Weather Advisory

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ATHENS CO 10PM SUN, 1/5 TO 12 NOON MON, 1/6, WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS!

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Winter Weather Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 10PM SUNDAY, 1/5 TO 12 NOON MONDAY, 1/6.

HAZARD TYPES – SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS – 1 TO 2 INCHES.

WIND CHILL READINGS – 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

TIMING – THE BEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS – VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. PROLONGED EXPOSURE COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA, LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT COULD CAUSE A FLASH FREEZE OF WATER ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS.

WINDS – WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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.

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.

PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS 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 THECHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG, #NWSRLX.

WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS CO FROM 7PM MON, 1/6 TO 1PM TUE, 1/7, LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

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Wind Chill Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7PM MONDAY 1/6 THROUGH 1PM TUESDAY 1/7.

DANGEROUS COLD AIR AND WIND CHILLS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

A SIGNIFICANT ARCTIC WINTER STORM WILL BRING DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. BEFORE THE COLD AIR ARRIVES THE STORM WILL BRING SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO SOUTHEASTERN OHIO.

WIND CHILL READINGS – AS LOW AS 35 BELOW.

TIMING – MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS – VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. COULD BE SOME OF THE COLDEST VALUES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA, LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

WINDS – WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

TEMPERATURES – RANGING FROM 10 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

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.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ATHENS CO, 7AM THUR 1/2 TO 1 AM FRI 1/3, 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 7 AM THURSDAY 1/2 TO 1 AM FRIDAY 1/3.

HAZARD TYPES – SNOW

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS – MOSTLY IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE

TIMING – SNOW OR A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING, BECOMING ALL SNOW THROUGHOUT THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS – UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW OR ICE COVERED, ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
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.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 7 AM SUN, 12/22, WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS!

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 7 AM, SUNDAY, 12/22.

REMEMBER, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE, 800-401-9535, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG, #NWSRLX.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM SUN, 12/22, SEEK SHELTER!

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM, SUNDAY, 12/22.

AT 119 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GLOUSTER TO RIO GRANDE TO 6 MILES WEST OF YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK, MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO FALL FROM THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM SUNDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WIND TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE, 800-401-9535, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG, #NWSRLX.

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS CO UNTIL 6 AM SUN, 12/22, WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ATHENS COUNTY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY, 12/22.

Wind Advisory

WINDS – SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, ESPECIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM.

TIMING – MAINLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS – STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE, POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM DEBRIS.  CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.