Alert archive / West Virginia / Freeze Warnings in 2023
Freeze Warning 6, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this freeze warning at May 2, 2023, 2:50 AM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at May 3, 2023, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2023, 2:50 AM EDT (06:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2023, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2023, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Fayette County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Webster County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at May 2, 2:34 AM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 2:34 AM EDT, 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 3:35 AM EDT, 23 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 335 AM EDT Mon May 1 2023 WVZ523-526-020745- Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- 335 AM EDT Mon May 1 2023 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. Accumulating upslope snow is expected to be ongoing in the highest elevations Tuesday through Wednesday. Winds will also be gusty through Wednesday. Total snow accumulations in the highest elevations may be over a foot. The combination of heavy accumulating snow and gusty winds may lead to travel disruptions across the highest elevations. .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>034-039-040-515>522-524-525-020745- 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-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster-Southeast Pocahontas- Northwest Randolph- 335 AM EDT Mon May 1 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and much of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Breezy conditions are expected today into tonight, with gusts to 30 to 35 mph possible at times. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2:48 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 12 hr |
| May 2, 2:50 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph | 19 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.