WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1028 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
TO NEAR THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA BY MORNING. THIS LOW
WILL SLOW DOWN SATURDAY MORNING...THEN SLIDE NORTH OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST BY SATURDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES
DOWN FROM SOUTHEAST CANADA PROVIDING COLD AIR. THIS SETUP WILL
BRING A MAJOR SNOWSTORM TO THE AREA.
NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012-015-016-191130-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091220T0000Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1028 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. THE SNOW CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* TRAVEL IS HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNED AREA AND WILL REMAIN
TREACHEROUS OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SOUTH. DOWNED TREES OR TREE LIMBS ALONG WITH POWER
OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 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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