WINTER WEATHER ADIVSORY posted for POCAHONTAS County from 2PM this afternoon until 10AM tomorrow morning. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH...WITH UP TO TWO TENTHS FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FOR LOCATIONS OVER 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW OR A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AFTER 1 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE 5 PM TO 8 PM TIME FRAME. AFTER WHICH...THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END BY LATE MORNING ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THIS NOT ONLY INCLUDES ROADWAYS BUT SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS AS WELL. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 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 LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:04:26 +0000