Monday, December 06, 2010
Blizzard Warnings Issued In West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA....
School officials called off classes Monday in at least 24 West Virginia counties. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings until 7:00 A.M. Tuesday for Grant, Mineral and Pendleton counties, where wind gusts up to 50 mph would send wind chill readings below zero. The weather service also issued a winter storm warning until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday in Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur and Webster counties. Many of the counties under Monday's warnings were hit by an ice storm on December 8-9, 2009. Residents living in some of the state's highest elevations could see 10 to 20 inches of snow by Wednesday morning.
School officials called off classes Monday in at least 24 West Virginia counties. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings until 7:00 A.M. Tuesday for Grant, Mineral and Pendleton counties, where wind gusts up to 50 mph would send wind chill readings below zero. The weather service also issued a winter storm warning until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday in Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur and Webster counties. Many of the counties under Monday's warnings were hit by an ice storm on December 8-9, 2009. Residents living in some of the state's highest elevations could see 10 to 20 inches of snow by Wednesday morning.# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:39 PM 
