WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 338 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH SLEET AND RAIN MAY MIX IN
AT TIMES...THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL MAINLY AS SNOW
THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF
FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SATURDAY.
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE HEAVIEST TOTALS
EXPECTED IN AREAS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE.
ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BRIEFLY SATURDAY OVER
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN SATURDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON
THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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