WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 816 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE VIRGINIA COAST THIS EVENING. SNOW
WILL END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WITH SNOW
SHOWERS CONTINUING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT OVER
THE MOUNTAINS.
VAZ010-011-013-014-017-018-022-023-032>034-192130-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091220T0000Z/
BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT
816 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
* TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES
NORTH AND EAST OF ROANOKE TO AN INCH OR LESS ELSEWHERE. SOME
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY ALSO DEVELOP AS THE SNOW ENDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. TRAVEL IS
DISCOURAGED. 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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