The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for parts of West Virginia, the first warning issued in advance of Winter Storm Jonas. The warning, issued by the NWS office in Charleston, West Virginia, includes nine counties in the higher elevations of the state east of Charleston. Elkins and Snowshoe are among the locations in the winter storm warning, which goes into effect at 7 p.m. Friday and continues through 1 a.m. Sunday. The Weather Channel forecast calls...

Isn't it ironic that the area always getting crushed by unreasonable snow total is always the city where the image is going viral? If you're a weather enthusiast or a user of social media, your list of New Year's resolutions could use one more addition. When you see a wild, overblown winter weather forecast on Facebook or Twitter, and the source looks sketchy, don't just blindly share it. It leads to the spread of misinformation, and, in a worst-case scenario,...

NOTE: This article is no longer being updated. For the latest, see our . Winter Storm Jonas is kicking off Thursday with an initial round of snow and ice, and will turn into a major snowstorm Friday into the weekend over a large swath of the East Coast. Heavy snow is expected to fall across parts of at least 15 states, with blizzard conditions possible over parts of the Washington D.C., Baltimore and New York City metro areas. Winter Storm...