WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1231 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY.
* SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE BLUE RIDGE. THE SNOW CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING
OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREA. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED. DOWNED TREES OR TREE LIMBS ALONG WITH POWER
OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE.
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.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE
ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA
EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1
5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE
WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
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