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WWUS71 KRLX 190107  
NPWRLX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
807 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
WVZ522-523-526-191015-  
/O.CON.KRLX.EC.W.0002.250120T0300Z-250121T1400Z/  
/O.CON.KRLX.EC.A.0001.250121T1400Z-250123T1300Z/  
SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARMAN AND SNOWSHOE  
807 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM  
EST TUESDAY...  
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS  
AS LOW AS 25 BELOW EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH,  
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 28 BELOW POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS, SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH, AND SOUTHEAST  
WEBSTER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 9 AM EST  
TUESDAY. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED  
WATER PIPES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX  
AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.  
 
 
 
 
 
KYZ101>103-105-WVZ005>008-013>016-024>026-191015-  
/O.CON.KRLX.EC.A.0001.250120T0900Z-250122T1700Z/  
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-  
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAVENSWOOD, KENOVA, ALUM CREEK, LOGAN,  
MADISON, YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK, RUSSELL, HARTS, RIPLEY,  
TEAYS VALLEY, MAN, CARTER CAVES STATE PARK, FLATWOODS,  
CHAPMANVILLE, HURRICANE, WILLIAMSON, CEREDO, GRAYSON LAKE STATE  
PARK, OLIVE HILL, GRAYSON, POINT PLEASANT, RACELAND, CANNONSBURG,  
HAMLIN, SAINT ALBANS, HUNTINGTON, ASHLAND, SPENCER, CHARLESTON,  
WAYNE, NEW HAVEN, SOUTH CHARLESTON, AND LOUISA  
807 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND CENTRAL, SOUTHERN, AND  
WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE.  
 
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO  
DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX  
AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.  
 
 
 
 
 
OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ009>011-017>020-027>034-039-  
040-515>519-521-524-525-191015-  
/O.CON.KRLX.EC.A.0001.250120T0900Z-250122T1700Z/  
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-  
LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-CALHOUN-  
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-  
MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-NORTHWEST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST  
RALEIGH-NORTHWEST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-NORTHWEST NICHOLAS-  
NORTHWEST WEBSTER-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JACKSON, POMEROY, SOUTH POINT, GARY, LAKE  
VESUVIUS, SUMMERSVILLE, BECKLEY, GASSAWAY, GRAFTON, OCEANA,  
BELPRE, MARIETTA, WELLSTON, OAK HILL, ELIZABETH, WEST UNION,  
MULLENS, MEADOW BRIDGE, HAMDEN, ELKINS, STOCKPORT, CROOKSVILLE,  
PADEN CITY, MCCONNELSVILLE, SISTERSVILLE, HARRISVILLE, PENNSBORO,  
BURNSVILLE, GLENVILLE, PHILIPPI, SOPHIA, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK,  
BRIDGEPORT, BELMONT, CLAY, SUTTON, SOMERSET, GRANTSVILLE,  
FAYETTEVILLE, GRUNDY, CLINTWOOD, MONTGOMERY, WAR, MARLINTON,  
CLARKSBURG, VANSANT, BELINGTON, CRAIGSVILLE, BIRCH RIVER, COWEN,  
NEW LEXINGTON, ST. MARYS, ATHENS, IRONTON, PINEVILLE, GALLIPOLIS,  
BRADLEY, PARKERSBURG, WELCH, MIDDLEBOURNE, WESTON, PROSPERITY,  
VIENNA, MCARTHUR, WEBSTER SPRINGS, AND BUCKHANNON  
807 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND  
CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHERN, SOUTHEAST, AND SOUTHERN WEST  
VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE.  
 
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO  
DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX  
AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.  
 
 
 
 
 
WVZ520-191015-  
/O.CON.KRLX.EC.A.0001.250120T0900Z-250123T1300Z/  
SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RICHWOOD  
807 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 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. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING  
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE.  
 
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO  
DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX  
AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.  
 
 
 
 
 
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