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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV

February 9, 20166 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 9, 2016, 4:54 AM EST for 6 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 13 hr. 21 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
Feb 9, 2016, 4:54 AM EST (09:54 UTC)
Expired
Feb 9, 2016, 6:00 PM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Athens County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 9, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 4Wnw Williamstown, WVSNOW DEPTH.
Feb 9, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 4.1Wnw Williamstown, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 9, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 4.51 N Athens, OHSNOW DEPTH.
Feb 9, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 4.61 N Athens, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 9, 7:45 AM ESTSNOW 5.83 Se Amesville, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 9, 7:50 AM ESTSNOW 5Mcarthur, OH
Feb 9, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 41 Nne New Lexington, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 9, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 4.6E Fleming, OH24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Feb 9, 8:16 AM ESTSNOW 51 Nw Parkersburg, WV12-HOUR TOTAL.
Feb 9, 8:30 AM ESTSNOW 41 Sw St. Marys, WV12 HOUR TOTAL.
Feb 9, 8:38 AM ESTSNOW 31 N New Lexington, OH12 HOUR TOTAL.
Feb 9, 9:00 AM ESTSNOW 41 S Athens, OH
Feb 9, 9:37 AM ESTSNOW 5Allensville, OH
Feb 9, 9:40 AM ESTSLEET 7Williamstown, WV
Feb 9, 9:40 AM ESTSNOW 7Williamstown, WV
Feb 9, 9:46 AM ESTSNOW 4Stockport, OH
Feb 9, 9:47 AM ESTSNOW 53 N Harrisville, WV
Feb 9, 9:49 AM ESTSNOW 5Freeport, WV
Feb 9, 9:50 AM ESTSNOW 2Elizabeth, WV
Feb 9, 11:33 AM ESTSNOW 6.5Moss Run, OH
Feb 9, 3:49 PM ESTSNOW 6Marietta, OH6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE TOWN OF MARIETTA

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 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-02-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
547 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

249 
WWUS41 KRLX 090954
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
454 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...PROLONGED OFF AND ON SNOW EVENT...

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ009-010-091800-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0002.160209T0954Z-160209T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.160209T2300Z-160210T1200Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...
ST. MARYS...BELMONT
454 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. WET SNOW LAST NIGHT
  MAY MAKE FOR ICE BENEATH THE SNOW...MAKING THE ROADS THAT MUCH
  MORE TREACHEROUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* 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.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ046-047-091800-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1200Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
454 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FREQUENT TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT BUT
  WILL EVEN LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES.WET SNOW LAST NIGHT
  MAY MAKE FOR ICE BENEATH THE SNOW...MAKING THE ROADS THAT MUCH
  MORE TREACHEROUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-011-013>020-
024>040-091800-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1200Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-TYLER-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-
BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...
VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...
NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...
HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...
SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...
WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...
SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...
BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
454 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FREQUENT TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT BUT
  MAY EVEN LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES.WET SNOW LAST NIGHT
  MAY MAKE FOR ICE BENEATH THE SNOW...MAKING THE ROADS THAT MUCH
  MORE TREACHEROUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

TRM
3 follow-up statements
875 
WWUS41 KRLX 091637
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1137 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...A PROLONGED OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWER EVENT FROM LAST NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...

WVZ017-019-100045-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.160209T2300Z-160210T1200Z/
WIRT-RITCHIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO
1137 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT FOR LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

* HAZARD...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON UNTREATED ROADS.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A 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.

&&

$$

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ009-010-100045-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.160209T2300Z-160210T1200Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...
ST. MARYS...BELMONT
1137 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL
  BE LIMITED AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A 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.

&&

$$

WVZ037>040-046-047-100045-
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1800Z/
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...
ELKINS
1137 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 12 INCHES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG
  RIVER VALLEYS. READING FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT ABOVE
  3500 FEET.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO TONIGHT ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
  LIMITED AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-011-013>016-
018-020-024>036-100045-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1200Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-TYLER-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-
BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...
VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...
NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...
HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...
SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...
BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...
BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE
1137 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES IN SOUTHERN
  OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...4 TO 8
  INCHES IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES.WET SNOW LAST NIGHT 
  MAY MAKE FOR ICE BENEATH THE SNOW...MAKING THE ROADS THAT MUCH 
  MORE TREACHEROUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$
962 
WWUS41 KRLX 092058
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
358 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...A PROLONGED OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWER EVENT FROM MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ009-010-017-019-100500-
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.160209T2300Z-160210T1800Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T2300Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-WIRT-
RITCHIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...
ST. MARYS...BELMONT...ELIZABETH...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO
358 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS STARTING MONDAY NIGHT...4 TO 9 INCHES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL
  BE LIMITED AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A 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.

WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES...HAVE YOUR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

&&

$$

WVZ037>040-046-047-100500-
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T0000Z/
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...
ELKINS
358 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS STARTING MONDAY NIGHT...5 TO 12
  INCHES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG 
  RIVER VALLEYS. READING FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT 
  ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...BELOW ZERO TONIGHT ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN...
  AND REMAINING BELOW ZERO ON WEDNESDAY. 
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
  LIMITED AT TIMES. 

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.

WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES...HAVE YOUR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-011-013>016-
018-020-024>036-100500-
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1800Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-TYLER-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-
BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...
VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...
NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...
HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...
SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...
BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...
BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE
358 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS STARTING MONDAY NIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES
  IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...2 TO 5 INCHES IN SOUTHERN
  OHIO...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...4 TO 9
  INCHES IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
  LIMITED AT TIMES. 

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.

WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES...HAVE YOUR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

&&

$$
583 
WWUS41 KRLX 092254
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
554 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...A PROLONGED OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWER EVENT THAT STARTED MONDAY
NIGHT AND WILL EXTEND THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ009-010-017-019-100700-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.160209T2300Z-160210T1800Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-WIRT-
RITCHIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...
ST. MARYS...BELMONT...ELIZABETH...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO
554 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS STARTING MONDAY NIGHT...4 TO 9 INCHES.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL 
  BE LIMITED AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES...HAVE YOUR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ037>040-046-047-100700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T0000Z/
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...
ELKINS
554 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS STARTING MONDAY NIGHT...5 TO 12 
  INCHES.

* TEMPERATURES...11 TO 23. FALLING INTO THE TEENS OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS...AND FALLING INTO THE SINGLE
  DIGITS TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 4 BELOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL 
  BE LIMITED AT TIMES.

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.

WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES...HAVE YOUR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-011-013>016-
018-020-024>036-100700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160210T1800Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-TYLER-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-
BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...
VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...
NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...
HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...
SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...
BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...
BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE
554 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS OF VARYING INTENSITY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS STARTING MONDAY NIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES 
  IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...2 TO 5 INCHES IN SOUTHERN OHIO...
  SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...4 TO 9 INCHES 
  IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL 
  BE LIMITED AT TIMES.

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.

WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES...HAVE YOUR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH
EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 4:54 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLXAthens, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington37 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2016Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2016Every winter storm warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.