From NWS Charleston 310 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S SUNDAY...DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 19:21:48 +0000
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