUM.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF PRECIP AND CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO
SNOW...THUS AFFECTING VISIBILITIES...MAY VARY FROM CURRENT FORECAST
BY 2-3 HOURS.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
DATE THU 01/02/14
UTC 1HRLY 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
EST 1HRLY 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H M M H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
AFTER 06Z FRIDAY...
IFR CONDITIONS IN CEILINGS AND SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY IN WV. LOW LEVEL FLOW INCREASES BY SUNSET THURSDAY...CAUSING
SOME BLOWING SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS INCLUDING KBKW.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR WVZ005>010.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST
FRIDAY FOR WVZ035>038-046-047.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087.
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KTB/TRM/SL
NEAR TERM...KTB/50
SHORT TERM...TRM
LONG TERM...SL
AVIATION...JMVHazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 2:56 PM EST, 12 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 256 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-022000- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS- 256 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH DAWN WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-022000- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 256 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH DAWN WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ035>038-046-047-022000- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 256 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH DAWN WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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