WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 811 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM WILL RANGE FROM
1 TO 3 INCHES...BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 7 AND 24 INCHES.
THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN
YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES. THE LOWEST TOTALS WILL BE OVER AREAS
NORTH OF I-81...INCLUDING MILLERSBURG AND SHENANDOAH. SPOTTY LIGHT
SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY LAST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER 2 AM.
A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT...MAINLY IN OPEN...EXPOSED
LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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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