ATTENTION: WWUS41 KRLX 252121 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 421 PM EST MON NOV 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL BEFORE THANKSGIVING... WVZ037-038-047-260530- /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.A.0006.131127T0800Z-131128T1000Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0017.131126T0600Z-131126T1300Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... COWEN...ELKINS 421 PM EST MON NOV 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SOME SLEET DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD AND SNOW DURING THE WATCH PERIOD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...ICY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED ON WEDNESDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30...RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY MID MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECAST FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL. PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 22:20:06 +0000
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