WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 315 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO THE NORTH AS THE LOW PRESSURE
OFFSHORE INTENSIFIES FURTHER. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO BE 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHER AMOUNTS FALLING NEAR AND ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR.
THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW... WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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