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Hurricane Helene rapidly strengthened today, reaching category 4 status just ahead of landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm will move across Georgia overnight (still as a hurricane) and then into Tennessee and Central Kentucky by Friday as it weakens.

After a weekend that felt more like early September a cold front Sunday night brought some brief downpours followed by a wind shift and a much different feel on

Gusty southwest winds sent temperatures into the 80s in many locations Sunday afternoon, making for a September-like end to the weekend (very much like last wee

A number of fires continued to burn across our region on Wednesday, aided by very dry low level air and southeast gusty winds. The switch in wind direction meant smoke moved north into the Tri-State and Kanawha Valley today and was much more noticeable than on Tuesday. Air quality fell into the moderate category for many this evening.

So far the month of November has been quite mild (aside from the last couple of days due to clouds and rain)....and overall that trend will continue into the fi

Charleston/Huntington average about 1-2" of snow in the month of November...so this is typically the time of year when we start to get ready for the upcoming Wi

Winter seems to have already started as West Virginians have recently spotted snowflakes, but does that mean we're in for a good snow season?Conditions haven’t

An Alberta Clipper system tracking out of the Dakotas tonight will move across our area Saturday night into Sunday with an extended period of steady snow. With the system looking a bit more robust we've issued a Weather Alert for that period. The National Weather Service has already issued some Winter Weather Advisories south and east of Charleston and it's likely more counties will be added on Saturday.

December has fluctuated between January and November-like temperatures. Late-last week readings barely cracked 30 degrees for a couple of afternoons but since then we've rebounded to 60 degrees or better...and Tuesday will be another mild one ahead of an approaching cold front. Some rain showers will move through from time to time and a rumble of thunder is even possible.

It was a storm that many residents of West Virginia, especially in the southeastern part of the State, won't forget.A low pressure system that tracked out of t