WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 325 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY
ABOVE 2500 FEET...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY.
* ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* STORM TOTALS ABOVE 2500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6
TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ON WESTERN SLOPES.
* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE 2 TO 6 INCHES
WITH THE HIGHEST IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY.
* THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE
HIGH ELEVATIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY.
* WIND CHILLS FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.
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. BLOWING SNOW
WILL ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 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.
$$
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 325 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY
ABOVE 2500 FEET...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY.
* ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* STORM TOTALS ABOVE 2500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6
TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ON WESTERN SLOPES.
* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE 2 TO 6 INCHES
WITH THE HIGHEST IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY.
* THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE
HIGH ELEVATIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY.
* WIND CHILLS FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. BLOWING SNOW
WILL ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT
PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
$$
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