HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 427 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-OH TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-BARBOUR-WV ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily): http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 419 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA LOW LANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 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 CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rlx ===================================================================== The "StormFlood" Listserv is a regional preparedness and planning partnership made possible by funding from Ohio University Risk Management and Safety http://www.ohio.edu/riskandsafety/ Affiliated web services: Southeast Ohio Flood Potential Monitoring page: http://seorf.ohiou.edu/xx073/floodprep.html Athens Co. OH Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network: http://climate.athens.oh.us/oh-at/ Athens Ohio Climatological Data Archive (7/2002-3/2012): http://climate.athens.oh.us/ Subscribe/Un-subscribe this mailing list: http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/stormflood =====================================================================
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