Wind Chill Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
416 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

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WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS
416 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.

WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PICK UP THIS MORNING WITH
TEMPERATURES STARTING IN THE TEENS AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS. THESE TEMPERATURES HAVE FROZEN ROADWAYS AND SNOW WILL
MAKE THEM MORE SLIPPERY. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING.

SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
THE SNOW.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6 TO
12 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT.

THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND TEENS...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE TEENS
BELOW ZERO TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
TONIGHT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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