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West Virginia and the surrounding region is bracing for a highly impactful winter storm expected to bring heavy snow accumulation through Wednesday. Parts of West Virginia are expected to receive as much as 15-18 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston.
We will update this post with more information as it comes in.
A Look Around The State
Here's Randall and Jeff sweeping one of the satellite dishes at West Virginia Public Broadcasting. pic.twitter.com/zlc2uuvL7Z
— Beth Vorhees (@BethVorhees) February 16, 2015
You can now record video on Twitter, people. Also, it is snowing on Charleston's East End. pic.twitter.com/UKmfTDHsJC
— Dave Mistich (@davemistich) February 16, 2015
Along Capitol Street in downtown #cwv. Probably 3-4 inches on the ground as of now. pic.twitter.com/r4iixjAfz2
— Dave Mistich (@davemistich) February 16, 2015
Mostly plow trucks out in Athens today. Snow still falling, roads are still white. Stay safe! pic.twitter.com/gjmsZZs8Bx
— Jessica Lilly (@JessicaYLilly) February 16, 2015
Clark Davis from our Huntington bureau tweeted this photo of his morning commute:
Route 60 was about as clear as they could get it at the rate snow was falling this morning. #snow pic.twitter.com/cZPWC0GgQf
— Clark (@Clark_Davis) February 16, 2015
Power Outages
As of Monday morning at 1:30, 169 Appalachian Power customers are without power, all of which are located in Lincoln County.
First Energy and their subsidiaries are reporting 146 total customer outages across Berkeley, Monongalia, Nicholas, Wirt and Wood counties.
Road Conditions and Accidents
WV 511, the state’s traveler information system from the Department of Transportation is reporting road conditions and accidents via Twitter:
School Closings
The latest school closings can be found on the West Virginia Department of Education’s website as well as on their Twitter feed, @WVSnowDay:
