February 2014

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.