WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
Issued by The National Weather Service
Charleston, WV
5:18 AM EST, Tuesday, February 9, 2010
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. SNOW… ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM… SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON… THEN TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT… AND THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE IT TRANSITIONS TO A MIX WITH RAIN OR ALL RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES… WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
NORTHWEST WINDS… BEHIND THE SYSTEM… WILL RESULT IN COLDER AIR FLOWING INTO THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD NORTHWEST WIND AND MOISTURE SHOULD RESULT IN UPSLOPE SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES… WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
Issued by The National Weather Service
Charleston, WV
3:50 PM EST, Monday, Februa 8, 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY. SNOW… ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM… SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING… AND THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING. SOME OF THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN ON TUESDAY… ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES… WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
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.