HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 401 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 415 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
TO RAIN IN MOST LOCATIONS BY AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN...
COMBINING WITH A SLOWLY MELTING SNOW PACK...WILL INCREASE THE
RISK OF LOCALIZED FLOODING AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1143 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 545 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
...PATCHY BLACK ICE EXPECTED TONIGHT...
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE TEENS TO
MID 20S OVERNIGHT. REFREEZING OF SLUSH AND WATER ON ANY UNTREATED
ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK
ICE...OR ICE THAT IS SO CLEAR AND THIN THAT IT CAN NOT BE EASILY
SEEN. TRAVELERS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION BY SLOWING DOWN AND
REMAINING ALERT FOR SLICK ROAD SURFACES.
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