NWS Storm WARNING

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ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ATHENS…MARIETTA…BELPRE…MCARTHUR…
HAMDEN…PARKERSBURG…VIENNA…ST. MARYS…BELMONT…
PADEN CITY…SISTERSVILLE…MIDDLEBOURNE
404 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…TO SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS…ATHENS…WASHINGTON…VINTON…MEIGS COUNTIES IN
OHIO…PLUS PLEASANTS…TYLER…AND WOOD IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES…FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…TO SNOW.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS… UP TO 0.50 INCHES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING…STARTING SUNDAY MORNING…PEAKING SUNDAY NIGHT…THEN
DIMINISHING ON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS…UNTREATED SURFACES…INCLUDING BOTH ROADS AND
WALKWAYS…COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. ICE AND OR WET SNOW CAN
ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES…CAUSING POWER
INTERRUPTIONS. THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE
AFFECTED.

* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…
SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS
OR IMPOSSIBLE.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW…SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE… 800-401-9535…WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING
PURPOSES ONLY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK
PAGE…OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG…NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

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