Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Chill Watches in 2015

Wind Chill Watch 2, NWS Charleston, WV

February 17, 2015McDowell County, Wyoming County, West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind chill watch at Feb 17, 2015, 3:20 PM EST for McDowell County, Wyoming County, West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 18, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2015, 3:20 PM EST (20:20 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 18, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 18, 2015, 4:55 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, McDowell County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 213 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2015-02-17Temperature 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2015-02-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -266 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
532 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
114 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-266 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-84 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.

617 
WWUS41 KRLX 172020
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
320 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...ARCTIC COLD FRONT BRINGS ADDITIONAL SNOW WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED
BY BITTER COLD WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-180430-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.A.0002.150219T0000Z-150220T1200Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...
CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS
320 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
  VIRGINIA.
 
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM. WIND
  CHILL WATCH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...13 BELOW TO 18 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY
  AT NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-083>087-WVZ005>009-013-014-180430-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T0600Z-150218T1800Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-
GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...ATHENS...JACKSON...
WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...
VIENNA...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE
320 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND PORTIONS 
  OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM 7 AM TO NOON.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...14 TO 17.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ015>018-024>030-039-180430-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-UPSHUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...
BUCKHANNON
320 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN HALF OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

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

* TEMPERATURES...11 TO 17.

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
541 
WWUS41 KRLX 180249
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
949 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...ARCTIC COLD FRONT BRINGS ADDITIONAL SNOW WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED
BY BITTER COLD WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-181100-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WC.A.0002.150219T0000Z-150220T1200Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...
CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS
949 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST 
  VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM. 
  WIND CHILL WATCH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...13 BELOW TO 18 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY 
  AT NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-083>087-WVZ005>009-013-014-181100-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T0600Z-150218T1800Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-
GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...ATHENS...JACKSON...
WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...
VIENNA...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE
949 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND PORTIONS 
  OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM 7 AM TO NOON.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...14 TO 17.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ015>018-024>030-039-181100-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-UPSHUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...
BUCKHANNON
949 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN HALF OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

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

* TEMPERATURES...11 TO 17.

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.

&&

$$
773 
WWUS41 KRLX 180955
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...ARCTIC FRONT BRINGS SNOW SHOWERS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...
FOLLOWED BY BITTER COLD AIR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

WVZ035-036-181800-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WC.A.0002.150219T0000Z-150220T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.W.0002.150219T0200Z-150220T1200Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...RALEIGH AND FAYETTE COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING INTO
  EARLY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
  DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES STARTING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
  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.
            
* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEAT SOURCES.


ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

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.


&&

$$

WVZ037-038-181800-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WC.A.0002.150219T0000Z-150220T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.W.0002.150219T0200Z-150220T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0600Z/
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...
COWEN
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
  THIS EVENING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
  DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES STARTING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 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.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

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.
BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD
AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH
AUXILIARY HOME HEAT SOURCES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

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.


&&

$$

WVZ046-047-181800-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WC.A.0002.150219T0000Z-150220T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.W.0002.150219T0200Z-150220T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0600Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING INTO
  THIS EVENING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEAT SOURCES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535... WHEN YOU CAN DO SO
SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES
ONLY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

&&

$$

WVZ039-181800-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.W.0002.150219T0200Z-150220T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0600Z/
UPSHUR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUCKHANNON
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...UPSHUR COUNTY. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING INTO
  LATE AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. COLD
  TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY
  LOW WIND CHILL VALUES STARTING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 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.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEAT SOURCES.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ040-181800-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.W.0002.150219T0200Z-150220T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...BARBOUR.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING INTO
  THIS AFTERNOON. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED
  SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. 

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND 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. BE EXTRA
CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEAT SOURCES.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...
OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-181800-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WC.A.0002.150219T0000Z-150220T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0008.150219T0200Z-150220T0900Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST 
  VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE
  AFTERNOON. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT...AND
  CONTINUING ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE 
  SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. SNOW 
  WOULD QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES ON MONDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND 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. BE EXTRA
CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEAT SOURCES.

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.


&&

$$

OHZ066-067-076-181800-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0008.150219T0200Z-150220T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T0955Z-150218T2100Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...MARIETTA...BELPRE
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PERRY...MORGAN...WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN OHIO.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUING ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE 
  SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND 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. BE EXTRA
CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEAT SOURCES.

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-OHZ075-083>087-WVZ005>009-013-014-181800-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0008.150219T0200Z-150220T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150218T2100Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-
GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...ATHENS...JACKSON...
WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...
VIENNA...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST
  VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD FROM MID MORNING INTO
  EARLY AFTERNOON.  LOW WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...
  AND CONTINUING ON THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE 
  SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND 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. BE EXTRA
CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEAT SOURCES.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ015>018-024>026-181800-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0008.150219T0200Z-150220T0600Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...
CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...A PORTION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD FROM MID MORNING THROUGH
  MID AFTERNOON. LOW WIND CHILL READINGS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT...AND
  CONTINUING ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE 
  SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND 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. BE EXTRA
CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEAT SOURCES.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ010-011-019-020-181800-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0008.150219T0200Z-150220T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...
SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...
WEST UNION
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...A PORTION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD MID MORNING INTO THE MID
  AFTERNOON. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
  AND CONTINUING ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. LIMIT
  YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE SHOULD ALSO BE
  PROVIDED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND 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. BE EXTRA
CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEAT SOURCES.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ031-032-181800-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0008.150219T0200Z-150220T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...HARRISON AND TAYLOR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING INTO
  LATE AFTERNOON. LOW WIND CHILL READINGS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT...
  AND CONTINUING ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE SHOULD ALSO BE
  PROVIDED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND 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. BE EXTRA
CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEAT SOURCES.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ027>030-181800-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0008.150219T0200Z-150220T0900Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0014.150218T1200Z-150219T0000Z/
CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON
455 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...A PORTION OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS MOST WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING INTO
  LATE AFTERNOON. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT... AND CONTINUING ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.LIMIT
  YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. PETS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE SHOULD ALSO BE
  PROVIDED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND 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. BE EXTRA
CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEAT SOURCES.

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.

&&

$$

KTB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill watch 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 watch went out at Feb 17, 10:14 AM EST, 5 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 10:14 AM EST, 5 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1014 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES NE FROM TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY. ARCTIC
FRONT CROSSES WEDNESDAY. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE THURSDAY NIGHT.
UNCERTAINTY AS TO TRACK OF WEEKEND STORM.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
SENT A QUICK UPDATE TO ADJUST DEWPOINTS AND HOURLY TEMPERATURES.
REST OF FORECAST REMAINS REPRESENTATIVE.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...
IN A 5 AM UPDATE...WILL HOLD ONTO THE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AN HOUR
OR TWO LONGER IN THE WEAK UPSLOPE. SOME 4 TO 8 DBZ RETURNS ON OUR
88D INCREASED BETWEEN 09Z AND 10Z.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW GRAINS
LINGERING IN THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BLO 850 MBS...MOSTLY AT 925 MB
LEVEL AND MOSTLY FROM CKB- CRW-WILLIAMSON ON EAST INTO THE
MOUNTAINS. ONCE INVERTED SURFACE TROF BASED SOUTHERN PLATEAU THE
LOW CEILINGS FOUND BKW.

HAVING PROBLEMS DETERMINING HOW THIS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REACT
THIS MORNING WITH SUNRISE ETC. THIS CONCERNING THE PROGRESS OF THE
CLEARING WHICH IS NOW IN THE OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES. THIS IS CAUSING
BELOW ZERO READINGS IN A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. IN ANY
CASE...THIS MOISTURE SHOULD EVENTUALLY LIFT AND THIN OVER THE
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES...AS THE WEAK 925 MB FLOW BACKS FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHWEST TODAY.  NO MAJOR CHANGES TO MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MADE.

IN THE BROAD 500 MB IN THE MIDWEST...WEAK DISTURBANCES LIFT THROUGH
UPPER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...AHEAD OF THE SURFACE ARCTIC FRONT.
DECIDED TO INCREASE POPS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS MOST FORECAST MODEL
SOUNDINGS SHOWING SATURATED DEPTH INCREASES TOWARD 8 TO 10 THSD FT
MSL.  YET...WAS SLOWER MOVING THE INCREASING POPS EAST AND
SOUTHEAST...NOT REACHING BKW UNTIL 06Z TO 12Z WEDNESDAY.  GRANTED
THE LIQUID AMOUNTS WOULD BE SMALL...IN HUNDREDTHS. SO ANY SNOW
OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS.

THE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS INCREASING...DID NOT GO QUITE AS COLD AS
PREVIOUSLY IN THE OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES FOR MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.  DID GO COLDER THOUGH INT HE SHELTERED MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS IN THE EAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE KNOCKING ON OUR DOOR EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ITS A QUICK MOVING FEATURE THAT WILL CROSS CWA FROM 12Z-18Z
WEDNESDAY. IT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT LAST
WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH WINDS DO NOT LOOK AS STRONG. THIS MEANS WE CAN
EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SQUALLS WEDNESDAY...TAPERING OFF
WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. ALSO EXPECT VERY SIMILAR SNOW
FALL AMOUNTS...WITH A GENERAL 1-2 INCHES ACROSS THE
LOWLANDS...EXCEPT SOME CLOSER TO 3 WHERE MORE PERSISTENT SQUALLS
TRACK. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WV SHOULD BE GENERALLY 2-4...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 6 AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THAT MAKES THIS
ANOTHER BORDERLINE ADVISORY EVENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...AND WILL
MENTION IN THE HWO. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES EXPECTED TO
LINGER THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT...AND INTO THURSDAY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

VERY COLD AIR POURS IN BEHIND THE FRONT...AND HAVE A NON DIURNAL
TREND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NOT MUCH RECOVERY ON THURSDAY...AND
TRENDED TOWARD THE COLDER MAV...ENDING UP WITH MOSTLY SINGLE
DIGITS...EXCEPT STAYING BELOW 0 IN THE MOUNTAINS. STILL ENOUGH WIND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY TO PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. WILL
CONTINUE MENTION OF POSSIBLE ADVISORY IN HWO.

HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST LATER THURSDAY...AND
WHILE THIS WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO SLACKEN...IT WILL ALSO START
BREAKING UP THE CLOUDS. THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE COLDEST NIGHT SO
FAR THIS SEASON THURSDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF PLENTY OF SNOW ON
THE GROUND...AND CLEAR SKIES WILL CREATE IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING.
HAVE EVERYONE DROPPING BELOW 0 THURSDAY NIGHT.

THE HIGH MOVES TO THE EAST FRIDAY...WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION STARTING
AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. STILL A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE FRIDAY AS
WELL...BUT WILL BE ANOTHER CHILLY DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE TEENS AND
LOW 20S.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE ARCTIC HIGH REACHES THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC SEABOARD BY 12Z SAT
ALLOWING WARM ADVECTION TO OVERTAKE THE FCST AREA.  THIS BRINGS
INCREASING CLOUD FRI FOLLOWED BY THE INCREASING CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION FRI NT.

MAINTAINED LIKELY POPS OVER THE WEEKEND PER PREVIOUS FCST AND WPC.
WHILE THE LIKELIHOOD FOR PRECIPITATION EXISTS...THE TRACK OF THE
SYSTEM AND HENCE PRECIPITATION TYPE IS VERY MUCH IN QUESTION.  WPC
SOLN IS IN LINE WITH ECMWF...CMC AND UKMET WHICH WARM WEDGES A
SYSTEM UP TOWARD THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES.  THIS WOULD MEAN A SNOW TO
MIX INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO EVENTUALLY RAIN FOR AT
LEAST PART OF THE AREA.  12Z GFS THROWS A MONKEY WRENCH INTO THE
FCST.  IT HAS A SFC COLD FRONT WITH AN UPPER LEVEL S/W TROUGH
CROSSING SAT...FOLLOWED BY A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION SAT NT...AND
THEN FLAT WAVES TRACKING S OF THE AREA SUN INTO MON AND THEN AGAIN
ON TUE.  THIS WOULD BE A COLDER...SNOWIER SOLN AFTER THE MEX LEAKS
THE TEMPERATURE ALL THE WAY UP TO 50F AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON SAT.
THIS WOULD ALSO SUGGEST MUCH LOWER POPS SAT NT BUT HIGHER POPS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.  THE OTHER SOLNS SUGGEST DRY AND COLD TO END THE
PERIOD...DAY 7.

FOLLOWED WPC FOR MOST TEMPERATURES...WHICH ARE A LITTLE LOWER THAN
PREVIOUS IN MOST CASES.  BLENDED IN GFS BASED MOS FOR THE VERY COLD
THU NT...WHICH IS BELOW PREVIOUS IN THE NORMALLY CODER SPOTS.
BLENDED IN THE BIAS CORRECTED MOS FOR LOWS FRI NT...WITH
TEMPERATURES RISING TOWARD DAWN SAT IN THE WARM ADVECTION AND
INCREASING CLOUDS/PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT.  FAVORED THE PREVIOUS
FCST OVER THE LOWER WPC FOR LOWS SAT NT GIVEN THE WARM WEDGE
SOLN...AND ACCEPTED THE HIGHER WPC FOR LOWS SAT NT PER SAME.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CONFIDENCE SET AT MEDIUM DUE TO DIFFICULTIES FIGURING CLOUD
HEIGHTS THROUGH 15Z...DUE TO LINGERING LOW LEVEL AOB 925 MBS OVER
THE SNOW COVER MOSTLY IN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

WILL HOLD ONTO LOWER STRATUS WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR SNOW
GRAINS MAINLY E OF CRW...IN THE WV MOUNTAIN COUNTIES INCLUDING BKW
THROUGH ABOUT 14 OR 15Z. KEPT LOWER CEILINGS LONGER IN BKW VCNTY
IN THE WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW. HOPING THOSE CLOUDS LIFT AND THIN
OVER THE MOUNTAINS 14Z TO 18Z TODAY.

SO FOR THE 18Z TO 00Z PERIODS FIGURING SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS
AT 2 TO 3 THSD FT.

LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASING IN THE OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES AHEAD
OF ARCTIC FRONT 00Z TO 06Z WEDNESDAY. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
POSSIBLE WITH VSBY 4 TO 5 MILES BY 06Z MOVING EAST INTO WV BY 12Z WEDNESDAY.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: CLOUD AND CEILING HEIGHTS MAY VARY THROUGH
15Z WITH THE LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER WV AND SW VA.

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  L    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    M    M    H    H    H    H
PKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    M    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H

AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE AGAIN IN SNOW SHOWERS WITH ARCTIC FRONT LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...KTB/MZ
NEAR TERM...KTB/ARJ
SHORT TERM...MZ
LONG TERM...TRM
AVIATION...KTB
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 4:49 AM EST, 10 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
449 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>010-
013>019-024>026-033-034-181000-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-
CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-
WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
449 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SQUALLS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.

THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOW
WIND CHILL VALUES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WIND CHILL
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WVZ011-020-027>032-035>040-046-047-181000-
TYLER-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
449 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOW
WIND CHILL VALUES WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WIND CHILL
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 17, 1:23 PM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
123 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             6 WSW CHARLESTON        38.32N  81.73W
02/17/2015  M7.4 INCH        KANAWHA            WV   NWS OFFICE

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1500328

MAC
Local storm report, Feb 17, 1:24 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
124 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0108 PM     SNOW             2 N LIBERTY             38.65N  81.72W
02/17/2015  E7.0 INCH        PUTNAM             WV   NWS EMPLOYEE

            7 INCHES MEASURED... BUT CODED AS ESTIMATED BECAUSE OF
            LATENCY OF MEASUREMENT. ACCMULATING SNOW ENDED EARLY IN
            THE MORNING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1500329

TRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 17, 3:02 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLXBarbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.