CHARLESTON — A Winter Weather Advisory with varying levels of snow and ice accumulation has been issued for the local region and most of West Virginia, as another winter storm is scheduled to hit the U.S.

The National Weather Service stations in Charleston and Pittsburgh issued a Winter Weather Advisory for 51 counties in the state on Monday, including Randolph, Upshur, Barbour, Tucker and Pocahontas counties.

“I think the biggest uncertainty we have for the state of West Virginia is one of the issues that we always suffer with with these types of systems, the ‘warm nose’ and where the transition is,” National Weather Service meteorologist Jeremy Michael told The Inter-Mountain on Monday.

“Right now, our border is around Huntington to kind of southeast of Parkersburg, up to Morgantown, Clarksburg areas… then around Elkins down to Beckley So, it’ll be a pretty sharp cut off of little to no snow to maybe a couple few inches, and that could change. So I think those areas could see a little bit more, a little bit less. Those are always the tricky areas.”

The advisory began at 11 p.m. Monday and will remain in effect through 1 p.m. today in Randolph, Upshur, Barbour and Pocahontas counties. The area is expected to receive mixed precipitation, with a total snow accumulation up to two inches and ice accumulations around one-tenth of an inch.

Tucker County is expected to also receive mixed precipitation starting at midnight and continuing until 1 p.m. today. The area is expected to receive a total snow accumulation of up to three inches, the National Weather Service reports. Ice accumulation is expected to rise from a “light glaze to around one-tenth of an inch.”

The National Weather Service says residents in areas under the advisory should plan on slippery road conditions as the hazardous conditions could impact this morning’s commute.

“It’s one of those things where, if you have to travel, make sure you leave plenty of extra time to reach your destination,” Michael said. “Especially watch the bridges and overpasses. With this storm it should be pretty cold enough to where there won’t be much of a problem for snow accumulation on roads and icy spots, especially tomorrow morning.”

Michael added that, for the areas with ice accumulation, the NWS is expecting some spots to receive a tenth of an inch or up to a quarter of an inch. As he explained, those amounts are right on the threshold of, under windy conditions, tree limbs breaking off and “real isolated” power outages.

Michael noted, however, that West Virginia is “not looking at anything major or significant with this winter storm.”

Multiple states throughout the country are also under the advisory, including Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio and Maryland. Parts of New England are under a Winter Storm Watch, according to the NWS.

The National Weather Service station in Pittsburgh asks that area residents please report snow or ice accumulations by calling 412-262-1988, posting to the NWS Pittsburgh Facebook page or using X @NWSPittsburgh.