WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 340 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY.
LOOK FOR SNOW TO BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH
AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
AT TIMES.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DROPS SOUTH
OF THE REGION. BY THAT TIME...NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL MAINE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE SUNDAY AS WINDS GUST TO 45 MPH.
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.
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