WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV): Overnight, we experienced several strong thunderstorms across the region with gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rain. Six Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued within our viewing area, with those issued being in Fayette, Raleigh, and Wyoming counties. A Flash Flood Warning is still in effect for northern Fayette and very western Raleigh county until 8:30 AM this morning. Thankfully, the activity will be done later this morning, giving way to calmer conditions this afternoon and evening. However, this is not the last of the weather over the next week. Meteorologist Christian Boteler has the details:
Saturday will be calm through the day, but the next round of weather comes in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Temperatures will plummet as cold air is dragged down into the region from Canada. Lake effect snow bands will drop into the region as well, starting as a mix of rain and snow. The change to pure snow will occur later Sunday morning, and the snow will continue to fall through the rest of the day. The coastal system to our east will help continue to drag these bands into our region, even lingering into all of Monday. The snow will finally dissipate and leave late Monday night and Tuesday morning.
While accumulation is expected, the exact amounts are still up in the air. The coastal low’s track is one of the factors we are monitoring. Although that coastal system will likely miss us, it could affect the amount of snow that gets into our region. We are continuing to gather information needed to create an official snow forecast, which will likely come at some point today. While amounts are not certain, we can say that the highest amounts are likely in our northern counties while less falls in the southern coalfields and Greenbrier Valley.
After the snow moves through, conditions calm down on Tuesday. Cold temperatures linger, but will eventually recover by Wednesday afternoon. Right after, however, more rain is expected to move through the region as the next low-pressure system slams into the region during the second half of the next work week. Here’s your 7-Day Forecast:
