HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
354 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2014
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY MONDAY. WATCHES OR ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
 
A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
COULD PRODUCE BETWEEN 1.50 TO 2.00 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE AREA.
THIS RAIN COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES COULD BREAK UP ANY ICE
THAT IS ON THE RIVERS AND CREEKS. THIS ICE BREAK UP AND RAIN COULD
CAUSE ICE JAMS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.
 
...DISCUSSION...
 
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST TONIGHT.  AFTER THE
STOUT WARM UP TODAY...TONIGHT WILL NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR AS COLD AS
RECENT NIGHTS.  A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST...WILL
BRING INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...BUT THE FRONT WILL THEN
STALL IN SOUTHEAST OHIO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
 
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME SPOTTY LIGHT WINTRY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION
OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT...IN THE MID OHIO VALLEY...INCLUDING
SOUTHEAST OHIO...AS A WARM FRONT TRIES TO SET UP JUST TO OUR NORTH.
 
A NICE WARM UP IS FORESEEN FOR SATURDAY...WITH THE MAIN HIGHER CHANCES
OF RAIN BEING DELAYED UNTIL OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY.
 
A COLD FRONT TRIES TO GRADUALLY SETTLE THROUGH ON SUNDAY...BUT MAY
STALL SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS
ALONG IT.
 
ANOTHER FRONT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WILL BRING MORE CHANCES FOR
RAIN. IN ITS WAKE...COLDER TEMPERATURES FINALLY RETURN FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
 
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