WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 406 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY.
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL TRACK UP
ALONG THE EAST COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
CAN BE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WHERE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2
TO 3 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...4 TO 6 INCHES OVER CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT
WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT IN MOST AREAS.
TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6
INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...TO AROUND A
FOOT OVER CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...TO AROUND 2 FEET IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
OF WEST VIRGINIA.
HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE. ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...DRIVE AT SLOWER SPEEDS...AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF
GAS...AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY SURVIVAL KIT INCLUDING FOOD...
WATER...AND BLANKETS.
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