ALERT: WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CALHOUN AND REGION - Snow, Sleet And Ice Saturday, Friday AMs Temp Dropped Into -Double Digits

(02/21/2015)
UPDATE - It's expected to stay colder longer in Mason, Jackson, Wood, Pleasants, Tyler, Roane, Wirt, Calhoun, Ritchie, Doddridge, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Harrison, Taylor, Upshur and Barbour counties where areas could see 4-6 inches of snow before the change to rain, according to a weather model issued Friday evening.

ORIGINAL WEATHER - Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 11 PM Friday evening to 7 PM Saturday, snow, sleet and freezing rain. snow, sleet and freezing rain.

Snow 1" to 3".

Ice accumulations less than one tenth of an inch.

Several thousands of West Virginians are already without power Friday.

Friday nights low about 6 degrees.

Thursday AM temperature dropped down to -18 in some parts of Calhoun, but generally -12.

The long-term forecast is for more snow next week and sub-zero temperatures.