Winter Weather

 
Winter Weather Information
Road Conditions

Warming Centers:

https://dev-emd.wv.gov/About/News/Pages/Warming-Centers.aspx or call 211

National Weather Service

Weather Updates: https://www.weather.gov/rlx/briefing

Weather Alerts: http://bit.ly/WVWeatherAlerts

Winter Weather Pages for Offices Serving WV:

NWS Charleston: www.weather.gov/rlx/winter 

NWS Pittsburgh: www.weather.gov/pbz/winter 

NWS Sterling: www.weather.gov/lwx/winter 

NWS Blacksburg: www.weather.gov/rnk/winter

Power Outages-Appalachian Power:

  • Customers can get specific information about the outages affecting their accounts via text message and/or email by subscribing to Appalachian Power outage alerts. To sign up, please visit www.appalachianpower.com/alerts.  
  • A snapshot view of current outages is available anytime at www.appalachianpower.com. Go to the Outages and Problems section of the homepage and click “View Outage Map.”

Power Outages-Mon Power:

  • During severe weather, customers who are without power are encouraged to call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877) to report their outage or click the "Report Outage" link on www.firstenergycorp.com.
  • For updated information on the company's current outages, FirstEnergy's storm restoration process and tips for staying safe, visit the 24/7 Power Center at www.firstenergycorp.com/outages.
  • Customers are also encouraged to stay far away from a downed or low-hanging power line. Always assume downed lines are energized and dangerous and report them ASAP by calling 911.

Winter Weather Preparedness and Safety Information

FEMA https://www.ready.gov/winter-weather 

Road Conditions

Wv511.org

@WV511 on Twitter

West Virginia Emergency Management

Emd.wv.gov

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD

Twitter: @WVEMD