WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 525 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN FOOTHILLS...AND
NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.
A FEW AREAS OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH PATCHY FREEZING
DRIZZLE...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL
PRODUCE ADDITIONAL LIGHT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THE
ADDITIONAL ICING COULD ALLOW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...
PRODUCING ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL PROBABLY BE CANCELLED LATER THIS
MORNING...ONCE THE ADDITIONAL LIGHT PRECIPITATION ENDS...BUT
ROADS MAY REMAIN TREACHEROUS THROUGH THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES
ONLY RECOVERING INTO THE MID 30S IN MOST AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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