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ATHENS CO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, 4PM FRI, 2/14 TO 10AM SAT, 2/15, WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS!

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Winter Weather Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON 2/14 TO 10 AM SATURDAY, 2/15.

  • HAZARD TYPES – SNOW
  • SNOW ACCUMULATIONS – ONE TO FOUR INCHES
  • TIMING – PRIMARILY FRIDAY EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FRIDAY NIGHT.
  • IMPACTS – HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TREACHEROUS.
  • WINDS – NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
  • TEMPERATURES – IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW 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.

LIGHT SNOW, PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE, RAIN MAY CAUSE SLICK AND ICY SPOTS ON ROADS, BRIDGES, OVERPASSES UNTREATED SURFACES

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Ice Surfaces

A COLD FRONT AND WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WORKING ACROSS OHIO WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO ATHENS COUNTY THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW. HOWEVER, AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SPOTTY FREEZING RAIN MAY FALL, ESPECIALLY IN ATHENS COUNTY.

EXPECT SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED SURFACES, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF ANY FREEZING DRIZZLE OR RAIN. THOSE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL SLICK AND ICY SPOTS ON ROADS, ALONG WITH BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

Nelsonville BOIL ORDER due to water line repair. Grosvenor St from High St to end of Grosvenor St and Marietta Rd.

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Nelso Boil Order

The City of Nelsonville has issued a boil order for the following areas until further notice due to a water line repair. A boil order has been issued for Grosvenor Street from High Street to the end of Grosvenor Street and Marietta Road.

Boil orders are put into place as a result of broken water lines or local flooding. When this happens, the drinking water may have been contaminated which can cause many illnesses.

Here are some tips to keep in mind, should you find yourself in this situation:
• Bring water to a full boil, and boil for three minutes prior to use.
• Use only boiled water for drinking, preparing food or baby formula.
• To improve the flat taste of boiled water, keep cold in refrigerator.
• Put a cup over your faucets as a reminder to not use tap water – not even to brush your teeth!
• Instead of boiling water, you can disinfect water by adding one teaspoon unscented chlorine laundry bleach for every five gallons of water. Let stand 30 minutes before using.
• Be sure to use sanitized food grade containers for storing water.
• To disinfect water storage containers, pour a solution of one tablespoon of unscented chlorine bleach to a gallon of water into a container. Let the solution remain in the container for 10 minutes, then pour out the solution. Rinse with purified water.
• Boiled or disinfected water can be stored for six months.
• Dispose of ice cubes.
• When washing dishes, make sure to sterilize dishes with a final dip in water that has one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water. Disposable tableware is an option during a boil order.
• It is also recommend you sanitize hands when washing. Again use one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water and rinse hand frequently by pouring rinse over the hands. Use paper towels to dry.
• Water for bathing doesn’t need to be boiled. Supervise children to avoid water being ingested.