A Winter Storm Will Impact the Sunday Evening and Monday Morning Commute

Winter weather returns today and is expected to prevail into Monday. During which time, several inches of snow will fall across the lowlands and significant amounts nearing a foot of snow is possible over the higher West Virginia mountains. The greatest impacts will occur tonight into Monday morning, likely affecting the Monday morning commute, so plan accordingly! Read More >

NWS meteorologist performing on-site decision support services

In order to support our core partner's ever-changing and complex decisions to ensure public safety and the effective use of resources, NWS Charleston, WV offers Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS). IDSS can include forecast advice and interpretive services when weather, water, or climate has a direct impact on the protection of lives and property, can be recurring or episodic, and delivered remotely or on-site.

Who can request IDSS?

NWS Core Partners are government and non-government entities which are directly involved in the preparation, dissemination and discussions involving weather, water or climate-related NWS information, that supports decision making for routine or episodic, high-impact events. This includes: