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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Charleston, WV

December 28, 2016Pocahontas County, Randolph County, Webster County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 28, 2016, 2:10 PM EST for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, Webster County, West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 29, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 29 hr. 22 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
Dec 28, 2016, 2:10 PM EST (19:10 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 29, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 30, 2016, 6:00 PM EST
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Webster County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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
Dec 30, 12:00 AM ESTSNOW 0.52 S Elkins, WV
Dec 30, 3:35 AM ESTSNOW 0.72 S Elkins, WVSINCE MIDNIGHT.
Dec 30, 3:35 AM ESTSNOW 1.72 S Elkins, WVSNOW DEPTH.
Dec 30, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 0.52 S Hacker Valley, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 30, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 0.93 Sse Greenbank, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 30, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 11 Ese Buckeye, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 30, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 1.31 Ese Elkins, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 30, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 3Snowshoe, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 30, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 4.31 S Bartow, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 30, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 4.3Snowshoe, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 30, 9:00 AM ESTSNOW 63 Nw Snowshoe, WVVIA VALLEY HEAD POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE -- FROM MACE AREA
Dec 30, 9:18 AM ESTSNOW 3Snowshoe, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 30, 9:21 AM ESTSNOW 1.31 Ese Elkins, WV24 HOUR SNOWFALL.
Dec 30, 1:20 PM ESTSNOW 4Valley Head, WV4 INCHES AT POST OFFICE IN TOWN... MORE IN THE HILLS AROUND TOWN
Dec 30, 1:20 PM ESTSNOW 6Harman, WV
Dec 30, 1:39 PM ESTSNOW 54 Sse Mill Creek, WVSTILL SNOWING
Dec 30, 1:41 PM ESTSNOW 7.31 S Bartow, WVAPPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 730 AM. PERIODIC BLOWING SNOW OBSERVED
Dec 30, 1:43 PM ESTSNOW 54 E Bowden, WVLOTS OF WIND TODAY...STILL SNOWING
Dec 30, 1:51 PM ESTSNOW 7Snowshoe, WV4 INCHES NEW SNOW SINCE 7 AM
Dec 30, 1:53 PM ESTSNOW 33 N Bergoo, WV3 INCHES SO FAR ALONG ROUTE 15 ON POINT MOUNTAIN
Dec 30, 1:56 PM ESTSNOW 6Monterville, WV
Dec 30, 3:53 PM ESTSNOW 43 N Bergoo, WV4 INCHES SO FAR ALONG ROUTE 15 ON POINT MOUNTAIN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2016-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2016-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -46 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2113 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

068 
WWUS41 KRLX 281910 AAB
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
210 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016

WVZ522-523-526-290315-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0003.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0004.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOWSHOE...HARMAN
210 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE
  RIDGES.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ516-518-520-525-290315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...
ELKINS
210 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY
TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY AS WELL AS
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NICHOLAS...FAYETTE AND RALEIGH
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
959 
WWUS41 KRLX 290227
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
927 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016

.FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR POCAHONTAS COUNTY
OVERNIGHT.

.WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW
REMAIN IN EFFECT IN AND NEAR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
WEST VIRGINIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

WVZ523-291030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.ZR.Y.0008.161229T0300Z-161229T1200Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SNOWSHOE
927 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER TERRAIN PORTION OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN
  THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW STARTING THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIER SNOW THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ICY ROADS DUE TO FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT...THEN SNOW
  COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...THEN WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT...IN THE
  30S THURSDAY...THEN DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S THURSDAY AFTERNOONAND
  NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ522-526-291030-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARMAN
927 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE
  RIDGES.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ524-291030-
/O.NEW.KRLX.ZR.Y.0008.161229T0300Z-161229T1200Z/
SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
927 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER TERRAIN OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN THE
  NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ICY ROADS DUE TO FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT...RISING
  INTO THE MID 30S THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

WVZ516-518-520-525-291030-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...
ELKINS
927 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY
TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY AS WELL AS 
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NICHOLAS...FAYETTE AND RALEIGH 
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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
610 
WWUS41 KRLX 290909
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
409 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

.FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR POCAHONTAS COUNTY
OVERNIGHT.

.WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW
REMAIN IN EFFECT IN AND NEAR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
OF WEST VIRGINIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

WVZ523-291715-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.ZR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161229T1200Z/
NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SNOWSHOE
409 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER TERRAIN PORTION OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN 
  THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. SNOW STARTING THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIER SNOW THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ICY ROADS DUE TO FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING...THEN
  SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...THEN WEST 15 TO 25 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS MORNING...IN
  THE 30S THURSDAY...THEN DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ522-526-291715-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARMAN
409 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE 
  RIDGES.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ524-291200-
/O.CON.KRLX.ZR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161229T1200Z/
SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
409 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER TERRAIN OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN THE 
  NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICY ROADS DUE TO FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS MORNING...
  RISING INTO THE MID 30S THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

WVZ516-518-520-525-291715-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...
ELKINS
409 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY AS WELL AS 
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NICHOLAS...FAYETTE AND RALEIGH 
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
631 
WWUS41 KRLX 291137
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
637 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016


WVZ523-291945-
/O.CAN.KRLX.ZR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161229T1200Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SNOWSHOE
637 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER TERRAIN PORTION OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN 
  THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIER SNOW
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S THURSDAY...THEN DROPPING THROUGH THE
  20S THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WVZ524-291245-
/O.CAN.KRLX.ZR.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161229T1200Z/
SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
637 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES HAVE
INCREASED TO AROUND FREEZING. THEREFORE THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
HAD BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

WVZ522-526-291945-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HARMAN
637 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ516-518-520-525-291945-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...
ELKINS
637 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY AS WELL AS 
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NICHOLAS...FAYETTE AND RALEIGH 
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
212 
WWUS41 KRLX 291433
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
933 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

WVZ522-523-526-292245-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOWSHOE...HARMAN
933 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ039-040-521-292245-
/O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...
HOLLY RIVER STATE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...COWEN
933 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE WEST VIRGINIA
  MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ516-518-520-525-292245-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.161229T1800Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...
ELKINS
933 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE RALEIGH...FAYETTE...NICHOLAS AND
  RANDOLPH COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
644 
WWUS41 KRLX 291931
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
231 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016

WVZ522-523-526-300345-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOWSHOE...HARMAN
231 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ039-040-516-518-520-521-525-300345-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-
SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...
BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...HOLLY RIVER STATE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...COWEN...ELKINS
231 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH HEAVIER SNOW 
  THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
870 
WWUS41 KRLX 300309
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1009 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016

WVZ522-523-526-301115-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOWSHOE...HARMAN
1009 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ039-040-516-518-520-521-525-301115-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-
SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...
BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...HOLLY RIVER STATE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...COWEN...ELKINS
1009 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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
157 
WWUS41 KRLX 300923
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
423 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

WVZ522-523-526-301730-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOWSHOE...HARMAN
423 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ039-040-516-518-520-521-525-301730-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-
SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...
BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...HOLLY RIVER STATE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...COWEN...ELKINS
423 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
735 
WWUS41 KRLX 301729
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1229 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

WVZ522-523-526-302300-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOWSHOE...HARMAN
1229 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN WV MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ039-040-516-518-520-521-525-302300-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-
SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...
BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...HOLLY RIVER STATE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...COWEN...ELKINS
1229 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 
  SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
551 
WWUS41 KRLX 302257
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
557 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

WVZ522-523-526-310000-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNOWSHOE...HARMAN
557 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TOWARD THE AREA...ANY LINGERING SNOW
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...AND NO FURTHER
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

WVZ039-040-516-518-520-521-525-310000-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-
SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...
BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD...HOLLY RIVER STATE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...COWEN...ELKINS
557 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TOWARD THE AREA...ANY LINGERING SNOW
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...AND NO FURTHER
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

TRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 3:18 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchRLXPocahontas, Randolph, Webster11 hr
Dec 28, 2:10 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLXBarbour, Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, Randolph, Upshur and 1 more52 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.