THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 10AM WEDNESDAY 2/5. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HAZARD TYPES – SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS – A QUARTER TO A HALF AN INCH.
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS – UP TO 2 INCHES.
TIMING – OVERNIGHT.
IMPACTS – HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS, ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS.
WINDS – EAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
TEMPERATURES – IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF 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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