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NWS Charleston, WV	NWS Pittsburgh, PA	NWS Sterling, VA	NWS Blacksburg, VA

Bands of snow move across the area through Friday night.

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS... A low pressure system will bring more snow showers across the area through Friday night. Accumulations for today and tonight in the lowlands could be up to 2 inches in some areas, especially in the southern coal fields. Accumulations for today and tonight in the mountains will be 2 to 4 inches. Roads and sidewalks may become slippery, especially during the early morning hours and again during the evening hours. High pressure will provide quiet weather the rest of the weekend before a series of system brings warm air and rounds of rain next week. Read More...

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Updated: 8:26 PM EDT Wed Feb 26

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River Conditions at: 07:15 AM 02/28/2020
Location	Flood Stage (ft.)	Observed (ft.)	Crest (ft.)	Forecast for 7AM
Location	Flood Stage (ft.)	Observed (ft.)	Crest (ft.)	Sat.	Sat.	Mon.	Tue.
Big Sandy River
Fullers Station	49	9.71	13.7	12.9	13.7	13.6	-
Blaine	-	3.36	-	-	-	-	-
Yatesville Outflow	-	16.95	-	-	-	-	-
Coal River
Whitesville	20	13.28	-	-	-	-	-
Ashford	17	3.71	-	-	-	-	-
Danville	25	2.85	-	-	-	-	-
Tornado	25	11.15	11.5	11.4	11.5	11.3	-
Duck Creek
Macksburg	13	8.05	-	-	-	-	-
Whipple	12	3.45	-	-	-	-	-
Elk River
Sutton Dam Pool	-	897.18	-	-	-	-	-
Sutton Dam TW	-	817.81	-	-	-	-	-
Clifton Ford	13	5.69	-	-	-	-	-
Replete	-	6.99	-	-	-	-	-
Guardian	11	5.95	-	-	-	-	-
Herold	12	5.81	-	-	-	-	-
Frametown	18	7.50	-	-	-	-	-
Clay	18	8.48	-	-	-	-	-
Queen Shoals	19	9.75	9.75	7.9	7.3	7.3	-
Elk Two Mile	12	2.10	-	-	-	-	-
Big Sandy abv Clendenin	-	3.63	-	-	-	-	-
Little Sandy abv Elkview	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	-
Cookman Fork	-	0.18	-	-	-	-	-
Gauley River
Fenwick	-	3.40	-	-	-	-	-
Lockwood	-	6.30	-	-	-	-	-
Williams River at Dyer	10.5	2.85	-	-	-	-	-
Cranberry River abv Richwood	13	3.62	-	-	-	-	-
Meadow River at Hines	14	4.89	-	-	-	-	-
Meadow River at Nallen	15	7.17	-	-	-	-	-
Belva	20	5.81	-	-	-	-	-
US19 Hendricks Crk	-	1.85	-	-	-	-	-
Summersville Lake	-	1361.93	-	-	-	-	-
Camden-on-Gauley	19	4.67	4.67	4.2	4.1	4.1	-
Greenbrier River
Huntersville	9	3.72	-	-	-	-	-
Buckeye	15	3.52	3.52	3.0	2.9	3.0	-
Marlinton	10	0.00	-	-	-	-	-
Cloverlick	13	1.73	-	-	-	-	-
Durbin	7	1.83	-	-	-	-	-
Marlin Run	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guyandotte River
Island Creek	10	3.80	-	-	-	-	-
Clear Fork	11	3.37	-	-	-	-	-
RD Bailey Dam Pool	-	1019.20	1019.20	1012.5	1012.5	1012.5	-
RD Baily Dam TW	-	885.81	-	-	-	-	-
Little Huff Creek	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Branchland	30	9.76	-	-	-	-	-
Logan	23	8.57	9.1	8.1	7.2	7.0	-
Man	15	6.85	-	-	-	-	-
Baileysville	17	5.32	-	-	-	-	-
Pineville	13	3.86	-	-	-	-	-
Hocking River
Enterprise	12	3.47	-	-	-	-	-
Athens	20	8.54	8.54	6.9	6.3	6.2	-
Tom Jenkins	-	721.50	-	-	-	-	-
Glouster	16	6.63	-	-	-	-	-
Milfield	25	-	-	-	-	-	-
Doanville	16	5.45	-	-	-	-	-
Hurricane Creek
Hurricane	17	5.48	-	-	-	-	-
Kanawha River
Kanawha Falls	27	7.92	7.92	6.7	6.3	6.1	-
London Locks	-	11.97	-	-	-	-	-
Marmet Locks	-	14.60	-	-	-	-	-
South Side Bridge	30	9.95	10.0	9.1	8.7	8.4	-
Old Lock 6	-	19.80	-	-	-	-	-
Abv Winfield Locks	-	15.10	-	-	-	-	-
Levisa Fork
Grundy	-	3.60	-	-	-	-	-
Big Rock	20	4.18	-	-	-	-	-
Bartlick	35	8.98	-	-	-	-	-
Haysi	19	3.37	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	-
Norland	14	4.03	-	-	-	-	-
John Flannagan Lake	-	1380.94	1380.94	1380.7	1380.7	1380.6	-
Clintwood	13	3.01	-	-	-	-	-
Clinchco	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Little Kanawha River
Wildcat	-	6.34	-	-	-	-	-
Burnsville Dam Pool	-	1480.25	-	-	-	-	-
Burnsville Dam TW	-	756.96	-	-	-	-	-
blo Burnville	13	6.20	-	-	-	-	-
Glenville	23	7.78	9.4	7.8	7.0	6.9	-
Grantsville	36	13.83	14.7	13.2	12.3	11.9	-
Mineral Wells	-	-	14.7	13.2	12.3	11.9	-
Rocksdale	-	6.32	-	-	-	-	-
Elizabeth	36	17.57	17.8	17.6	16.9	16.6	-
Palestine	-	8.91	-	-	-	-	-
Flatwoods	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sand Fork	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Macfarlan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cairo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Little Sandy River
Grayson Lake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grayson Dam TW	-	588.98	-	-	-	-	-
Leon	31	6.07	-	-	-	-	-
Grayson	21	7.36	7.36	6.7	6.2	5.9	-
Middle Island Creek
Middlebourne	16	10.72	-	-	-	-	-
Little	14	5.32	-	-	-	-	-
West Union	-	9.47	-	-	-	-	-
Mud River
Hamlin	13	3.81	-	-	-	-	-
Milton	19	-	-	-	-	-	-
Palermo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Griffithsville	12	3.26	-	-	-	-	-
Muskingum River
Coshocton	15	10.18	10.5	10.4	9.7	9.0	8.6
Dresden	20	11.51	-	-	-	-	-
Zanesville	25	12.34	12.34	12.0	11.7	11.2	10.8
McConnelsville	11	5.96	5.96	5.6	5.4	4.9	-
Beverly	29	20.01	20.01	19.5	19.1	18.5	17.9
New River
Bluestone Dam Pool	-	1407.59	-	-	-	-	-
Hinton	15	3.95	3.95	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.2
Piney Creek	10.5	3.02	-	-	-	-	-
Thurmond	19	9.22	-	-	-	-	-
Hawks Nest	-	8.59	-	-	-	-	-
Ohio River
Willow Island	37	19.52	23.3	23.3	22.2	20.2	19.2
Marietta Pumphouse	35	20.10	23.0	23.0	22.0	20.3	19.5
Parkersburg	36	23.44	24.7	24.7	23.9	22.8	22.3
Belleville	35	19.10	22.5	22.5	21.3	19.2	18.3
Racine Lock	41	19.47	24.1	24.1	23.0	20.3	19.1
Pomeroy	46	-	-	-	-	-	-
Point Pleasant	40	26.29	27.7	27.7	27.3	26.0	25.6
RC Byrd Lock	50	23.74	29.0	28.9	28.1	25.2	23.9
Huntington	50	28.54	32.8	32.5	32.5	30.4	29.0
Ashland	52	35.39	37.4	37.2	37.3	36.3	35.7
Ironton	52	34.87	-	-	-	-	-
Lloyd Greenup	54	26.58	33.1	31.5	33.1	30.7	27.8
Ohio River Tributaries
Bloomfield	16	5.37	-	-	-	-	-
Chester	17	7.21	-	-	-	-	-
Aid	19	9.76	-	-	-	-	-
Grasslick Creek	-	1.00	-	-	-	-	-
Grass Run Creek	-	0.00	-	-	-	-	-
Statts Mills Creek	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greenup	20	4.34	-	-	-	-	-
Pocatalico River
Sissonville	30	5.63	-	-	-	-	-
Raccoon Creek
Adamsville	21	9.56	-	-	-	-	-
Bollins Mills	14	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shavers Fork
Cheat Bridge	20	5.01	-	-	-	-	-
Bowden	13	5.14	-	-	-	-	-
Bemis	16	4.17	-	-	-	-	-
Job	14	2.16	-	-	-	-	-
Tug Fork River
Kermit	38	7.57	-	-	-	-	-
Williamson	27	7.03	7.4	6.9	6.8	6.8	-
Matewan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Litwar	24	6.22	6.22	5.6	5.6	5.6	-
Bradshaw	10	4.37	-	-	-	-	-
Welch	17	4.85	-	-	-	-	-
Panther	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twelvepole Creek
East Lynn Dam Pool	-	657.25	-	-	-	-	-
East Lynn Dam TW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Beach Fork Dam Pool	-	583.59	-	-	-	-	-
Wayne	-	5.81	-	-	-	-	-
Dunlow	-	4.15	-	-	-	-	-
Tygart Valley River
Audra	10	4.47	-	-	-	-	-
Ellamore	13	-	-	-	-	-	-
Adolph	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buckannon	23	10.49	-	-	-	-	-
Alton	14	6.75	-	-	-	-	-
Tygart Dam Pool	-	1048.88	-	-	-	-	-
Tygart Dam TW	-	8.28	-	-	-	-	-
Philippi	19	7.95	8.0	6.7	5.8	5.7	-
Belington	14	6.81	-	-	-	-	-
Elkins	17	5.62	-	-	-	-	-
Elkins Diversion Inlet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elkins Diversion Outlet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dailey	14	3.54	3.54	2.6	2.3	2.4	-
Mill Creek	11	5.48	-	-	-	-	-
Valley Head	12	2.89	-	-	-	-	-
Sand Run	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Three Forks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
West Fork River
Stonewall Jackson Dam Pool	-	1068.73	1069.3	1069.0	1069.2	1069.2	-
Stonewall Jackson Dam TW	-	8.75	-	-	-	-	-
Weston	17	6.87	-	-	-	-	-
Butcherville	16	2.76	-	-	-	-	-
Clarksburg	14	4.55	5.4	5.2	4.9	4.9	-
Enterprise	17	6.65	-	-	-	-	-
Walkersville	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Special Weather Statement (SPS): Issued: 02/28/2020 08:58:58 AM EST

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Winter Weather Warnings / Watches / Advisories (WSW): Issued: 02/27/2020 04:51:42 PM EST
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Special Weather Statement (SPS): Issued: 02/28/2020 08:58:58 AM EST
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Winter Weather Warnings / Watches / Advisories (WSW): Issued: 02/27/2020 04:51:42 PM EST
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Special Weather Statement (SPS): Issued: 02/28/2020 08:58:58 AM EST

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Fire Weather Forecast (FWF): Issued: 02/28/2020 09:34:41 AM EST
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