Winter Storm Criteria Changes (Nov 15)
Ted Jacobson
skywarn at frognet.net
Mon Oct 19 11:13:31 EDT 2009
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1100 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009
...CHARLESTON NWS CHANGING SOME WINTER STORM PRODUCT CRITERIA...
...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15TH 2009...
DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS...STAFF AT THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE IN CHARLESTON HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING A STUDY TO
RE-EVALUATE OUR WINTER STORM WATCH AND WARNING CRITERIA FOR
HEAVY SNOW. DURING THIS EVALUATION...WE EXAMINED THE FREQUENCY
OF SEVERAL 24 HOUR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 INCH UP TO 6 INCHES.
BASED ON THE RESULTS OF OUR RESEARCH AND AFTER COORDINATION...
WE WILL BE LOWERING THE 12 HOUR WINTER STORM WATCH AND WARNING
SNOWFALL CRITERIA FOR THE 2009-2010 WINTER SEASON TO A COUNTY
AVERAGE OF 4 INCHES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
BOYD KY CARTER KY GREENUP KY LAWRENCE KY
ATHENS OH GALLIA OH JACKSON OH LAWRENCE OH
MEIGS OH MORGAN OH PERRY OH VINTON OH
WASHINGTON OH BOONE WV CABELL WV CALHOUN WV
JACKSON WV KANAWHA WV LINCOLN WV LOGAN WV
MASON WV MCDOWELL WV MINGO WV PLEASANTS WV
PUTNAM WV RITCHIE WV ROANE WV WAYNE WV
WIRT WV WOOD WV WYOMING WV BUCHANAN VA
DICKENSON VA
THE 24 HOUR WINTER STORM WATCH AND WARNING SNOWFALL CRITERIA WILL
REMAIN AT 6 INCHES. HOWEVER THE 12 HOUR ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL BE
LOWERED TO 2 INCHES FOR THE ABOVE COUNTIES.
THE 12 HOUR WINTER STORM WATCH AND WARNING SNOWFALL CRITERIA
FOR THE 2009-2010 WINTER SEASON WILL BE RAISED TO A COUNTY
AVERAGE OF 6 INCHES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
POCAHONTAS WV RANDOLPH WV WEBSTER WV
WE WILL ALSO RAISE THE 24 HOUR WINTER STORM WATCH AND WARNING
SNOWFALL CRITERIA TO 8 INCHES AND THE 12 HOUR ADVISORY
CRITERIA TO 4 INCHES FOR THE ABOVE COUNTIES.
THE 12 HOUR WINTER STORM WATCH AND WARNING SNOWFALL CRITERIA
FOR THE 2009-2010 WINTER SEASON WILL REMAIN A COUNTY BASED
AVERAGE OF 5 INCHES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
BARBOUR WV BRAXTON WV CLAY WV DODDRIDGE WV
FAYETTE WV GILMER WV HARRISON WV LEWIS WV
NICHOLAS WV RALEIGH WV TAYLOR WV TYLER WV
UPSHUR WV
THE 24 HOUR WINTER STORM WATCH AND WARNING SNOWFALL CRITERIA
WILL BE RAISED TO 7 INCHES AND THE 12 HOUR ADVISORY CRITERIA
WILL REMAIN AT 3 INCHES FOR THE ABOVE COUNTIES.
THESE CHANGE WILL BE EFFECTIVE ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15TH 2009.
CONTACT FOR MORE DETAILS OR TO PROVIDE COMMENTS:
JEFFREY S. HOVIS
SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE CHARLESTON WV
304-746-0180
JEFFREY.HOVIS at NOAA.GOV
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