Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Chill Advisories in 2016
Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 12, 2016, 3:49 AM EST for Barbour County, Taylor County, Upshur County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 13, 2016, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2016, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2016, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2016, 4:48 AM EST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Barbour County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Upshur County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 1433 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 110 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
731 WWUS41 KRLX 120849 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 349 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 VAZ003-004-121700- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.160212T1200Z-160212T2100Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 349 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY 9 AM AND TAPER OFF BY 2 PM. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TO TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ032-035>040-121700- /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.160213T0500Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 349 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. SOMEWHAT LOWER WIND GUSTS DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WINDS DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS WITH BELOW ZERO READINGS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT...RECOVERING INTO THE LOWER TEENS ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE ZERO TO 5 BELOW RANGE SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WVZ046-047-121700- /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.A.0001.160213T0500Z-160214T1400Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 349 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO...PRIMARILY ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. SOMEWHAT LOWER WIND GUSTS DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WINDS DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS WITH BELOW ZERO READINGS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT...RECOVERING INTO THE LOWER TEENS ON SATURDAY BUT STAYING BELOW ZERO ON THE RIDGES. TEMPERATURES FALLING 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
9 follow-up statements
979 WWUS41 KRLX 121420 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 920 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD THIS WEEKEND... WVZ046-047-122230- /O.UPG.KRLX.WC.A.0001.160213T0500Z-160214T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.160213T0500Z-160214T1400Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 920 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FOR TONIGHT 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. && $$ VAZ003-004-122100- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160212T2100Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 920 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF BY 4 PM. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TO TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ032-035>040-122230- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.160213T0500Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 920 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FOR TONIGHT ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. && $$
715 WWUS41 KRLX 121527 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1027 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD THIS WEEKEND... VAZ003-004-122100- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160212T2100Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 1027 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD...SNOW * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF BY 4 PM. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TO TRAVEL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ032-035>040-046-047-122330- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.160213T0500Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 1027 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FROM 5 BELOW ZERO HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO 10 ABOVE LOWEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. && $$
294 WWUS41 KRLX 122022 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 322 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD THIS WEEKEND... VAZ003-004-122130- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160212T2100Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 322 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL STILL PROVIDE SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$ WVZ032-035>040-046-047-130430- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.160213T0500Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 322 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * HAZARD...VERY COLD AIR AND WIND. * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FROM 5 BELOW ZERO ACROSS HIGH ELEVATIONS TO 10 ABOVE ZERO ALONG SOME RIVER VALLEYS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. && $$ KTB
244 WWUS41 KRLX 130253 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 953 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...BITTER COLD THIS WEEKEND... WVZ032-035>040-046-047-131100- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.160213T0500Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 953 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * HAZARD...VERY COLD AIR AND WIND. * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FROM 5 BELOW ZERO ACROSS HIGH ELEVATIONS TO 10 ABOVE ZERO ALONG SOME RIVER VALLEYS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. && $$ KISTNER
426 WWUS41 KRLX 130840 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 340 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...BITTER COLD THIS WEEKEND... WVZ032-035>040-046-047-131645- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 340 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. WINDS DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING WITH BELOW ZERO READINGS OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...RECOVERING INTO THE LOWER TEENS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND LITTLE RECOVERY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 0 TO 5 BELOW AND AS LOW AS 10 BELOW IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. && $$
658 WWUS41 KRLX 131316 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 816 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...BITTER COLD AIR TODAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING... WVZ032-035>040-046-047-132130- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 816 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. WINDS DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING WITH BELOW ZERO READINGS OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...RECOVERING INTO THE LOWER TEENS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND LITTLE RECOVERY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 0 TO 5 BELOW TONIGHT...AND AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. && $$ KTB
368 WWUS41 KRLX 131956 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 256 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...BITTER COLD AIR TODAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING THEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A WINTER STORM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... WVZ035>038-046-047-140800- /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.A.0002.160214T2100Z-160216T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... MARLINTON...ELKINS 256 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL ADVISORY DETAILS... * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WINTER STORM WATCH DETAILS... * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR 5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WVZ032-039-040-140800- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON 256 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-140800- /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.A.0002.160214T2100Z-160215T1800Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 256 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR FOUR OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND MAYBE SOME SLEET TOO. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
776 WWUS41 KRLX 140252 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 952 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...BITTER COLD AIR TODAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING THEN THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A WINTER STORM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... WVZ035>038-046-047-141100- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0002.160214T2100Z-160216T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... MARLINTON...ELKINS 952 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. 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. && $$ WVZ032-039-040-141100- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON 952 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME OUTDOORS. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-141100- /O.EXT.KRLX.WS.A.0002.160214T1800Z-160215T1800Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 952 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR FOUR OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW AND MAYBE SOME SLEET TOO. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
906 WWUS41 KRLX 140948 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 448 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... WVZ035-141800- /O.CAN.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0002.160214T2100Z-160216T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.160214T1900Z-160215T1800Z/ RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BECKLEY 448 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S...RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S MONDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE COME SNOW COVERED...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WVZ046-141800- /O.CAN.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0002.160214T2100Z-160216T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1500Z/ POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON 448 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE. MOST OF THE ICE WILL OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AND PRIMARILY IN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS...RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S BY TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE COME SNOW COVERED...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LIMBS MAY FALL DUE TO ICE ACCRETION WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WVZ036>038-047-141800- /O.CAN.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0002.160214T2100Z-160216T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0008.160214T2100Z-160216T1200Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...ELKINS 448 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WITH A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE OVER THE FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISED COUNTIES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS...RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S BY TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE COME SNOW COVERED...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LIMBS MAY FALL DUE TO ICE ACCRETION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ032-039-040-141100- /O.CAN.KRLX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1400Z/ TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON 448 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-141800- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0002.160214T1800Z-160215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.160214T1900Z-160215T1800Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 448 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S...RISING THROUGH THE 30S MONDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE COME SNOW COVERED...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WVZ024-025-141800- /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.160214T1900Z-160215T1800Z/ MINGO-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN 448 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S...RISING THROUGH THE 30S MONDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE COME SNOW COVERED...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-WVZ005>008-013>016-026-027-141800- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0008.160214T2100Z-160215T1800Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-BOONE-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...MADISON...CLAY 448 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S...RISING THROUGH THE 30S MONDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE COME SNOW COVERED...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 12, 1:00 AM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 1:00 AM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 100 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS PICK UP AGAIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT PLOWS THROUGH THE AREA GIVING EVEN COLDER WEATHER. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/... 620 PM UPDATE...NO MAJOR CHANGES NEEDED AT THIS TIME AS FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE TONIGHT WILL ALLOW MAINLY DIURNAL CLOUDS TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. WENT ON LOWER SIDE OF TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE BUT DID NOT HIT THAT TOO HARD DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTY LATER ON TONIGHT ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE INCREASING CLOUDS FROM THE NEXT SYSTEM. MODELS HAVE THIS HIGH PRESSURE RAPIDLY SHIFTING EAST BY FRIDAY...WHICH ALLOWS THE NEXT UPPER DISTURBANCE HERALDING AN ARCTIC FRONT TO SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY. THE DISTURBANCE AND BEST FORCING LOOKS TO TRACK JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA...BUT WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING SOME SNOW TO MOST OF THE AREA FRIDAY. WITH THE SPEED OF THE SYSTEM AND ITS LIMITED MOISTURE...SNOW TOTALS FROM THIS DISTURBANCE THRU THE DAY FRIDAY LOOK TO BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WITH THE HEAVIEST OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS THE FRONT PASSES AND NORTHWEST FLOW WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION DEVELOPS...WE LOOK FOR THIS TO TRANSITION INTO MAINLY AN UPSLOPE MOUNTAIN EVENT...BUT WITH THE BEST UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS OCCURRING MAINLY AFTER THIS PERIOD. THUS...OUTSIDE THE SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL FRIDAY...WE LOOK FOR GENERALLY AROUND AN INCH IN MOST OF THE REMAINING LOW LANDS. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WE HAVE SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS DUE TO UPSLOPE. GIVEN ALL THIS...SNOW TOTALS WILL BE JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...SO NO HEADLINES. LOOK FOR FRIGID TEMPS TONIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES FRIDAY REACHING CLOSER TO THE 30 DEGREE MARK AHEAD OF THE FRONT. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... HIGH PRESSURE TO START WITH...BUT A SLUG OF MOISTURE GETS USHERED IN ON ZONAL FLOW INCREASING POPS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STILL PLENTY COLD FOR SNOW WITH GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE LOWLANDS AND 2-5 IN THE MTNS. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WHISKS OFF TO THE EAST BRINGING ARCTIC FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH MORE UPSLOPE SNOW. THEN COLD HIGH PRESSURE HUNKERS DOWN FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY FOR SOME VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH 850 TEMPS DOWN TO -22 C. PROBABLY WILL NEED ADVISORY HEADLINES FOR WIND CHILLS FOR THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN COUNTIES AND MAYBE FOR SNOW TOO. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE GRADUALLY TRYING TO COME TOGETHER. SERIES OF POTENT WAVES TO AFFECT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. FIRST SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AS WAVE MOVES INTO GREAT LAKES REGION...SPREADING MAINLY LIGHT SNOWFALL INTO THE REGION. THE SECOND MORE POWERFUL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN U.S. TOWARDS THE REGION BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW...WILL DETERMINE WHETHER AREA IS LOOKING AT AN ALL SNOW EVENT...OR A WINTRY MIX AT TIMES. AT THIS POINT...LOOKS LIKE A WINTRY MIX CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...WHICH OF COURSE WILL LIMIT SNOWFALL POTENTIAL. WITH THE OVERALL UNCERTAINTY IN THE MODELS AT THIS TIME...WILL KEEP A MENTION OUT OF THE HWO FOR ONE MORE DAY...AND ALLOW FOCUS TO REMAIN ON SYSTEMS AND IMPACTS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. && .AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS THRU THIS MORNING. SOME BRIEF MVFR/IFR FG OVER KPKB WILL DISSIPATE AS BL INCREASE. AFTER 16Z FRIDAY...RAPIDLY BECOMING MVFR WITH LIGHT SNOW AS UPPER DISTURBANCE RACES EASTWARD WITH IFR CONDITIONS IN SE WV AND SW VA TO INCLUDE KBKW. AN ARCTIC FRONT PASSES FRI EVENING WITH IFR SQUALLS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS 20 TO 30 KTS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: THERE MAY BE SOME BREAKS BETWEEN THE SNOW FROM THE DISTURBANCE AND THE ARRIVING ARCTIC FRONT LATER IN THE EVENING WHICH WOULD ALLOW TERMINALS TO RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS AT LEAST WITH VSBY. 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. DATE FRI 02/12/16 UTC 1HRLY 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 EST 1HRLY 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H M EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H AFTER 06Z SATURDAY... IFR CONDITIONS IN SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JMV/JW/SL NEAR TERM...JMV/MPK SHORT TERM...JW LONG TERM...SL AVIATION...30
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 3:20 PM EST, 12 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 320 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 WVZ032-038>040-046-047-122030- TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 320 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IT IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY THAT WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED IF THE FRIDAY SYSTEM IS STRONGER THAN EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>031-033>037-122030- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE- CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON- GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- 320 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED IF THE FRIDAY SYSTEM IS STRONGER THAN EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | RLX | 6 hr |
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in West Virginia, 2016Every wind chill advisory in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.