HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 457 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA IN THE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY TIME FRAME. ALTHOUGH THE PATH... PRECIPITATION TYPE...AND FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. IN ADDITION...WITH THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE SYSTEM... AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND EVEN MAIN STEM RIVERS COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES EARLY NEXT WEEK. Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily): http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/ Snow/Ice Accumulation Potential (Experimental): http://www.weather.gov/rlx/winter ...DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL PASS TODAY...BRINGING LIGHT SNOW FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THIS EVENING BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES. WE WILL BE IN THE DEEP FREEZE THIS WEEKEND AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CROSSES SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL NOT CLIMB OUT OF THE TEENS FOR THE LOWLANDS...AND SINGLE DIGITS FOR MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH A BITING WIND. SUNDAY WILL BRING LESS WIND AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER TEMPERATURES. BIGGEST CONCERN IS AN APPROACHING SYSTEM THAT BRINGS POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE SNOW SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...AND EVEN PRECIPITATION TYPE COULD VARY AT TIMES. ===================================================================== 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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