Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 6, 2015, 12:36 PM EST for Barbour County, Upshur County, West Virginia. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2015, 12:36 PM EST (17:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Barbour County, WV, Upshur County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 3:04 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Rock Cave, WV | SNOW DEPTH. 5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN ROCK CAVE WV. STILL SNOWING AT THE TIME. |
| Jan 6, 4:55 PM EST | SNOW 8 | 6 S Buckhannon, WV | SNOW DEPTH. 8 INCHES OF SNOW ESTIMATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF BUCKHANNON |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 604 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 96 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
387 WWUS41 KRLX 061736 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1236 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 WVZ039-040-070000- /O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0002.150106T1736Z-150107T0000Z/ UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1236 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...UPSHUR AND BARBOUR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE AFFECTED. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ047-070000- /O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0002.150106T1736Z-150107T0000Z/ RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELKINS 1236 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE RIDGES. * TIMING...THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON OUTSIDE OF THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ009-017-062000- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.150106T1736Z-150106T2000Z/ WOOD-WIRT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ELIZABETH 1236 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...WIRT AND WOOD COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. 4 TO 6 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN THROUGHOUT THE AREA. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ038-046-070000- /O.EXB.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COWEN...MARLINTON 1236 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...WEBSTER AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING OUTSIDE OF THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ016-018-027>029-062000- /O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T2000Z/ ROANE-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON... GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE 1236 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ011-019-020-030>032-062000- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T2000Z/ TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 1236 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS GENERALLY ENDED...WITH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
3 follow-up statements
104 WWUS41 KRLX 061942 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 242 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 WVZ011-016-018>020-027>032-062045- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T2000Z/ TYLER-ROANE-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS... GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 242 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND JUST A FEW FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS ARE STILL ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE AS UNTREATED ROADS WILL STILL BE SLICK. $$ WVZ009-017-062045- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T2000Z/ WOOD-WIRT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ELIZABETH 242 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND JUST A FEW FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS ARE STILL ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE AS UNTREATED ROADS WILL STILL BE SLICK. $$ WVZ039-040-047-070000- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ UPSHUR-BARBOUR-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... ELKINS 242 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...UPSHUR AND BARBOUR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE AFFECTED. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ038-046-070000- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COWEN...MARLINTON 242 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WEBSTER AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING OUTSIDE OF THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
643 WWUS41 KRLX 062117 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 417 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 WVZ039-040-070530- /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150107T2200Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 417 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...UPSHUR AND BARBOUR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AROUND ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ WVZ047-070530- /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150107T0900Z-150108T1800Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELKINS 417 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ WVZ038-046-070530- /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150107T0900Z-150108T1800Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COWEN...MARLINTON 417 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...WEBSTER AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING OUTSIDE OF THE RIDGES. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ OHZ066-WVZ035>037-070530- /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150107T2200Z-150108T1500Z/ PERRY-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 417 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS...AND PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING NEAR ZERO TO 5 BELOW BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-017-019-020-030>032-070530- /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150108T0500Z-150108T1500Z/ MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS- TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 417 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$
132 WWUS41 KRLX 062341 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 641 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 WVZ039-040-070845- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150107T2200Z-150108T1500Z/ UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 641 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...UPSHUR AND BARBOUR COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY STILL EXIST DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 22 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ047-070845- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150107T0900Z-150108T1800Z/ RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELKINS 641 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 27 BELOW. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 19 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. 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. && $$ WVZ038-046-070845- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150107T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150107T0900Z-150108T1800Z/ WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COWEN...MARLINTON 641 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WEBSTER AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING OUTSIDE OF THE RIDGES. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...6 BELOW TO 23 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ066-WVZ035>037-070845- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150107T2200Z-150108T1500Z/ PERRY-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 641 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS...AND PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 17 BELOW. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...3 BELOW TO 12 ABOVE ZERO. 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. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ OHZ067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-017-019-020-030>032-070845- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0001.150108T0500Z-150108T1500Z/ MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS- TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 641 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 14 BELOW. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF THE PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 6, 10:21 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 10:21 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1021 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
FAST CLIPPER EXITS TO THE EAST LATER THIS MORNING. ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH MUCH COLDER AIR. ANOTHER
CLIPPER LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
1015 AM UPDATE...
APPEARS A NARROW 3 COUNTY WIDE BAND OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL
ACROSS SE OH AND NC WV THIS MORNING...BASED ON REPORTS RECEIVED.
CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A WEAKENING BAND OF SNOW ALONG AND JUST S OF
RT 33 CORRIDOR AND DRIFTING SE. HAVE REISSUED THE EARLIER SPS FOR
THESE LOCATIONS FOR UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION. THESE AREAS
MISSED OUT BY AND LARGE ON THE SNOW BISCUIT EARLIER THIS MORNING.
TOUGH TO FIGURE IF THIS MAKES IT INTO CRW OR PASSES JUST TO THE
NE.
FRESHENED UP TEMPS AND POPS ALONG WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW GRAPHIC
BASED ON WHAT HAS FALLEN.
WILL BE LOOKING AT WIND CHILL HEADLINES PROBABLY FOR A GOOD CHUNK
OF CWA TONIGHT AND/OR TOMORROW. WILL WORK OUT THOSE DETAILS SHORTLY.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...
FAST MOVING CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
BULK OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ACROSS
THE NORTH. STILL EXPECTING SEVERAL INCHES OF FLUFFY SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTH/CENTRAL ZONES. HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP CURRENT ADVISORIES
AND WARNINGS AS IS...FEEL THEY LOOK ON TRACK.
OTHERWISE...POPS WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST. WILL CONTINUE TO
HAVE A CHANCE OF -SHSN ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN COUNTIES REMAINDER
OF THE DAY...IN THE WEST/WNW FLOW ALOFT.
COULD SEE SOME PARTIAL CLEARING TODAY AS THE CLIPPER PULLS OFF TO
THE EAST...BUT EXPECTING RATHER GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP PARTICULARLY
OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AS HIGH
PRESSURE NUDGES INTO AREA.
CLOUDS WILL FILL BACK IN LATE TONIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH
AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR -SHSN AREA WIDE...AS FLOW BECOMES MORE
NORTHWESTERLY...AND FLOW/MOISTURE OFF THE LAKES AFFECTS THE AREA.
FIRST SHOT OF COLDER AIR IS ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH TEMPS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA IN THE TEENS...WITH SINGLE DIGITS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WIND...WILL MAKE
IT FEEL IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS...AND BELOW
ZERO HIGHER TERRAIN COUNTIES. WILL HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IN HWO.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
COLDEST ARCTIC BLAST SO FAR THIS WINTER...INCLUDING THAT OF
NOV...IMPACTS THE AREA THIS PERIOD...WHICH STARTS WITH STRONG COLD
ADVECTION IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE
OVER NEW ENGLAND...AND A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT
1055 MB PLUNGING SSEWD THROUGH THE PLAINS STATES. THE COLD
ADVECTION SURGE WED IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL S/W TROUGH
WHICH BECOMES THE ONE THAT AMPLIFIES THE ERN CONUS L/W TROUGH TO ITS
MAXIMUM THIS WEEK. THIS DRIVES ARCTIC AIR WITH TEMPERATURES AS LOW
AS -25C AT H85 THROUGH THE AREA WED INTO WED NT.
A BLEND OF MET AND RAW NAM FCST DATA INTO THE PREVIOUS FCST YIELDS
SLIGHTLY LOWER VALUES WITH TEMPERATURES SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH THE
TEENS DURING THE DAY WED...INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AND BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHEST RIDGES. WINDS OF 10
TO 15 KTS WED DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND
BELOW ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY NEED
STARTED IN THE NRN MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY WED...AS VALUES DROP
INTO THE TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO THERE. WILL REFLECT THIS THINKING
IN THE HWO.
THE ARCTIC HIGH BUILDS INTO THE AREA WED NT...AND THEN MOVES OFF TO
THE SE ON THU. THIS DOES LEAVE A LITTLE WIND IN PLAY ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE N AND NE...DRIVING WIND CHILLS INTO THE TEENS BELOW
ACROSS THE NRN TIER OF THE LOWLANDS AND MAINTAIN THE TEENS TO 20S
BELOW ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS. WORRIED LOWS ARE A BIT LOW GIVEN THE
WIND...BUT WILL HAVE SNOW COVER WHERE THE WIND IS WILE THE HIGH
BUILDS INTO SRN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THAT ARE NOT LIKELY TO HAVE
SNOW COVER. NO CHANGES MADE TO LOWS WHICH ARE BELOW MET AND MAV BUT
CLOSE TO BLENDS THAT INCLUDE BIAS CORRECTED AND RAW MODEL FCST DATA.
WINDS INCREASE THU ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXITING HIGH BUT
TEMPERATURES GET HIGH ENOUGH TO ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO CLIMB ABOVE
ZERO FOR ALL BUT THE HIGHEST RIDGES. BLENDED IN THE MET FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURES FOR LITTLE CHANGE...BELOW THE MAV BUT AGAIN CLOSE TO
THE BLENDS.
AFTER A QUICK DROP AT SUNSET THU EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL
FLUCTUATE...FLAT LINE OR EVEN RISE A BIT OVERNIGHT THU NT IN STRONG
WARM ADVECTION SW FLOW. BLENDED IN RAW NAM AND GFS BASED MOS
GUIDANCE TO ARRIVE AT NEARLY STEADY RATHER THAN FALLING TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT....AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER OVERALL LOWS AS A RESULT.
WEATHER WISE...IT SHOULD BE EASY TO SQUEEZE OUT SNOW SHOWERS AND
FLURRIES INITIALLY WITH THE LOWER LEVEL SATURATED LAYER RIGHT IN THE
MOST FAVORED DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE...IN THE CYCLONIC UPSLOPE FLOW
BENEATH THE UPPER LEVEL S/W. THIS SHOULD BE GOOD FOR A FLUFFY INCH
OR SO PER SIX HOURS IN THE FAVORED ELEVATED WINDWARD TERRAIN. NAM
ALSO SHOWS PLUME OFF LAKE MICHIGAN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING POINTED
TOWARD ABOUT POINT PLEASANT.
TROUGH EXITS WED NT AND AIR MASS DRIES FARTHER IN ANTICYCLONIC LOW
LEVEL FLOW IN FRONT OF APPROACHING HIGH. SHOW SHOWERS / FLURRIES
SHOULD CUT OFF OVERNIGHT...LASTLY IN THE NRN WV MOUNTAINS...AND
TEMPERATURES WHERE CLOUD WOULD BE DROP BELOW THE FAVORED DENDRITIC
GROWTH ZONE.
HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE AND THICKEN THU NT...WELL AHEAD OF THE NEXT S/W
TROUGH DROPPING SEWD ON THE W SIDE OF THE L/W...WHICH WILL FURTHER
INHIBIT TEMPERATURES FROM DROPPING.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SFC HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BE IN CONTROL THURSDAY WITH VERY COLD AIR
IN PLACE. MODELS INDICATE TEMPERATURES AT H850 AROUND MINUS 20C.
HOWEVER...THE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST WITH FLOW SHIFTING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST BRINGING SOME WARM ADVECTION THURSDAY NIGHT...WARMING H850
LEVEL TO MINUS 10C.
MODELS ARE IN DESCENT AGREEMENT WITH A CLIPPER LIKE SYSTEM CROSSING
OVER OUR NORTHERN SECTIONS FRIDAY. HOWEVER...WITH COLD DRY AIR IN
PLACE EXPECT LITTLE OR NO PCPN WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT PERHAPS A SHOT
OF RELATIVELY COLDER AIR TO BRING H850 TEMPS CLOSE TO MINUS 20C.
INTRODUCED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS OUR EXTREME NORTHERN TIER OF WV
AND NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS WITH THIS SYSTEM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. IF ANY PCPN DO OCCUR...IT WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW OR
FLURRIES. ELSEWHERE...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS
CLIPPER WILL ALSO BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW AN
INVERTED V SHAPE MIXING FEATURE SUGGESTING 25-30 KNOTS COULD MIX
DOWN ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...AND NEAR 40 KNOTS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
INCREASED WIND AND WIND GUSTS ACCORDINGLY.
EXPECT A WARM UP DURING THE WEEKEND AS DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW BRINGS
WARMER AIR TO THE AREA...WITH A HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR EAST. SOME
DIFFERENCES AMONG MODELS EXIST ON THE TIMING FOR THE NEXT COLD
FRONT BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. CODED SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR NOW DUE TO UNCERTAINTY. PCPN SHOULD
START AS ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT TRANSITIONING INTO RAIN BY SUNDAY
DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED WARMING EXPECTED. PCPN SHOULD STAY FROZEN
OVER THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...A REINFORCEMENT OF COLDER AIR...NOT AS
PRONOUNCED AS PREVIOUS DAYS...TAKES PLACE...AT LEAST FOLLOWING
THE ECMWF MODEL WITH H850 TEMPS REACHING MINUS 12C BY TUESDAY.
NORTHWEST FLOW COULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF UPSLOPE SNOW ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW. THE GFS STAY WARM DURING
THIS PERIOD. LINGERING MOISTURE AND THE PREFERRED COLD AIR COULD
SQUEEZE SOME PCPN IN THE FORM OF SNOW BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. CODED
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS PER MODELS DIFFERENCES.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A FAST MOVING CLIPPER...WILL SPREAD -SN...ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO
AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...MAINLY THROUGH 15Z TUESDAY. SOME
LINGERING UPSLOPE -SHSN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN WV FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD. EXPECT WIDESPREAD MVFR AND LOCAL
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM KHTS TO
KCRW THROUGH AT LEAST 16Z...WHEN SOME IMPROVEMENT TO VFR IS
EXPECTED. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN WV...EASTERN
KY...AND SOUTHWEST VA.
-SHSN MAY REDEVELOP TONIGHT...GENERALLY AFTER 06Z...ALONG WITH
AREAS OF MVFR CIGS AS NORTHWESTERLY FLOW HELPS DRAW MOISTURE OFF
THE GREAT LAKES TOWARDS THE AREA.
IN ADDITION...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP GENERALLY AFTER
17Z...AND CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD...WITH
GUSTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20 KT RANGE ACROSS LOWLANDS...AND IN THE
20 TO 30 KT RANGE HIGHER TERRAIN.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY...
ALTERNATE SCENARIO: TIMING OF SNOW...AND RESTRICTIONS MAY VARY
FROM FORECAST. DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENT OF MVFR CIGS TONIGHT MAY
VARY FROM FORECAST.
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 M M M H H H M M M M M M
HTS CONSISTENCY H M H H H H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H M M M
EKN CONSISTENCY H H M H H M H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY M M H H H H M M M M M M
CKB CONSISTENCY H M M H H H H H M M M M
AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY...
INTERMITTENT IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR WVZ010.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR WVZ047.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR WVZ009-017.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
WVZ011-019-020-030>032-039-040.
OH...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR OHZ066-067-075-
076.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR OHZ083>085.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...TRM/SL
NEAR TERM...SL/30
SHORT TERM...TRM
LONG TERM...ARJ
AVIATION...SLHazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 4:06 AM EST, 8 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ010-070915- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-PLEASANTS- 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD WAVE IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ011-019-020-030>032-039-040-070915- TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD WAVE IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ083>085-WVZ009-017-070915- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-WIRT- 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD WAVE IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ086-070915- GALLIA- 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD WAVE IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ047-070915- RANDOLPH- 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD WAVE IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ046-070915- POCAHONTAS- 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD WAVE IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KYZ101-102-OHZ087-WVZ035>038-070915- GREENUP-CARTER-LAWRENCE OH-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL 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. A COLD WAVE IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KYZ103-105-VAZ003-004-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>028-033-034-070915- BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ007-008-016-018-029-070915- MASON-JACKSON WV-ROANE-CALHOUN-GILMER- 406 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD WAVE IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THIS TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 10:05 AM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1005 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 OHZ086-WVZ007-008-016-018-027>029-037-038-046-061715- GALLIA-MASON-JACKSON WV-ROANE-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALLIPOLIS...POINT PLEASANT... NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON 1005 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... A BAND OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW IS SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. THIS BAND OF SNOW MAY PRODUCE UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE AREAS THAT MISSED OUT ON THE SNOW EARLIER THIS MORNING. UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AMID TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE 20S.
Local storm report, Jan 6, 11:39 AM EST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1139 AM EST TUE JAN 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM SNOW 3 SE ATHENS 39.29N 82.06W
01/06/2015 M6.0 INCH ATHENS OH PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1500052
MZLocal storm report, Jan 6, 12:19 PM EST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1219 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM SNOW SPENCER 38.80N 81.36W
01/06/2015 E1.5 INCH ROANE WV PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1500053
ARBLocal storm report, Jan 6, 12:20 PM EST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1220 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 AM SNOW REEDY 38.90N 81.43W
01/06/2015 E4.0 INCH ROANE WV PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1500054
ARBLocal storm report, Jan 6, 12:21 PM EST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1221 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW ELKINS 38.94N 79.84W
01/06/2015 E7.0 INCH RANDOLPH WV SNOW OBSERVER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1500055
ARBLocal storm report, Jan 6, 12:22 PM EST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1222 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1207 PM SNOW BRIDGEPORT 39.29N 80.26W
01/06/2015 M4.5 INCH HARRISON WV PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1500056
ARBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 12:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Wirt, Wood | 2 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:17 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 45 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.