Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Chill Advisories in 2015
Wind Chill Advisory 7, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 15, 2015, 2:54 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2015, 2:54 PM EST (19:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2015, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
071 WWUS41 KRLX 151954 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 254 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 WVZ038-046-047-160400- /O.CAN.KRLX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0007.150215T1954Z-150216T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1300Z/ WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 254 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW ON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE MORNING MONDAY...HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20...BUT AS LOW AS MINUS 25 ON THE HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS...GENERALLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. GENERALLY TEENS ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THIS EVENING. THIS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. HEAVY SNOW ON MONDAY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. 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. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-013-024>026-033>036-160400- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0003.150216T1100Z-150217T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1000Z-150217T1000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-LINCOLN- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY... VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY... AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY... SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS... OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY 254 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING...HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT...UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ083-086-087-WVZ006>008-014>016-018-027-028-160400- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0003.150216T1100Z-150217T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1200Z-150217T1000Z/ JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER... GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS 254 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MORNING...HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 5 TO 5 ABOVE TONIGHT. UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ON MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$ OHZ085-WVZ017-160400- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0003.150216T1100Z-150217T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1000Z/ MEIGS-WIRT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELIZABETH 254 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MEIGS AND WIRT COUNTIES * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MID MORNING...HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 5 TO 5 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ037-160400- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0003.150216T1100Z-150217T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1300Z/ NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 254 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NICHOLAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS..8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MID MORNING...HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 10 TO 5 ABOVE TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$ WVZ029-160400- /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1200Z-150217T1000Z/ GILMER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENVILLE 254 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...GILMER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MORNING...HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 10 TO 5 ABOVE TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ075-084-WVZ009-019-030-039-040-160400- /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1000Z/ ATHENS-VINTON-WOOD-RITCHIE-LEWIS-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WESTON... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 254 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MID MORNING...HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 10 TO 0 TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$ OHZ066-067-076-WVZ010-011-020-031-032-160400- /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.A.0004.150216T1400Z-150217T1000Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...MARIETTA... BELPRE...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 254 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 4 INCHES MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 5 TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
824 WWUS41 KRLX 160222 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 922 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 WVZ038-046-047-161030- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0600Z/ WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 922 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW ON MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE MORNING MONDAY... HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...GUSTS TO 15 MPH...DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20...BUT AS LOW AS MINUS 25 ON THE HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS...GENERALLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 TONIGHT. GENERALLY TEENS ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THIS EVENING. THIS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. HEAVY SNOW ON MONDAY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. 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. 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. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-013-024>026-033>036-161030- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1000Z-150217T1000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-LINCOLN- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY... VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY... AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY... SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS... OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY 922 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING... HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT...UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ083-086-087-WVZ006>008-014>016-018-027>029-161030- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1200Z-150217T1000Z/ JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER... GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS... GLENVILLE 922 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MORNING... HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 8 ABOVE TONIGHT. UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ON MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$ OHZ075-084-085-WVZ009-017-019-030-039-040-161030- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1000Z/ ATHENS-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-WIRT-RITCHIE-LEWIS-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ELIZABETH...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WESTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 922 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MID MORNING... HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 5 TO 5 TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ037-161030- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1300Z/ NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 922 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NICHOLAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS..8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MID MORNING... HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 5 TO 5 ABOVE TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY. 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. 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. && $$ OHZ066-067-076-WVZ010-011-020-031-032-161030- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0004.150216T1400Z-150217T1000Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...MARIETTA... BELPRE...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 922 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 4 INCHES MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 8 TO 2 ABOVE TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
003 WWUS41 KRLX 160607 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 107 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 WVZ038-046-047-161415- /O.EXP.KRLX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T0600Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1300Z/ WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 107 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WEBSTER...POCAHONTAS...AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE MORNING MONDAY...HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO MINUS 10 TONIGHT. GENERALLY TEENS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-013-024>026-033>036-161415- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1000Z-150217T1000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-LINCOLN- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY... VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY... AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY... SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS... OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY 107 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING... HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT...UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ083-086-087-WVZ006>008-014>016-018-027>029-161415- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1200Z-150217T1000Z/ JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER... GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS... GLENVILLE 107 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MORNING... HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGTITS OVERNIGHT. UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE 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. 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. && $$ OHZ075-084-085-WVZ009-017-019-030-039-040-161415- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1000Z/ ATHENS-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-WIRT-RITCHIE-LEWIS-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ELIZABETH...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WESTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 107 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY DURING THE MID MORNING TO MIDDAY TIME FRAME...HEAVIEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 5 TO 5 TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ037-161415- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.150216T1400Z-150217T1300Z/ NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 107 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NICHOLAS COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS..8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MID MORNING... HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 5 TO 5 ABOVE TONIGHT...RECOVERING ONLY INTO THE TEENS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY 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. 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. && $$ OHZ066-067-076-WVZ010-011-020-031-032-161415- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0004.150216T1400Z-150217T1000Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...MARIETTA... BELPRE...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 107 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 4 INCHES MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...MINUS 8 TO 2 ABOVE TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KTB
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Feb 15, 1:35 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 1:35 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
135 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN TODAY. WINTER STORM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
THEN COLD WITH SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES FOR REMAINDER OF WORK WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
1000 AM UPDATE...
CLEANED UP THE WIND CHILL HEADLINES THIS MORNING TO REFLECT
TRENDS. ANXIOUSLY AWAITING FULL 12Z MODEL SUITE CONCERNING SYSTEM
ON MONDAY. GIVEN HOW BIG OF A N SHIFT THERE IS FROM JUST 24 HRS
AGO...NOT JUMPING THE GUN ON A WARNING UNTIL I SEE THE 12Z RUNS.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...
NAM AND RAP INDICATE 850MB TEMPS DOWN INTO THE -20C TO -25C RANGE
ACROSS CWA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO SQUEEZE
OUT FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS VISIBLE ON RADAR AND IR
SAT...WHICH SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OF OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS AS
MOISTURE CONTINUES TO LESSEN. WITH PERSISTENT REDUCED VISIBILITY
AT EKN...WILL EXTEND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN
POCAHONTAS...WEBSTER AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES UNTIL 9AM/14Z...FOR
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
STRUGGLING TO GET WIND CHILLS DOWN TO CRITERIA IN THE WIND CHILL
WARNING EXCEPT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER WITH A FEW MORE
HOURS OF COOLING...DO NOT HAVE ANY CHANGES PLANNED. HAVE ADVISORY
CRITERIA WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE NORTH AGAIN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT
AND WILL LIKELY NEED AN ADVISORY. HOWEVER...TO AVOID CONFUSION OF
HAVING A WARNING AND ADVISORY FOR THE SAME COUNTIES WILL DEFER THE
ADVISORY TO THE DAY SHIFT. WILL ADD MENTION TO THE HWO.
POPS BEGIN INCREASING FROM THE SW LATE TONIGHT. WITH SOME SNOW
MOVING INTO SW VA AND WV COAL FIELDS BY THE END OF THE NEAR TERM
PERIOD. BULK OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE IN SHORT TERM PERIOD...BUT DO
HAVE WINTER STORM WATCH STARTING AT 11Z ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CWA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE RIGHT REAR OF AN EXITING 250 MB JET MAX MONDAY MORNING COUPLED
WITH THE LEFT ENTRANCE OF A STRENGTHENING 250 MB JET MAX OVER DIXIE
MONDAY EVENING HAS HELPED MODELS DEVELOP DEEPER MOISTURE FURTHER
NORTH IN THE 00Z RUNS.
TRENDED TO FAVOR MORE THE 00Z GFS AND ECMWF OVER THE LESS ROBUST NAM
SOLUTION. A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT DOES SWEEP INTO OUR SW COUNTIES
MONDAY NIGHT. SO DURATION WILL BE LIMITED TO 12 TO 18 HRS. COLD
SURFACES AND AIR TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW ANY SNOW TO BE SEEN FIRST
ON UNTREATED PAVEMENTS. YET...A BIT CONCERNED THAT THE COLD AIR
MASS ONLY HAS ABOUT .5 PRECIPITABLE WATER TO OUR SOUTH. WILL FLAKE
SIZE BE LIMITED...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR IN
THE LOWLANDS.
BEST LIFT APPEARS TO BE FOR OUR SW VA COUNTIES ON NORTH TOWARD BKW.
WILL INCLUDE SOME HEAVY AT TIMES IN WORDING THERE.
WILL POST A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...EVEN
IN SOME COUNTIES...WERE WE HAD NO MENTION OF POPS PREVIOUSLY FOR
MONDAY. WATCH MOSTLY SOUTH OF ROUTE 50 CORRIDOR IN THE OHIO
VALLEY...THEN THRU CENTRAL WV. OF COURSE...DESPITE SIMILAR
SNOWS...THE HIGHER SNOW CRITERIA IN OUR CENTRAL MOUNTAINS COUNTIES
LIMITS POSTED A WATCH THERE. WITH ALL THE CURRENT
HEADLINES...DECIDED ON 1 GENERAL GROUP FOR THE WATCH...OF COURSE THE
SNOW WILL START LATER ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES COMPARED TO THE
SOUTH.
TUESDAY SHOULD BE A LULL...BEFORE THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT ARCTIC
TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
DUE TO CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE OPERATIONAL
MODELS...USED A BLEND OF THE GEFS/ECMWF/AND NAEFS ENSEMBLE MEANS FOR
THE FORECAST. THE ARCTIC AIRMASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PROVIDING FOR UPSLOPE SNOW. YET ANOTHER SYSTEM
WOULD ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. MODELS INDICATE THAT
WARMER AIR MAY BE PULLED UP IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
STILL SEEING SOME LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY IN THE COAL
FIELDS AND MOUNTAINS. ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS ARE DECREASING...HOWEVER STILL A BIT
GUSTY INTO THIS AFTERNOON. FEW TO SCT CLOUDS TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO
THICKENING HIGHER CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. SNOW
MOVING BACK IN FROM THE SOUTH MONDAY...ALTHOUGH SHOULD NOT IMPACT
TAF SITES UNTIL AFTER CURRENT TAF PERIOD.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF SNOW ENDING IN MOUNTAINS 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 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 M H H H H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY M H H H H H H H M M M M
PKB CONSISTENCY M M H H H H H H H H H H
CKB CONSISTENCY H H M H H H H H H H H M
AFTER 18Z MONDAY...
PERIODS OF IFR POSSIBLE IS SNOW MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR WVZ005>008-013>018-024>028-033>037.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WVZ038-
046-047.
OH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR OHZ083-085>087.
KY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KTB/RPY/MZ
NEAR TERM...MZ/30
SHORT TERM...KTB
LONG TERM...RPY
AVIATION...MZHazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 1:59 PM EST, 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 159 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-085>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>028- 033>037-161900- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-MCDOWELL- WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- 159 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ066-067-075-076-084-WVZ009>011-019-020-029>032-039-040-161900- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 159 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ038-046-047-161900- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 159 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 5:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Jackson and 11 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Taylor, Tyler | 12 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.