Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Nov 25, 2014, 2:29 PM EST. It took effect at Nov 26, 2014, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 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
- Nov 25, 2014, 2:29 PM EST (19:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 26, 2014, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
083 WWUS41 KRLX 251929 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 229 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST ON WEDNESDAY... BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLAND COUNTIES. WVZ046-047-260330- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0007.141126T1100Z-141126T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0010.141126T0600Z-141126T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 229 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS GREATER THAN 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE PREDAWN WEDNESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW FALLING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THE HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOW MAY DOWN LIMBS... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN POWER DISRUPTIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S WITH UPPER 20S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF 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. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033>036-260330- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.141126T0500Z-141126T1800Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 229 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON THE HIGHER RIDGES...WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS RAIN. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING AND QUICKLY END BY MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ032-037>040-260330- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.141126T0600Z-141126T2100Z/ TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 229 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON THE HIGHER RIDGES...WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS RAIN. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
536 WWUS41 KRLX 260314 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1014 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST ON WEDNESDAY... BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLAND COUNTIES. WVZ046-047-261115- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0010.141126T0600Z-141126T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1014 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS GREATER THAN 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE PREDAWN WEDNESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW FALLING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THE HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOW MAY DOWN LIMBS... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN POWER DISRUPTIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S WITH UPPER 20S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF 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. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033>036-261115- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.141126T0500Z-141126T1800Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 1014 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS RAIN. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING AND QUICKLY END BY MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. 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. && $$ WVZ032-037>040-261115- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.141126T0600Z-141126T2100Z/ TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1014 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
189 WWUS41 KRLX 261030 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 530 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014 SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST TODAY... BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLAND COUNTIES. WVZ046-047-261830- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141126T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 530 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THE HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOW MAY DOWN LIMBS... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN POWER DISRUPTIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF 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. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033>036-261800- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141126T1800Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 530 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL LATER THIS MORNING AND QUICKLY END BY NOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...WEST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ032-037>040-261830- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141126T2100Z/ TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 530 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. 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. && $$
882 WWUS41 KRLX 261657 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1157 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014 SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST TODAY... BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLAND COUNTIES. VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-261800- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141126T1800Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 1157 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY STILL FALL...HOWEVER THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS LIFTED TO THE NORTHEAST. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. $$ WVZ046-047-262100- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141126T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1157 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THE HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOW MAY DOWN LIMBS... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN POWER DISRUPTIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF 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. && $$ WVZ035-036-261800- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141126T1800Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY 1157 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL LATER THIS MORNING AND QUICKLY END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WINDS...WEST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ032-037>040-262100- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141126T2100Z/ TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1157 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. 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. && $$
229 WWUS41 KRLX 261809 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 109 PM EST WED NOV 26 2014 SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST TODAY... BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLAND COUNTIES. WVZ035-036-261915- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141126T1800Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY 109 PM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SNOW IS EXITING THE AREA...ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ WVZ046-047-262100- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141126T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 109 PM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW FALLING DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. THE HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOW MAY DOWN LIMBS... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN POWER DISRUPTIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF 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. && $$ WVZ032-037>040-262100- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141126T2100Z/ TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 109 PM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
938 WWUS41 KRLX 262100 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 400 PM EST WED NOV 26 2014 WVZ046-047-262200- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141126T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 400 PM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH EAST COAST STORM WAS ENDING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WERE COMMON ACROSS POCAHONTAS COUNTY AND EAST OF THE TYGART RIVER VALLEY IN RANDOLPH COUNTY. THE HEAVY WET SNOW CAUSED WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY. OF COURSE...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY OR SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL IN THE FORECAST FOR THANKSGIVING. $$ WVZ032-037>040-262200- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141126T2100Z/ TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 400 PM EST WED NOV 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FROM THE EAST COAST STORM. SOME SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED INTO THANKSGIVING DAY. OF COURSE...ANY UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME ICY OVERNIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING MORNING. $$ KTB
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 Nov 25, 1:16 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 1:16 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
116 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST TODAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP
THE EAST COAST WEDNESDAY BRINGS SNOW TO THE APPALACHIANS. WEAKER
SYSTEMS UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
915 AM UPDATE...
UPDATED SKY GRIDS TO BETTER REFLECT CIRRUS CANOPY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THIS SHOULD SHIFT E AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES...ONLY TO BE FOLLOWED BY INCREASE IN MID LEVEL MOISTURE
STREAMING IN SW FLOW ALOFT TOWARD THIS EVENING. PROBABLY WILL BE SOME
STRATOCU DEVELOPING ACROSS SE OH AND N WV THIS AFTERNOON. ALL IN
ALL...A SEASONABLY COOL DAY ACROSS THE AREA.
ATTENTION QUICKLY TURNS TO FAST MOVING SYSTEM SLATED TO MOVE IN
OVERNIGHT AND EXIT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LOOKS AS IF MOST OF OUR
CONCERN WILL COME WITH SHARP S/W TROF ROTATING THRU AS OPPOSED TO
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW ALONG THE E COAST. JUST NOW LOOKING AT 12Z
NAM ROLLING IN AND LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO 06Z RUN WHICH HAS PRECIP
FURTHER W MORE INTO THE LOWLANDS VERSUS SOME OF THE OTHER MODELS.
WILL WAIT TO SEE REMAINDER OF 12Z MODEL SUITE BEFORE MAKING A
DECISION CONCERNING HEADLINES.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...
A SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST TODAY...BRINGING
PLEASANT TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT.
CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT...IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENING ALONG
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.
TEMPS WILL BE SEASONABLY COOL THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM 52 LOWLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING INTO THE UPPER
20S HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO TONIGHT. USED
THE BIAS CORRECTED MET FOR TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
LARGE STORM MOVING UP THE EAST COAST WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER THE
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ON WEDNESDAY WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR UP TO 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
IN THIS PACKAGE...LOWERED TEMPS A BIT TO BRING SNOW TO LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND INCREASED WESTWARD EXTENT OF SNOW TO NEAR
HUNTINGTON PER 00Z GUIDANCE MOVING THE MOISTURE SLUG FURTHER WEST.
STILL NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH FOR A WARNING...BUT IT IS LOOKING MORE
LIKELY.
AFTER THE LARGE STORM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH ANOTHER CLIPPER WILL
IMPACT THE AREA ON THANKSGIVING DAY GIVING A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW
TO MOST PLACES THEN WE DRY OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
USED A BLEND OF THE ECMWF AND ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN FOR THE FORECAST.
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EASTWARD FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PROVIDING
WARM AIR ADVECTION. NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES INTO THE REGION ON
SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT THEN HANGS NEAR THE AREA ON MONDAY
AS A WAVE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT...PUSHING IT SOUTHWARD MONDAY NIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL RETURN BACK NORTHWARD TUESDAY AS A WARM FRONT.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SCATTERED MVFR CEILINGS HAVE DEVELOP ALONG THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS
AFFECTING BKW AND EKN. EXPECT THESE CLOUDS TO DISSIPATE BY EARLY
OR MID MORNING AS A SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST.
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL SITES THROUGH THIS EVENING...UNDER LIGHT
WEST SOUTHWEST FLOW.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND TRACK NORTH ALONG
THE EASTERN SEA BOARD WEDNESDAY. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AMONG
MODELS ON THE INTENSITY OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE AMOUNT OF SNOW IT
CAN PRODUCE ALONG ITS PATH. FOR NOW...CODED MVFR CEILINGS UNDER
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY...MAINLY EKN AND BKW.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: MVFR CEILINGS COULD FORM OVER HIGH ELEVATION SITES.
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.
UTC 1HRLY 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01
EST 1HRLY 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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 H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
AFTER 18Z WEDNESDAY...
IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS ON
WEDNESDAY...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WVZ046-047.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...ARJ/JW
NEAR TERM...ARJ/30
SHORT TERM...JW
LONG TERM...RPY
AVIATION...ARJHazardous weather outlook, Nov 24, 8:13 PM EST, 18 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 813 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-260115- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE- CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON- GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 813 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. WVZ046-047-260115- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 813 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, McDowell, Taylor, Upshur, Wyoming | 26 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.