FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR REGION - One Foot Snow Predicted For WV Mountains

(04/24/2012)
A Freeze warning is in effect from 2 am to 10 am EDT Tuesday for the region.

Temperatures in the lower 30s.

Temperatures will drop to and a little below freezing just after midnight and then rise above freezing by mid morning Tuesday.

Freezing temperatures can kill Spring vegetation.

These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

A winter storm warning continues for parts of West Virginia, with forecasters saying strong winds combined with wet snow could bring down tree limbs.

The warning continues until early Tuesday. No major power outages were reported Monday.

The National Weather Service says up to a foot of snow is possible in portions of Grant, Mineral and Pendleton counties.

Up to 10 inches is forecast in Preston and Tucker counties, while up to 8 inches of snowfall is possible in Greenbrier, Pocahontas and Randolph counties.

Up to 4 inches is forecast in other portions of northern West Virginia and the Potomac Highlands.