WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 412 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING.
A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME
THIS STORM ENDS. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES RIGHT ALONG
THE COAST, WHICH WILL TEND TO HOLD THE SNOW AMOUNTS DOWN FOR A
TIME. A CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM HOWEVER WILL ALTER THE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
THE SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND GUSTS CLOSER TO AND AT THE COAST
COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET,
OR ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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