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Current Severe Weather Alerts in West Virginia


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Wind Advisory issued January 18 at 6:10PM EST until January 20 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Event: Wind Advisory
Message Type: Alert
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Affected Area: Eastern Tucker

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...For the wind advisory, west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. for the cold weather advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero expected. * where...Eastern tucker county. * when...For the wind advisory, from 8 am monday to midnight est monday night. for the cold weather advisory, from 9 pm monday to noon est tuesday. * impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. the dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 18 at 6:10PM EST until January 20 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Event: Cold Weather Advisory
Message Type: Update
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Affected Area: Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Very cold wind chills as low as 14 below zero expected. * where...Portions of east central ohio, northwest, southwest, and western pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of west virginia. * when...From 9 pm monday to noon est tuesday. * impacts...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 18 at 6:10PM EST until January 20 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Event: Cold Weather Advisory
Message Type: Update
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Affected Area: Eastern Tucker

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...For the wind advisory, west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. for the cold weather advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero expected. * where...Eastern tucker county. * when...For the wind advisory, from 8 am monday to midnight est monday night. for the cold weather advisory, from 9 pm monday to noon est tuesday. * impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. the dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Wind Advisory issued January 18 at 6:02PM EST until January 19 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Charleston WV

Event: Wind Advisory
Message Type: Alert
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Affected Area: Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Randolph

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...For the wind advisory, west winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. for the cold weather advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 21 below expected. * where...Northwest pocahontas and southeast randolph counties. * when...For the wind advisory, from 8 am to 7 pm est monday. for the cold weather advisory, from 6 pm monday to 2 pm est tuesday. * impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. the dangerously cold wind chills as low as 21 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 18 at 6:02PM EST until January 20 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Charleston WV

Event: Cold Weather Advisory
Message Type: Update
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Affected Area: Upshur; Barbour; Southeast Raleigh; Southeast Fayette; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. * where...Northwest randolph, northwest webster, southeast pocahontas, barbour, upshur, southeast fayette, southeast nicholas, and southeast raleigh counties. * when...From 9 pm monday to noon est tuesday. * impacts...The cold wind chills as low as 12 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 18 at 6:02PM EST until January 20 at 2:00PM EST by NWS Charleston WV

Event: Cold Weather Advisory
Message Type: Update
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Affected Area: Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Randolph

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...For the wind advisory, west winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. for the cold weather advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 21 below expected. * where...Northwest pocahontas and southeast randolph counties. * when...For the wind advisory, from 8 am to 7 pm est monday. for the cold weather advisory, from 6 pm monday to 2 pm est tuesday. * impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. the dangerously cold wind chills as low as 21 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 18 at 6:02PM EST until January 20 at 2:00PM EST by NWS Charleston WV

Event: Cold Weather Advisory
Message Type: Update
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Affected Area: Southeast Webster

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below expected. * where...Southeast webster county. * when...From 6 pm monday to 2 pm est tuesday. * impacts...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Extreme Cold Watch issued January 18 at 1:33PM EST until January 20 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA

Event: Extreme Cold Watch
Message Type: Alert
Urgency: Future
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Likely
Affected Area: Western Greenbrier

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 below possible. * where...Western greenbrier county. * when...From late monday night through tuesday morning. * impacts...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. an extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 18 at 1:22PM EST until January 20 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Cold Weather Advisory
Message Type: Alert
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Affected Area: Extreme Western Allegany; Western Highland; Western Grant; Western Mineral; Western Pendleton

Wheather Alert Summary: * what...Very cold wind chills between 10 and 20 below zero expected. * where...In maryland, garrett and extreme western allegany counties. in virginia, western highland county. in west virginia, western grant, western mineral, and western pendleton counties. * when...From 8 pm monday to 1 pm est tuesday. * impacts...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Official National Weather Service Weather Alert Statement