URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 403 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...PROLONGED OFF AND ON LIGHT SNOW EVENT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES OVER A 36 HOUR PERIOD. SOME SETTLING AND MELTING OF FALLEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE AROUND FOR MOST OF THE WEEK WITH VARYING INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ...DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT BRINGS RAIN TODAY WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS... CHANGING TO SNOW EVERYWHERE IN FALLING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT...ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSING EAST OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL SPREAD SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. FIGURE ON AN INCH TO 4 INCHES PER 12 HOUR PERIOD ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...BUT 4 TO 6 PER 12 HOUR PERIOD OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A QUIETER WEATHER PATTERN TAKES HOLD LATE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND BUT REMAINING QUITE COLD. Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily): http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/ ===================================================================== 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: http://climate.athens.oh.us/ Subscribe/Un-subscribe this mailing list: http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/stormflood =====================================================================
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