ICE STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 454 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
THE ICE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
* FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
* ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTER INCH OF ICING CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE.
* THIS AMOUNT OF ICING MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
* UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLICK...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. THIS AMOUNT OF ICE WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS OR
POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THESE
ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING
TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION 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.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 502 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
* SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS
THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
* DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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