SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 717 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO PERSIST...
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF
AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 10 PM.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS IF ATTEMPTING TO
TRAVEL TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL
OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING
1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 552 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY
DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT.
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