Saturday, January 30, 2010
Snow Hits Kentucky And West Virginia
KENTUCKY & WEST VIRGINIA....
As "Old Man Winter" reappeared, a major winter storm dropped significantly high amounts of snow in Pike County and southern West Virginia. With the snow still falling, the two areas picked up several inches of snow from the storm that swept through early Saturday. Williamson in Mingo County had received the most snow, with 8 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston. Six and a half inches had fallen in McDowell County; 6 inches in Pineville; 5 in Beckley and Oceana. In Kanawha County, 4 inches had fallen in Alum Creek by 9 a.m. Charleston had 2.4 inches as of 7 a.m. An emergency dispatcher in Mingo County said several inches of snow had fallen throughout the county. Road crews in Pike County were kept busy throughout the night. People were encouraged to stay off the roads, and seemed to be following that advice. The roads in McDowell County, West Virginia were "awful", an emergency dispatcher said, but no major accidents were reported.
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As "Old Man Winter" reappeared, a major winter storm dropped significantly high amounts of snow in Pike County and southern West Virginia. With the snow still falling, the two areas picked up several inches of snow from the storm that swept through early Saturday. Williamson in Mingo County had received the most snow, with 8 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston. Six and a half inches had fallen in McDowell County; 6 inches in Pineville; 5 in Beckley and Oceana. In Kanawha County, 4 inches had fallen in Alum Creek by 9 a.m. Charleston had 2.4 inches as of 7 a.m. An emergency dispatcher in Mingo County said several inches of snow had fallen throughout the county. Road crews in Pike County were kept busy throughout the night. People were encouraged to stay off the roads, and seemed to be following that advice. The roads in McDowell County, West Virginia were "awful", an emergency dispatcher said, but no major accidents were reported.
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# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:06 AM 
