Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014

Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Charleston, WV

March 15, 201416 counties in West Virginia; Gallia County, Lawrence County, Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 15, 2014, 3:10 PM EDT for 16 counties in West Virginia; Gallia County, Lawrence County, Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Mar 16, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2014, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 17, 2014, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
All 22 counties

Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Gallia County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Barbour County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Roane County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 16, 4:45 PM EDTSNOW 32 Sse Carter Caves Stat, KY
Mar 16, 4:50 PM EDTSNOW 2Exchange, WV
Mar 16, 5:10 PM EDTSNOW 1.51 W Teays Valley, WV
Mar 16, 5:35 PM EDTSNOW 2.52 W Warnock, KY
Mar 16, 6:30 PM EDTSNOW 2.52 N Liberty, WV
Mar 16, 6:35 PM EDTSNOW 2Philippi, WVMODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING
Mar 16, 6:44 PM EDTSNOW 3.5Heaters, WV
Mar 16, 7:58 PM EDTSNOW 42 Se Teays Valley, WV
Mar 16, 8:07 PM EDTSNOW 32 W Warnock, KY
Mar 16, 8:20 PM EDTSNOW 4Palestine, WV
Mar 16, 8:35 PM EDTSNOW 31 Sse Fairplain, WV
Mar 16, 8:37 PM EDTSNOW 5.5Glenville, WV
Mar 16, 8:42 PM EDTSNOW 47 N Barboursville, WVREPORT AT LESAGE WV... 4 TO 5 INCHES
Mar 16, 9:12 PM EDTSNOW 73 S Glenville, WV
Mar 16, 9:25 PM EDTSNOW 6Normantown, WV
Mar 16, 9:28 PM EDTSNOW 4Kenna, WVREPORTED 4-5 INCHES
Mar 16, 9:30 PM EDTSNOW 5Philippi, WV
Mar 16, 9:32 PM EDTSNOW 5Weston, WV
Mar 16, 9:35 PM EDTSNOW 72 Sse Buckhannon, WVMEASURED IN TENNERTON WV
Mar 16, 9:40 PM EDTSNOW 4Huntington, WV
Mar 16, 9:46 PM EDTSNOW 42 W Warnock, KY
Mar 16, 9:49 PM EDTSNOW 51 E Rock Cave, WV
Mar 16, 9:49 PM EDTSNOW 5French Creek, WV
Mar 16, 9:53 PM EDTSNOW 42 N Liberty, WV
Mar 16, 10:00 PM EDTSNOW 4Point Pleasant, WV
Mar 16, 10:00 PM EDTSNOW 6.5Glenville, WV
Mar 16, 10:24 PM EDTSNOW 4.31 W Teays Valley, WV
Mar 16, 10:30 PM EDTSNOW 4Flatwoods, KY
Mar 16, 10:30 PM EDTSNOW 4Ironton, OH
Mar 16, 10:30 PM EDTSNOW 6.5Glenville, WV
Mar 16, 10:45 PM EDTSNOW 4.5Ravenswood, WV
Mar 16, 11:00 PM EDTSNOW 2.5Marmet, WV
Mar 16, 11:00 PM EDTSNOW 3Gallipolis, OH
Mar 16, 11:00 PM EDTSNOW 4Point Pleasant, WV
Mar 16, 11:00 PM EDTSNOW 66 E Buckhannon, WV
Mar 16, 11:15 PM EDTSNOW 6.2Grantsville, WV
Mar 16, 11:27 PM EDTSNOW 4Fallsburg, KY
Mar 16, 11:35 PM EDTSNOW 5.5Weston, WV
Mar 16, 11:42 PM EDTSNOW 5.5Aid, OH
Mar 16, 11:46 PM EDTSNOW 6Elizabeth, WV
Mar 17, 12:04 AM EDTSNOW 4.5Wurtland, KY
Mar 17, 1:27 AM EDTSNOW 5Ironton, OH
Mar 17, 1:27 AM EDTSNOW 84 W Jane Lew, WV
Mar 17, 1:38 AM EDTSNOW 3.5Hamlin, WV
Mar 17, 2:00 AM EDTSNOW 2.66 Wsw Charleston, WV6 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Mar 17, 2:00 AM EDTSNOW 2.66 Wsw Charleston, WV
Mar 17, 2:00 AM EDTSNOW 56 Wsw Charleston, WVSNOW DEPTH.
Mar 17, 2:00 AM EDTSNOW 56 Wsw Charleston, WV
Mar 17, 2:00 AM EDTSNOW 5.16 Wsw Charleston, WV12 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Mar 17, 2:00 AM EDTSNOW 5.16 Wsw Charleston, WV
Mar 17, 2:25 AM EDTSNOW 7.5Buckhannon, WV
Mar 17, 2:31 AM EDTSNOW 3.5Crown City, OH
Mar 17, 4:34 AM EDTSNOW 91 S Weston, WV
Mar 17, 5:04 AM EDTSNOW 9Philippi, WV
Mar 17, 5:24 AM EDTSNOW 7French Creek, WV
Mar 17, 5:30 AM EDTSNOW 7Rosedale, WV
Mar 17, 6:00 AM EDTSNOW 42 W Warnock, KY
Mar 17, 6:00 AM EDTSNOW 4Handley, WV
Mar 17, 6:10 AM EDTSNOW 81 Sse Glenville, WV
Mar 17, 6:18 AM EDTSNOW 6.3Sandyville, WV

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 203 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2014-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1364 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
227 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

641 
WWUS41 KRLX 151910
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
310 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING...


WVZ046-047-160315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0009.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
310 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY
TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS
  EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET ELEVATION. 

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S SUNDAY...20S SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...
WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...
RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...
CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...
GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...
RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
310 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM
EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 11
AM EDT MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR
  FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...WITH 3
  TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. 

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S SUNDAY...DROPPING INTO
  THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
268 
WWUS41 KRLX 160144
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
944 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING...

WVZ046-047-160945-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
944 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO
11 AM EDT MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET ELEVATION.

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S SUNDAY...20S SUNDAY 
  NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ103-105-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>030-035>040-160945-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...
WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...
RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...
CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...
GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...
RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
944 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO
11 AM EDT MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR 
  FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...WITH 
  3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S SUNDAY...DROPPING INTO 
  THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$
644 
WWUS41 KRLX 160851
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
451 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT AREA INTO MONDAY MORNING...

WVZ028-037-038-161700-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.WS.W.0009.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
BRAXTON-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN
451 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...BRAXTON...NICHOLAS...AND WEBSTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NICHOLAS AND WEBSTER COUNTIES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW.
  THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PM TONIGHT. THE SNOW
  WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE TO
  THE HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOW...SOME WEAK LIMBS MAY FALL OR
  POWER HITS MAY OCCUR.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S TODAY...DROPPING INTO THE TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ046-047-161700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
451 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS
  EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW.
  THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PM TONIGHT. THE SNOW
  WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE TO
  THE HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOW...SOME WEAK LIMBS MAY FALL OR
  POWER HITS MAY OCCUR.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S TODAY...DROPPING INTO THE
  20S THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ101-102-OHZ086-087-161700-
/O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT
451 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEGINNING
  AS RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY
  BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PM TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S TODAY...DROPPING INTO THE
  UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S BY THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ103-105-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>027-029-030-035-036-039-040-
161700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-GILMER-LEWIS-
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...
WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...
RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...
CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...
BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
451 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEGINNING
  AS RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY
  BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PM TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S TODAY...DROPPING INTO THE
  UPPER 20S THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
327 
WWUS41 KRLX 161703
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
103 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT AREA INTO MONDAY MORNING...

WVZ028-037-038-046-047-170115-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
BRAXTON-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
MARLINTON...ELKINS
103 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BRAXTON...NICHOLAS...AND WEBSTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
  POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS RAIN OR MIXED RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. THE
  SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PM TONIGHT. THE SNOW
  WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE TO 
  THE HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOW...SOME WEAK LIMBS MAY FALL OR 
  POWER HITS MAY OCCUR.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S...DROPPING INTO THE 20S LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>027-029-030-035-
036-039-040-170115-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.140316T1800Z-140317T1500Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-
MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-
LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-GILMER-LEWIS-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...
AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...
SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...BUCKHANNON...
PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
103 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
  BEGINNING AS RAIN OR MIXED RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND
  SNOW. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PM
  TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S...DROPPING INTO THE 20S
  TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

TRM
937 
WWUS41 KRLX 162004
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
404 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT AREA INTO MONDAY MORNING...

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-027-029-030-039-040-
170415-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-
MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-CLAY-
GILMER-LEWIS-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...GLENVILLE...WESTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
404 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
  OHIO...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET
  AND FREEZING RAIN.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND
  NORTHEAST KENTUCKY....WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE WEST
  VIRGINIA LOWLANDS.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF
  PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE
  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IN
  ADDITION...DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...DOWNED TREE
  LIMBS OR EVEN POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$

WVZ028-037-038-046-047-170415-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
BRAXTON-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
MARLINTON...ELKINS
404 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BRAXTON...NICHOLAS...AND WEBSTER COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS
  BRAXTON...NICHOLAS...AND WEBSTER COUNTIES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS
  RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ABOVE 3000 FEET ELEVATION.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET
  OR FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
  THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE TO 
  THE HEAVY WET NATURE TO THE SNOW...SOME WEAK LIMBS MAY FALL OR 
  POWER HITS MAY OCCUR.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

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.

&&

$$

OHZ083>085-WVZ009-010-019-020-031-032-170415-
/O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON
404 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...AND SOUTHEAST OHIO.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ024>026-035-036-170415-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...
CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY
404 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A GENERAL 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW...ALONG WITH A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR
  SLEET...THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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.

&&

$$
480 
WWUS41 KRLX 170214
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1014 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT AREA INTO MONDAY MORNING...

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-027>030-037>040-046-
047-171015-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-
MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-CLAY-
BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS
1014 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...PARTS OF 
  SOUTHEAST OHIO...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE
  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IN 
  ADDITION...DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...DOWNED 
  TREE LIMBS OR EVEN POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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.

&&

$$

OHZ083>085-WVZ009-010-019-020-024>026-031-032-035-036-171015-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-
LOGAN-BOONE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY
1014 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
  TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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.

&&

$$
657 
WWUS41 KRLX 170833
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
433 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014


KYZ101>103-OHZ086-087-WVZ007-008-017-170945-
/O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-WIRT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...
ELIZABETH
433 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING.

ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...HEAVIER
SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. 

$$

OHZ083>085-WVZ009-010-019-020-031-032-170945-
/O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-
TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON
433 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...HEAVIER
SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. 

$$

KYZ105-WVZ005-006-013>016-018-027>030-037>040-046-047-171500-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-
CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...
HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...
CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...
MARLINTON...ELKINS
433 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS INTO THE
  NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ024>026-035-036-171500-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...
CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY
433 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND PATCH FREEZING RAIN.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT. 

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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.

&&

$$
453 
WWUS41 KRLX 171400
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1000 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014

KYZ105-WVZ005-006-013>016-018-027>030-037>040-046-047-171500-
/O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-
CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...
HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...
CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...
MARLINTON...ELKINS
1000 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING.

THE SNOW THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS BECOME VERY LIGHT...AND IS
ENDING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. HOWEVER...THE ROADS COULD STILL
BE SLICK.


$$

WVZ024>026-035-036-171500-
/O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140317T1500Z/
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...
CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY
1000 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THE SNOW THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS BECOME VERY LIGHT...AND IS
ENDING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. HOWEVER...THE ROADS COULD STILL
BE SLICK. 

$$

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 Mar 15, 2:41 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 2:41 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
241 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE BRINGS A WINTER STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT CROSSES BY MID WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SPS FOR FIRE ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN ZONES EXCEPT VA THIS MORNING WHERE
THE FUELS ARE DRIEST...7 TO 8 PERCENT.  EXPANDED NWD THIS AFTERNOON
AS STRONGER WINDS APPEARED TO HAVE DRIED FUELS ENOUGH EVEN
THERE...HAD A REPORT OF A BRUSH FIRE IN GILMER COUNTY.

TURNING BACK TO WINTER...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SEWD INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT AND SUN...WHILE LOW PRESSURE MOVES E...OUT OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE SERN STATES.  A PIECE OF SRN STREAM
ENERGY OVER THE SWRN CONUS LIFTS NEWD...PROVING THE FORCING SUN
WHILE IT IS REPLACED BY ANOTHER PIECE DROPPING INTO THE SWRN TROUGH
MOVING OUT INTO THE SRN PLANS AND TAKING ON A POSITIVE TILT BY 00Z
MON.

ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION MOVES IN FROM THE SW SUN MORNING AND PUSHES
NWD SUN AFTERNOON...AND REACHES ALL BUT PERHAPS INTERIOR E CNTRL
OHIO BY 00Z MON.  MODEL SOUNDINGS SUPPORT MAINLY SNOW...RAIN EARLY
ON WITH ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO START OVER THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN LOWLANDS...AND A WARM NOSE ALOFT...BOTH QUICKLY COLLAPSE
LATE SUN AFTERNOON.

NAM12 DOES SHOW A DEARTH OF FORCING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NRN WV LATE
SUN AFTERNOON.  THIS AND THE DAYTIME HEATING AND WARMER GROUND OF
LATE WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS INITIALLY...HAVE 1 TO 2 INCHES IN A W
TO E STRIP ACROSS CNTRL WV.

USED MAINLY THE NAM/MET FOR TEMPERATURES...PEAKING SUN AROUND 18Z
AND THEN FALLING DURING THE BALANCE OF THE AFTERNOON.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FOR STORM SYSTEM SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MODELS ARE SHOWING A
SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER SOLUTION TODAY VERSUS LAST NIGHTS RUNS...WITH
FAIRLY DECENT AGREEMENT AMONG MODELS. THIS WOULD PUSH THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION BAND INTO SOUTHERN WV WITH SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF THIS
REGION. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA STILL LOOKS TO BE MOSTLY RAIN ON THE
CURRENT MODELS. WITH MODELS CHANGING SO MUCH FOR THE PREVIOUS
NIGHT...WILL HOLD OFF ON HEADLINES UNTIL MODELS STABILIZE A BIT.

MODELS THEN DISAGREE ON WHETHER A SECOND WAVE PUSHES PRECIPITATION
BACK INTO THE REGION. NAM AND GFS ARE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS AND
IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. CANADIAN AND ECMWF ARE KEEPING THIS SYSTEM
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. WITH TWO MODELS SHOWING SOME
PRECIPITATION...WILL INCLUDE SMALL POPS IN THE SOUTH AND EAST...BUT
CONFIDENCE IS LOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WITH A COLD FRONT PROBABLY TO OUR EAST AND SOUTH...A CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION INTO THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF WV LATE MONDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER
THROUGH TUESDAY.

A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...STRENGTHENING AS IT TRACK EAST NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT
LAKES REGION BY WEDNESDAY. THE LOCAL AREA SHOULD REMAIN IN THE WARM
SECTOR...WITH WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH ON WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A
COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EXITING EARLY THURSDAY.

THE LATEST ECMWF IS CONSISTENT WITH ITS PREVIOUS RUN...BRINGING A
COLD FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...DECAYING EARLY THURSDAY. THE GFS
IS ABOUT 18 HOURS FASTER WITH THIS FEATURE. THERE ARE LARGE
DIFFERENCES IN ECMWF ENSEMBLES TEMPERATURES. ALTHOUGH SOME SPREAD IS
NOTICED ON THE GFS ENSEMBLES WITH THE UPPER TROUGH...SOME CONSENSUS
IN NOTICED AMONG ITS MEMBERS. PREFERRED THE SLOWER SOLUTION AND WENT
WITH THE ECMWF WITH THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT.
THEREFORE...INCREASE CHANCE POPS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGHER POPS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

GENERALLY USED HPC GUIDANCE. TEMPS SHOULD GRADUALLY WARM
AT OR ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS BY MID WEEK. TWEAKED DOWN TEMPS FRIDAY
DAY 7 TO COMPROMISE WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES.

&&

.AVIATION /17Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
VFR AFTERNOON AND NT GIVE WAY TO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS SUN...AS
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE SW.  THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TOWARD THE END OF THE TAF
PERIOD...18Z SUN.  THIS PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL SPREAD A BIT NWD
AFTER THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD SUN AFTERNOON...WHILE AT THE SAME
TIME...THE RAIN TO SLEET TO SNOW TRANSITION SHIFTS S.

STRONG AND GUSTY W WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TOWARD
00Z THIS EVENING.  LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL VEER THROUGH NW AND
THEN N...BECOMING NE BY 12Z SUN.  THESE NE WINDS WILL THEN FRESHEN
AND START TO BECOME GUSTY SUN...AS THE LOW APPROACHES.  THE LOW WILL
PASS S OF THE AREA SUN NT.  MODERATE W FLOW ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON
BECOMES LIGHT W TONIGHT...AND THEN LIGHT TO MODERATE S TO SE ON SUN.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY...

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF WIND AND WIND GUSTS DIMINISHING MAY
VARY THROUGH DUSK.  TIMING OF ONSET OF PRECIPITATION SUN...AND
ASSOCIATED LOWER CIGS/VSBYS...MAY VARY.

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       18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05
EDT 1HRLY       14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01
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 SUNDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE IN SNOW AND POSSIBLY SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND IN
SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO INTO MONDAY MORNING.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...NONE.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TRM/RPY/30
NEAR TERM...TRM
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...99
AVIATION...TRM
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 4:17 AM EDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
417 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-160830-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
417 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ006>011-014-016>020-028>032-
038>040-046-047-160830-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-
MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-PUTNAM-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
417 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE REGION LATE SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. WINTER
WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ105-WVZ005-013-015-026-027-035>037-160830-
LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-LINCOLN-KANAWHA-BOONE-CLAY-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
NICHOLAS-
417 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO
THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES
MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 9:10 AM EDT, 6 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
910 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

WVZ005>007-013>015-024>026-033>036-152200-
WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SAINT ALBANS...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...
MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...
BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE
910 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...

DESPITE LOWER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS COMPARED WITH
YESTERDAY...TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE LOWER 60S...AND WIND GUSTS
TO 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WILL COMBINE WITH DRY
BRUSH AND NATURAL DEBRIS...TO CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT
ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT
THIS TIME...AND IS DISCOURAGED. BE VERY CAREFUL OF HEAT AND SPARKS
WHILE OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT IN WILDLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION...
AVOID SMOKING IN WILDLAND AREAS...OR TOSSING CIGARETTE BUTTS.

REMEMBER...WEST VIRGINIA FIRE LAWS PROHIBIT BURNING BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 7 AM TO 5 PM.

OHZ083-086-087-152200-
JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT
910 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...

DESPITE LOWER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS COMPARED WITH
YESTERDAY...TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE LOWER 60S...AND WIND GUSTS
TO 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WILL COMBINE WITH DRY
BRUSH AND NATURAL DEBRIS...TO CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT
ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT
THIS TIME...AND IS DISCOURAGED. BE VERY CAREFUL OF HEAT AND SPARKS
WHILE OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT IN WILDLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION...
AVOID SMOKING IN WILDLAND AREAS...OR TOSSING CIGARETTE BUTTS.

OHIO FIRE LAWS PROHIBIT BURNING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 AM TO 6 PM.

KYZ101>103-105-152200-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA
910 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE... WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

DESPITE LOWER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS COMPARED WITH
YESTERDAY...TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE LOWER 60S...AND WIND GUSTS
TO 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WILL COMBINE WITH DRY
BRUSH AND NATURAL DEBRIS...TO CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT
ACROSS SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT
THIS TIME...AND IS DISCOURAGED. BE VERY CAREFUL OF HEAT AND SPARKS
WHILE OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT IN WILDLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION...
AVOID SMOKING IN WILDLAND AREAS...OR TOSSING CIGARETTE BUTTS.

KENTUCKY FIRE LAWS PROHIBIT BURNING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 AM TO 6
PM.

TRM
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 2:22 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
222 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

WVZ008>011-016>020-027>031-152200-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-
DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...
VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...
PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT
222 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...

DESPITE LOWER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS COMPARED WITH
YESTERDAY...TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 50S...AND WIND
GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WILL COMBINE WITH DRY BRUSH
AND NATURAL DEBRIS...TO CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT ACROSS
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT
THIS TIME...AND IS DISCOURAGED. BE VERY CAREFUL OF HEAT AND SPARKS
WHILE OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT IN WILDLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION...
AVOID SMOKING IN WILDLAND AREAS...OR TOSSING CIGARETTE BUTTS.

REMEMBER...WEST VIRGINIA FIRE LAWS PROHIBIT BURNING BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 7 AM TO 5 PM.

OHZ067-075-076-084-085-152200-
MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...
MARIETTA...BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY
222 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...

DESPITE LOWER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS COMPARED WITH
YESTERDAY...TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE MID 50S...AND WIND
GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WILL COMBINE WITH DRY BRUSH
AND NATURAL DEBRIS...TO CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT ACROSS
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT
THIS TIME...AND IS DISCOURAGED. BE VERY CAREFUL OF HEAT AND SPARKS
WHILE OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT IN WILDLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION...
AVOID SMOKING IN WILDLAND AREAS...OR TOSSING CIGARETTE BUTTS.

OHIO FIRE LAWS PROHIBIT BURNING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 AM TO 6 PM.

TRM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 3:10 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLXBarbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 19 more43 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Kentucky, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.