THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING, SUNDAY 12/8..

HAZARD TYPES – FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS – LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS – 1 TO 3 INCHES.

TIMING – PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND THE FREEZING RAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING.

IMPACTS – ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON SURFACES, INCLUDING TREES AND POWER LINES, LEADING TO POWER FLUCTUATIONS AND POSSIBLE OUTAGES. UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL.

WINDS – EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TEMPERATURES – IN THE UPPER 20S, RISING INTO THE MID 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS;

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN 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.

Athens County Snow Emergency Canceled.  Drive Safely!!

Athens County is under a level 1 snow emergency.  Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy. Motorists are urged to drive very cautiously.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS FROM 7 AM FRIDAY 12/6 TO 1 AM SATURDAY 12/7.

HAZARD TYPES – SNOW
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS – 1 TO 3 INCHES
TIMING – THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
IMPACTS – ICY SPOTS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS, ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
WINDS – NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
TEMPERATURES – IN THE 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.

The National Weather Service is predicting high amounts of precipitation through mid-day Saturday and then again beginning Sunday into Monday. Various parts of the tri-state and southern Ohio will be affected by flooding rains (worse case excess of 5 inches of rain), perhaps snow, sleet or even ice. The mountainous areas will likely be frozen precipitation for all of you travelers. Impacts could include small stream, urban and river flooding. Ice and sleet accumulations and snow in any given area.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO INCLUDING ATHENS COUNTY FROM 7PM THURSDAY 12/5 THROUGH 7AM SATURDAY 12/7.

A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND STALL. WARM MOIST AIR AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM, COUPLED WITH SEVERAL WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING UP AND ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CAUSE PROLONG PERIODS OF RAIN, SOME OF WHICH COULD BE HEAVY. RAIN SHOULD DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING.

RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA.

WITH THESE RAIN AMOUNTS, SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO FLOOD WHICH IN TURN COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVERS. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE HOCKING RIVER BASIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS;

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.  YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.