MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A winter storm warning continues for the Morgantown area through 7 p.m. Monday.
On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” MetroNews Accuweather Meteorologist Jeff Nordeen provided overnight accumulation totals for Morgantown’s surrounding areas and said another three inches could fall during the day Monday.
“We’re sitting around 2 to 4 inches in Morgantown and the surrounding area,” Nordeen said. “The minute you go east toward Rivesville, you’re in that 4 to 6 inch zone, so it gets higher the further east and south you go.”
The Morgantown area was spared mixed precipitation and only received snow. At 11:30 a.m., Mon Power reported no outages in Monongalia, Marion, Harrison, or Preston Counties.
Noedeen said the system is being disrupted by the addition of dry air from the south. The dry air could change some forecasts, but the cold air behind this system won’t be affected.
“Radar has quieted down a little bit; it’s not completely quiet, but it is quieter,” Nordeen said. “That’s because some dry air, like a slot, has come from Tennessee into the northeast.”
The bitter cold air is the next feature of this weather system, according to Nordeen. An impressive blast of cold air will be the next feature of this storm system that will linger for the remainder of the week.
“Into Wednesday the “real feel” temperatures, despite highs in the 20s, are going to lag back into the teens,” Nordeen said. “It is going to get cold—single-digit “real feel” temperatures from 7 a.m. through the day on the 8th of January.”
Travel in the Morgantown area has not been impacted by ice accumulations as reported in other regions of the state. However, Nordeen said not to underestimate the conditions and consider traveling with personal safety items in case you do become stranded.
“When you do leave, make sure you pay attention to the roads and give yourself plenty of time to get home safely,” Nordeen said.
The Morgantown campus of WVU is closed.
Senior Mongolians is closed Monday with no meal delivery.