(Posted 3:45 PM EST Sunday, January 11, 2015) Rain/Ice/Sleet is in the forecast for the Mid-Ohio Valley through Tuesday. Driving conditions may be impaired during commutes. Wood and Pleasants counties are under a Freezing Rain Advisory from 6:00 PM EST Sunday to 6:00 AM EST Monday. The Mid-Ohio Valley (MOV) will straddle a variable line between rain, ice, and sleet over the next two days. Current models show southern counties of Jackson, Roane, Calhoun, and Wirt getting only rain, with northern counties of Ritchie, Wood, Pleasants, and Tyler being impacted with more ice than rain. However, this line may waiver north-to-south, so the entire MOV should be prepared for icy conditions for the morning and evening commutes Monday and Tuesday. Details on the Freezing Rain Advisory and MOV forecast below... Make sure to practice good defensive driving techniques and be alert to icy road conditions. &*&*&*&*&*&* FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE MID OHIO VALLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA. (Wood & Pleasants counties) * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * IMPACTS...A THIN FILM OF ICE COULD FORM ON UNTREATED ROADS... SIDEWALKS...AND VEHICLES. SURFACES THAT APPEAR WET MAY BE ICY. DUE TO THE RECENT COLD WAVES...SOME SURFACES MAY BECOME ICY EVEN WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING. * TEMPERATURES...30 TO 35. 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 EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT ICE 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. &*&*&*&*&*&* MOV forecast from NWS Charleston: Tonight: Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 34. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Monday: Rain before 5pm, then rain and sleet likely. High near 40. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected. Monday Night: A chance of rain, snow, and sleet before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow between 11pm and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:44:35 +0000
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