Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Charleston, WV
Areas Affected: Clay; Braxton; Lewis; Taylor; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Raleigh; Southeast Raleigh; Northwest Fayette; Southeast Fayette; Northwest Nicholas; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Northwest Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast Randolph
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 1:08pm EST
Alert Effective: Sunday 1:08pm EST
Alert Expires: Sunday 10:00pm EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 1:08pm EST
Event Ends: Tuesday 1:00am EST
Issued by: NWS Charleston WV
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 12 inches with locally higher amounts expected. Winds gusting as high as 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, northeast, northern, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1 or by accessing the online traffic and roadway portal for your state. Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded. Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a2b755e5a730eb584cf512ca15e914007e698132.002.1 Codes: WVZ027, WVZ028, WVZ030, WVZ032, WVZ039, WVZ040, WVZ515, WVZ516, WVZ517, WVZ518, WVZ519, WVZ520, WVZ521, WVZ522, WVZ523, WVZ525, WVZ526 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a2b755e5a730eb584cf512ca15e914007e698132.002.1