THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 11 PM FRIDAY 2/20 TO 7 PM SATURDAY 2/21. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
- HAZARD TYPES – SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
- ICE ACCUMULATIONS – LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
- SNOW ACCUMULATIONS – 4 TO 6 INCHES.
- TIMING – BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT.
- WINDS – SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
- TEMPERATURES – IN THE MID 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: 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.
PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE 1-800-401-9535, 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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