ICE STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 454 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
* FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.
* A QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICING CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS MAINLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE.
* THIS AMOUNT OF ICING MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
* UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLICK... ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. THIS AMOUNT OF ICE MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS OR POWER
LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THESE
ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING
TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION 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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