WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 943 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE CAN BE A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TODAY THAT CAN RESULT IN UNTREATED
SURFACES BECOMING ICY AND HAZARDOUS. WINDS GUSTING OVER 30 MPH
CAN ADD TO THE ICING HAZARD BY MAKING ICE LADEN TREES LIMBS AND
POWER LINES VULNERABLE TO SNAPPING.
IT MAY BE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING IN SHELTERED LOCATIONS
BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH ABOVE FREEZING FOR ALL THE
PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN. ONE HALF INCH OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. UP TO ONE INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE IN SHELTERED VALLEYS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND
MOUNTAINS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE
ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
REPORT YOUR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1004 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.
WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...PARTICULARLY
AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. WITH ICY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TODAY...
THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE THREAT OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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