WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1028 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THURSDAY.
A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM. THIS WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADS AND
WALKWAYS TO QUICKLY BECOME SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS.
WHILE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE LIGHT
SIDE...IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN TO MAKE
COMMUTING VERY DANGEROUS. PERSONS NEEDING TO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT AND
TOMORROW MORNING SHOULD USE ADDED CAUTION...ALLOW EXTRA FOLLOWING
DISTANCES WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
DESTINATIONS.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO JUST A FEW LEFT OVER
LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SO MOST OF THE
NEW YEARS EVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE UNAFFECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.
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GARTNER/JUNG
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