...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH POSSIBLY A NARROW ZONE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET DURING THE CHANGEOVER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST...BEFORE ENDING MONDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES...MAKING FOR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME IMPACTS TO THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE ARE POSSIBLE. THERE MAY BE SOME POWER FLUCTUATIONS AND EVEN SOME DOWNED SMALL LIMBS DUE TO THE HEAVY NATURE OF THE EXPECTED SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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. 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.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 12:55:24 +0000
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