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Parts of W.Va. Hit with Foot of Snow

A winter storm has left more than a foot of snow in parts of West Virginia on one of the busiest travel days of the year.Eastern West Virginia and the…

A winter storm has left more than a foot of snow in parts of West Virginia on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Eastern West Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle are the hardest hit areas. The National Weather Service says 14 inches of snow was reported Wednesday morning in Frenchburg and in Paw Paw. Augusta received a foot of snow.

Online utility figures show the storm knocked out power to about 13,300 Mon Power and Potomac Edison customers in the region.
 
About 2,900 Appalachian Power customers in southeastern West Virginia also are without electricity.
 
Winter storm warnings remain in effect for eastern counties and the panhandle until 6 p.m. Wednesday. A storm warning for western Greenbrier County is in effect until midnight Wednesday.
 

Half the State Bracing for Snow

Nearly half of the state is bracing for snow as the Thanksgiving travel season gets underway in West Virginia.  

Forecasters say a nor’easter is making its way up the East Coast bringing precipitation Wednesday into Thursday, with snowfall expected in the higher elevations especially across central Appalachia.

Travel could become hazardous Wednesday on portions of Interstates 68, 64 and 81. WV511 will have the latest road conditions as well as a list of accidents and traffic delays available on their website.

As of Wednesday morning, power outages were being reported in many counties across the West Virginia for both First Energy and American Electric Power customers.

Here are some helpful resources:

Road Conditions

Accidents and Delays

First Energy Outage Map

American Electric Power Outage Map

National Weather Service Forecast

Shutdowns, Shoveling, and Sleighriding: A W.Va. Winter Story

Several public school systems across the state remained closed Friday. It was the same story at several universities and colleges. Some West Virginians are still digging out of a deep snow that fell over Wednesday and Thursday.

Preliminary totals from the National Weather Service include more than a foot  in the Eastern Panhandle and Southern West Virginia. American Electric Power’s website showed minor outages during the storm. Governor Tomblin urged residents to stay home unless absolutely necessary. Still, the deep snow created slick conditions treacherous for driving and a workout to shovel but perfect for sleigh riding. 

Students at Concord University enjoyed a day off as did Mercer County public schools, so residents quickly flocked to campus to enjoy a Concord tradition. Listen to the audio file above to hear West Virginians shovels, plow and even slide through the snow day.

Jessica Lilly can be reached at 304.384.5981, or by email jlilly@wvpublic.org. You can also follow her on twitter: @WVJessicaYLilly.

For updates from West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s statewide news team, follow @wvpubnews.

Parts of W.Va. Could See Minus 50 Wind Chills

 

 

Temperatures across West Virginia could fall to their lowest levels in 18 years Monday night.

Below-zero temperatures are forecast around the state. Greg Guillot with the National Weather Service in Charleston says most of the state is expected to see the coldest temperatures since February 1996.

The weather service has issued for wind chill warnings for most of the state, effective Monday evening. Some areas could see wind chills of minus 30 degrees or lower.

Conditions could be even more frigid in higher elevations. The temperature at Snowshoe is expected to plunge to between minus 20 and minus 25 degrees Monday night. Guillot says the wind chill may be minus 50.

Public schools in many of the state’s 55 counties were closed Monday.

 

Wintry Weekend Forecasted for Eastern Panhandle, Central & Southern West Virginia

Wintry weather is expected to bring snow and possibly sleet over the course of the weekend, according to advisories posted by the National Weather Service and their outposts around the region.

Their Charleston office has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Randolph and Pocahontas counties from Saturday, December 14 at 4 a.m. to Sunday, December 15 at 1 a.m.

* HAZARD TYPES…ACCUMULATING SNOW AT THE ONSET…CHANGING TO   FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND WILL TRANSITION TO   SLEET THEN FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS…ACCUMULATING SNOW ON UNTREATED SURFACES WILL MAKE   DRIVING HAZARDOUS. THE TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN WILL FURTHER   COMPLICATE MATTERS WITH ICE BUILDING UP ON ALL SURFACES. THIS   MAY BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES FROM TREES AND WILL COULD MAKE   WALKWAYS DANGEROUS AS WELL. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO ICE   ACCUMULATING ON POWER LINES. * WINDS…SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.  

The Eastern Panhandle is also being asked to be on the lookout for hazardous weather. The National Weather Service’s operation in Sterling, Virginia says to be prepared for snow, sleet, and freezing rain. The Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 5 a.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday for Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, Tucker, Mineral counties.

A previously issued Winter Storm Watch is no longer in effect.

* ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. THE HIGHEST   ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEAR THE MASON-DIXON LINE. AROUND ONE   TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.   * TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE   THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE TO   SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY EVENING.   * TEMPERATURES…MID TO UPPER 20S LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL   RISE INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY   NIGHT.   * WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY THEN   BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT.   * IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY SATURDAY.   FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ICY CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL   WILL BE DANGEROUS DURING THIS TIME.  

And parts of southern West Virginia can also expect hazardous weather conditions, according to the National Weather Service’s Blacksburg, Virginia office.

Photos: Wintry Weather Hits Most of West Virginia

Residents around the state woke up to a wintry mix of snow, rain, and ice Sunday morning. In many areas, multiple inches have fallen and local authorities…

Residents around the state woke up to a wintry mix of snow, rain, and ice Sunday morning. In many areas, multiple inches have fallen and local authorities are cautioning residents not to travel unless absolutely necessary. Many events have been canceled throughout the state, so please check the organization sponsoring the event before traveling.

For continued updates on this winter storm and its effects, please follow: The West Virginia Department of Transportation, the National Weather Service in Charleston, the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and the State Department of Education (for school closings). 

Here’s a look at some of the snowfall and winter weather around the state.

Here’s a photo taken in Kenna, Jackson County:

Jessica Kuniyoshi snapped this photo in Clarksburg:

In neighboring Bridgeport, it was more of the same:

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Abe Schoonover in Terra Alta took this photo while out and about:

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Del. Gary Howell of Mineral County wasn’t worried about the storm:

 
NPR newscaster (and West Virginia Public Broadcasting alum) Giles Snyder tweeted this photo while on his commute home from Washington, D.C. to Martinsburg early afternoon Sunday:

And West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s very own Cecelia Mason pulled out her ruler to illustrate the snowfall at her Martinsburg home:

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