THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN, SLEET TO SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 5 AM SUNDAY 3/2 TO 10 AM MONDAY 3/3. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
- HAZARD TYPES – FREEZING RAIN, SLEET TO SNOW.
- ICE ACCUMULATIONS – UP TO 0.50 INCHES.
- SNOW ACCUMULATIONS – 4 TO 8 INCHES.
- TIMING – STARTING SUNDAY MORNING, PEAKING SUNDAY NIGHT, THEN DIMINISHING ON MONDAY.
- IMPACTS – UNTREATED SURFACES, INCLUDING BOTH ROADS AND WALKWAYS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. ICE AND OR WET SNOW CAN ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES, CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED.
- WINDS – NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
- TEMPERATURES – IN THE MID 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, 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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