Winter Storm WARNING

[Ted Jacobson]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
148 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-PLEASANTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...
MARIETTA...BELPRE...ST. MARYS...BELMONT
148 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
   TO NOON EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ATHENS... MORGAN... PERRY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
  IN SOUTHEAST OHIO. PLEASANTS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH DAWN.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE MORNING COMMUTE TUESDAY
  WILL BE IMPACTED.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 MPH OR LESS.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

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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