WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 314 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM A STRONG WINTER STORM THAT IS MOVING UP
THE EAST COAST. WHILE THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM HAS ALREADY FALLEN...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE LOWLANDS
FIRST THIS EVENING...AND THEN IN THE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...DRIVE AT SLOWER SPEEDS...AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF
GAS...AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING FOOD...
WATER...AND BLANKETS.
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