Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 725 AM EST Wed Jan 10 2018 A low pressure system will cross the area from southwest to northeast Friday night. The system will bring rain Friday afternoon and night. Over an inch of rain could fall over portions of the middle Ohio Valley, central Appalachians and Greenbrier Valley, with less than an inch over the West Virginia lowlands. Hydroplaning is likely and poor drainage flooding is possible, along with stream rises. After the low crosses, the rain will change to snow overnight Friday night or early Saturday morning. There could also be freezing rain or sleet in the transition. The snow will then taper off to snow showers on Saturday, and then end sometime Saturday night, last in the mountains. Although snow accumulations will generally be light, falling temperatures following the rain could create slick driving conditions starting overnight Friday night or early Saturday morning. Any slick conditions that develop could persist Saturday, with temperatures steady or falling. Uncertainty as to the track and timing of the system lends lower confidence as to the timing of temperature drop, change in precipitation type, duration and amount of snow, and impacts on the roads. Stay tuned for the latest updates as the week progresses. Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily): http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/ ...DISCUSSION... A warming trend in the weather is expected for the middle and to the end of the week. However, a strong system will impact the region Friday into Saturday, with widespread rain possible and possibly some heavy snow on the back side of the system. Arctic cold air returns this weekend, with possibly some light snow showers through the day Saturday. ===================================================================== The "StormFlood" Listserv is a regional preparedness and planning partnership including 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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