Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 3, 2015, 3:07 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 4, 2015, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 30 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2015, 3:07 PM EST (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2015, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
All 43 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 7:30 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Coolville, OH | |
| Mar 4, 7:38 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Marietta, OH | 0.5 INCHES IN LAST HOUR |
| Mar 4, 7:41 PM EST | SNOW 1 | St. Marys, WV | 1 INCH OF SNOW IN THE LAST 40 MINUTES |
| Mar 4, 7:50 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Harrisville, WV | RITCHIE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER ESTIMATES AN INCH OF SNOW IN 20 MINUTES |
| Mar 4, 8:45 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Ironton, OH | |
| Mar 4, 8:58 PM EST | SNOW 1 | N Eleanor, WV | |
| Mar 4, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Vinton, OH | |
| Mar 4, 9:15 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Marietta, OH | 2.25 INCHES OF SNOW IN 2.5 HOURS. |
| Mar 4, 9:31 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 Ne Olive Hill, KY | 3 INCHES IN LAST TWO HOURS |
| Mar 4, 9:42 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 Wnw Mcarthur, OH | |
| Mar 4, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Athens, OH | |
| Mar 4, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Parkersburg, WV | MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASHES IN AREA |
| Mar 4, 10:25 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Bridgeport, WV | MEASURED AT NEWS STATION |
| Mar 4, 10:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Philippi, WV | |
| Mar 4, 10:30 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Flatwoods, KY | |
| Mar 4, 10:37 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 W Warnock, KY | 32 DEGREES |
| Mar 4, 11:18 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Pennsboro, WV | VERY POOR ROAD CONDITIONS AREA WIDE |
| Mar 4, 11:24 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 N Athens, OH | |
| Mar 4, 11:26 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Philippi, WV | |
| Mar 4, 11:52 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Given, WV | |
| Mar 5, 12:04 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 E Winfield, WV | MEASURED IN RED HOUSE. |
| Mar 5, 12:06 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Ironton, OH | |
| Mar 5, 12:07 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Parkersburg, WV | |
| Mar 5, 12:16 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 5 Ene Culloden, WV | |
| Mar 5, 12:17 AM EST | SNOW 3 | West Union, WV | |
| Mar 5, 12:30 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Marietta, OH | |
| Mar 5, 12:33 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 N Weston, WV | |
| Mar 5, 12:37 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 W Bridgeport, WV | |
| Mar 5, 12:38 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Sistersville, WV | |
| Mar 5, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Arvilla, WV | |
| Mar 5, 1:14 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Mason, WV | |
| Mar 5, 1:15 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | Pomeroy, OH | |
| Mar 5, 1:29 AM EST | SNOW 8.5 | 7 E Oak Hill, OH | |
| Mar 5, 1:33 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Flatwoods, KY | |
| Mar 5, 1:39 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Vienna, WV | |
| Mar 5, 1:40 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Belington, WV | |
| Mar 5, 1:45 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Huntington, WV | |
| Mar 5, 2:30 AM EST | SNOW 8.5 | Racine, OH | |
| Mar 5, 2:45 AM EST | SNOW 10 | 7 E Oak Hill, OH | |
| Mar 5, 2:48 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Parkersburg, WV | |
| Mar 5, 2:49 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Olive Hill, KY | |
| Mar 5, 3:21 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Ironton, OH | |
| Mar 5, 3:38 AM EST | SNOW 10 | Oak Hill, OH | |
| Mar 5, 3:40 AM EST | SNOW 9.5 | Point Pleasant, WV | |
| Mar 5, 4:33 AM EST | SNOW 9 | Washington, WV | |
| Mar 5, 4:47 AM EST | SNOW 8.5 | Parkersburg, WV | |
| Mar 5, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Gay, WV | ALSO REPORTS POWER IS OFF. |
| Mar 5, 5:02 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 3 S Cannonsburg, KY | |
| Mar 5, 5:11 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 6 Wsw Charleston, WV | |
| Mar 5, 5:12 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Louisa, KY | |
| Mar 5, 5:12 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Fallsburg, KY | |
| Mar 5, 5:17 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Leon, WV | |
| Mar 5, 5:20 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | St. Albans, WV | |
| Mar 5, 5:21 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Reedy, WV | |
| Mar 5, 5:21 AM EST | SNOW 6.8 | Athens, OH | |
| Mar 5, 5:22 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Shinnston, WV | |
| Mar 5, 5:22 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Pennsboro, WV | |
| Mar 5, 5:23 AM EST | SNOW 9 | Ironton, OH | |
| Mar 5, 5:24 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Vienna, WV | |
| Mar 5, 5:27 AM EST | SNOW 10 | Racine, OH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 203 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1814 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 375 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 628 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
703 WWUS41 KRLX 032007 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 307 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-040415- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T1800Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 307 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-040415- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 307 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-026-029-040415- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-GILMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON... GLENVILLE 307 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WVZ027-028-030>032-035>040-046-047-040415- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... FLATWOODS...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 307 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
159 WWUS41 KRLX 040338 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1038 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-026-029-041145- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150305T2100Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-GILMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON... GLENVILLE 1038 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-041145- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T1800Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 1038 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-041145- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 1038 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-041145- /O.EXA.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 1038 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WVZ027-028-030>032-035>040-046-047-041145- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... FLATWOODS...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1038 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
564 WWUS41 KRLX 040740 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 240 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 WVZ027-028-030>032-037>040-046-047-041545- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR- BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... FLATWOODS...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 240 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S TONIGHT INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES THURSDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-026-029-041545- /O.EXT.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-GILMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON... GLENVILLE 240 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-041545- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T1800Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 240 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 6 PM. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-041545- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 240 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET BY 6 PM. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 10 PM. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033>036-041545- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 240 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. * SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO HALF AN INCH OF SLEET POSSIBLE...WITH ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ICE ACCRETION POSSIBLE. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
137 WWUS41 KRLX 040946 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 446 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 WVZ024-025-035-036-041800- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ MINGO-LOGAN-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 446 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW AND ICE COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE 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. && $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-041800- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T1800Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 446 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 6 PM. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-041800- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 446 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET BY 6 PM. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 10 PM. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-026>032-037>040-046-047-041800- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 446 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-041800- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0006.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0019.150305T0500Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 446 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW AND ICE COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN 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. && $$
033 WWUS41 KRLX 041528 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1028 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-042330- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T1800Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 1028 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY 7 PM. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE TEENS BY DAWN THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-042330- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 1028 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET BY 7 PM. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 11 PM. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE 20S OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>032-035>040-046-047-042330- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 1028 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT. 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...SLEET AND ICE 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-WVZ033-034-042330- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0019.150305T0500Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 1028 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW AND ICE COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN 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. && $$
346 WWUS41 KRLX 041953 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 253 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-050400- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 253 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WITH SOME SLEET EARLY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY 8 PM. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S EARLY TONIGHT...AND INTO THE TEENS BY DAWN THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-050400- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150304T2100Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 253 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET BY 8 PM. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 11 PM. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE 20S OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>032-035>040-046-047-050400- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150305T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 253 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIXTURE WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT. 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...SLEET AND ICE 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-WVZ033-034-050400- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0019.150305T0500Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 253 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW AND ICE COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN 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. && $$
072 WWUS41 KRLX 050157 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 857 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-051000- /O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0019.150305T0500Z-150306T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KRLX.WS.W.0005.150305T0500Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 857 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW AND ICE COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. && $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-051000- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 857 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. * 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. && $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-051000- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 857 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>032-035>040-046-047-051000- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 857 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 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...SLEET AND ICE 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. && $$
422 WWUS41 KRLX 050655 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 155 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-051500- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 155 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW AND ICE COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-051500- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 155 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE OHIO RIVER. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. * 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. && $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-051500- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 155 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>032-035>040-046-047-051500- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 155 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND THE TRI STATE AREA. 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON AND BECKLEY AREA. 8 TO 10 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY 10 PM TONIGHT. THE SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 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...SLEET AND ICE 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. && $$
382 WWUS41 KRLX 051433 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 933 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-052245- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 933 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WINTRY MIX TO SNOW BY 10AM. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW AND ICE COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-051800- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 933 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE OHIO RIVER. * TIMING...SNOW TAPERING OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. * 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. && $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-051800- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 933 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>032-035>040-046-047-052245- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 933 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND THE TRI STATE AREA. 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON AND BECKLEY AREA. 8 TO 10 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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...SLEET AND ICE 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. && $$
828 WWUS41 KRLX 051752 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1252 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 OHZ066-067-075-076-083-084-051900- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN 1252 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HEAVY SNOW HAS EXITED THE AREA. THE LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ009>011-051900- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE 1252 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HEAVY SNOW HAS EXITED THE AREA. THE LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY MID AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-060000- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 1252 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW MOSTLY ENDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SNOW AND ICE COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>032-035>040-046-047-060000- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 1252 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND THE TRI STATE AREA. 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON AND BECKLEY AREA. 8 TO 10 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS AND THE NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY LOWER TO MID 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...SLEET AND ICE 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. && $$
125 WWUS41 KRLX 052351 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 651 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-060100- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 651 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST...AS THE HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM...BUT ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ KYZ105-WVZ005>008-013>020-024>032-035>040-046-047-060100- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150306T0000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 651 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE BULK OF HEAVY SNOW HAS EXITED THE REGION THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL AT TIMES THROUGH 9 PM...BUT ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 3, 10:22 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 10:22 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1022 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM FRONT...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. FRONT STALLS
TO THE SOUTH WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE FRONT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS LINGER ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
10 AM UPDATE...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. LETTING MUCH OF THE FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 10 AM.
645 AM UPDATE...
PRECIP GRADUALLY TRYING TO FILL IN UPSTREAM...BUT STILL FALLING OUT
OF A MID DECK. HRRR INSISTS ON THIS EXPANDING AND REACHING THE
GROUND INTO SE OH IN THE 13 TO 15Z TIME FRAME. WILL CONT HEADLINE AS
IS FOR NOW.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...
A WARM FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH PRECIP
BREAKING OUT ALONG IT. THE HRRR AND RUC ARE MORE ROBUST WITH
EXTENT OF PRECIP THIS MORNING VS OTHER MODELS. THIS PRESENTS A
CONCERN FOR FZRA GIVEN EXPECTED SFC TEMPS...ESPECIALLY IN THE
VALLEYS AND HOLLOWS. AFTER COORDINATING WITH SURROUNDING
OFFICES...ELECTED TO EXPAND THE FZRA ADV TO INCLUDE ALL OF SE OH
AND PORTIONS OF W WV ALONG OH RIVER. LOOKING AT ONLY A FEW
HUNDREDTHS AT BEST. ADJUSTED END TIMES TO REFLECT EXPECTED WARMING
OF TEMPS. LEFT NE KY OUT ATTM AS CONFIDENCE NOT AS HIGH THAT
PRECIP WILL BREAK OUT OVER THAT AREA BEFORE TEMPS CAN RECOVER.
WILL HANDLE WITH AN SPS FOR NOW AND MONITOR TRENDS. ACROSS THE N
MOUNTAINS...THERE MAY MORE IN THE WAY OF SLEET INITIALLY VS FZRA.
ONCE THE WARM FRONT MOVES N OUT OF THE AREA...MOST PLACES SHOULD
BE LOOKING AT MORE IN THE WAY OF SCT SHRA VS STEADY RAIN...EXCEPT
ACROSS SE OH. AS SUCH...HAVE TWEAKED POPS TO REFLECT LESS IN THE
WAY OF COVERAGE ACROSS SW VA AND S HALF OF WV. THIS TREND
CONTINUES THIS EVENING AS DOWNSLOPING LOW LEVEL FLOW STRENGTHENS.
THE COLD FRONT WILL BE SAGGING INTO SE OH BY MIDNIGHT WITH THE LOW
LEVEL FLOW VEERING AROUND TO SW AND INCREASING TO AROUND 60 KTS. THE
COLD AIR ABOVE THE SFC WILL LAG WELL BEHIND THE SFC FRONT AS IT
CROSSES SE OH...SO STILL HAVE LIQUID AS PRECIP TYPE THRU THE
NIGHT. KEPT HEAVY RAIN WORDING ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SE...INTO C WV BY 09Z AND
INTO THE MOUNTAINS BY 12Z...THOUGH MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL BE
FALLING BEHIND THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. AS SUCH...THE HEAVY RAIN WILL
SHIFT INTO AREAS ALONG OH RIVER AND THE WV LOWLANDS. THINK THE
MOUNTAINS WILL ONLY HAVE LIGHT QPF THRU 12Z.
STILL LOOKING AT POSSIBLE CREEK AND STREAM ISSUES DEVELOPING OVER
SE OH TONIGHT AND PERHAPS NE KY AND W WV BY DAWN. ANY ISSUES ON
THE MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL HOLD OFF BEYOND THE NEAR TERM PERIOD.
FOR TEMPS...LOOKING AT A SURGE OF WARMTH BY THIS EVENING WITH HIGH
TEMPS PROBABLY OCCURRING AT MIDNIGHT AS MANY AREAS GET INTO THE
50S. TEMPS WILL START TO FALL DURING THE PREDAWN FOLLOWING FROPA.
DEWPOINTS WILL ALSO RESPOND...WITH A JUICY AIRMASS FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR OVER RESIDUAL SNOWPACK...ADDING FURTHER CONCERN FOR
FLOODING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
MODELS ARE STILL IN DISAGREEMENT WITH HOW FAR SOUTH THE COLDER AIR
WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS IS CRITICAL FOR THE
TYPE OF PRECIPITATION THAT WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A WAVE
MOVING ALONG THE FRONT. ALSO DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THE HANDLING
OF THE COLD AIR...PLACEMENT OF HIGHER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS VARY
CONSIDERABLY. THIS LEADS TO A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST. NAM/SREF WOULD
INDICATE SNOW IN CENTRAL OHIO...WITH A LARGE BAND OF SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SLEET FROM NE KY/S OH INTO CENTRAL WV AND THE WV
MOUNTAINS. GFS AND ECMWF ARE MUCH COLDER AND WOULD PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SNOW INSTEAD OF SLEET. IN ANY CASE...FEEL THAT A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS WARRANTED AT THIS POINT...ALTHOUGH THE TYPE OF
WEATHER IS UNCERTAIN. WILL NOT ISSUE FOR THE SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS
AND VA HOWEVER...AS ODDS OF BEING RAIN ARE MUCH LARGER THERE...STILL
CAUSING FLOODING CONCERNS.
SOME UPSLOPE SNOW LOOKS TO BE A GOOD BET FOR THURSDAY AS COLD AIR
MOVES IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM. WILL INCREASE POPS SOME.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE ALONG WITH A GENERAL WARM UP WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE
REGION AND WILL BE IN CONTROL THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO TRACK TO OUR NORTH AND AFFECT THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE CWA. GENERALLY WENT WITH A BLEND OF GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES
THROUGHOUT.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
15Z TUESDAY THRU 12Z WEDNESDAY...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VFR
CONDITIONS BECOMING MVFR FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND OCCASIONAL IFR
CEILINGS AND VSBY IN RAIN AND FOG ON E SLOPES. ANY VERY LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN NORTH WILL END BY 18Z AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE
FREEZING.
THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR GENERAL
MVFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL ACROSS SE OH AND POSSIBLY JUST VFR
CONDITIONS IN THE WARM SECTOR ACROSS EKN AMID DOWNSLOPE WINDS. IFR
CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP ON E SLOPES INCLUDING KBKW THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
THE FRONT SAGS SE TONIGHT...CLEARING SE OH BY 06Z...C WV BY
09Z...AND INTO THE MOUNTAINS BY 12Z. HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ALONG
THE BAROCLINIC ZONE...SENDING AVIATION CONDITIONS INTO IFR OR WORSE.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT IN THE LOWLANDS...BUT
GUSTS WILL BE INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS ON MOUNTAIN RIDGE
TOPS THIS MORNING...INCLUDING KBKW.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW TO MEDIUM.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: LOWERING OF FLIGHT CATEGORIES TO MVFR/IFR WILL
VARY WITH ONSET OF THE RAIN TONIGHT.
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 M M H H H H H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY M H M H H H H H M M M M
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H M M M M M H M M
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H M M H H H H H M M M
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H M M M M M M H H
AFTER 18Z WEDNESDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE IN RAIN WEDNESDAY...AND RAIN/SLEET OR SNOW
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IFR IN SNOW SHOWERS
THURSDAY.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR WVZ005>011-013>020-024>040-046-047.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WVZ005>011-013>020-026-029.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR WVZ027-028-030>032-035>040-046-047.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
WVZ046-047.
OH...FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
OHZ066-067-075-076.
KY...FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR KYZ101>103-105.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JS/RPY/30
NEAR TERM...JMV/30
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...JS
AVIATION...JMV/30Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 1:08 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 108 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-026-029- 041815- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-GILMER- 108 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ027-028-030>032-035>040-046-047-041815- CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 108 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-041815- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- 108 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. A WINTRY MIX...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:23 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2015Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2015Winter Storm Warnings in Kentucky, 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.