Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Watches in 2015
Winter Storm Watch 5, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm watch at Feb 19, 2015, 4:47 PM EST for 11 counties in West Virginia; Lawrence County, Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Feb 20, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2015, 4:47 PM EST (21:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2015, 4:16 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Lawrence County, OH, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Clay County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Feb 19, 2:35 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 2:35 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 4:36 PM EST, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-202145- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE OHIO VALLEY MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...EVEN CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE OHIO RIVER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013-024>026-202145- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...EXTREME SOUTHEAST OHIO AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. IN ADDITION...A LONG ENOUGH PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ035>038-202145- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ039-040-202145- UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE OHIO VALLEY MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH RAIN...EVEN CHANGE OVER TO RAIN...SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-202145- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. ALSO...A LONG ENOUGH PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ014-015-202145- PUTNAM-KANAWHA- 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR KANAWHA AND PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. ALSO...A LONG ENOUGH PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ028>032-202145- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE OHIO VALLEY MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH RAIN...EVEN CHANGE OVER TO RAIN...SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ046-047-202145- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ027-202145- CLAY- 436 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CLAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TRM
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.