FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 235 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE LATE NIGHT OR PREDAWN
HOURS. SURFACES TEMPERATURES COULD STILL BE AT...OR SLIGHTLY
BELOW...THE FREEZING MARK. AS A RESULT...RAIN MAY FREEZE ON
EXPOSED SURFACES.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH THE LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO CAUSE SOME TREE LIMBS TO BREAK.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY
NOON.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL COULD TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED.
UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS COULD BE ICY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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KTB
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 221 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS CHRISTMAS EVE
TO 4 PM CHRISTMAS DAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED. THE WINDS SHOULD MAINLY BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST...BUT YOUR
TERRAIN WILL CAUSE LOCAL VARIATIONS.
THE WINDS WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH EXPOSED LOCATIONS
ABOVE 2500 FEET ELEVATION MUCH MORE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGHEST WIND
GUSTS.
HOWEVER...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR ANYWHERE WITHIN
THE ADVISORY AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF MORE THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE...AROUND YOUR HOME. ALSO...CONSTRUCTION
SITES CAN BE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS.
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KTB
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