[WeatherBulletin] Winter Storm Warning - Update

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Weather Bulletin
WWUS41 KRNK 220213
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
913 PM EST THU JAN 21 2010

..WINTRY MIX TAPERING TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING
DRIZZLE BY THIS EVENING...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY TONIGHT AS A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. COLD AIR BEING DRAWN SOUTHWARD INTO THESE
SYSTEMS WILL MAINTAIN A WIDESPREAD AREA OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE OVER MUCH OF THE MID APPALACHIAN REGION UNTIL
THE COASTAL SYSTEM MOVES OFFSHORE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010-012-015-221000-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100122T1700Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
913 PM EST THU JAN 21 2010

..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. 

* LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
  AREA FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. A PERIOD OF HEAVIER
  FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER
  DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY.

* TREES...POWER LINES...AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES WILL
  ACCUMULATE ICE. AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE
  EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE
  PARKWAY AND ON EASTERN FACING SLOPES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S IN SOME
  LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
  ON WALKWAYS...BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND SECONDARY ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE
ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA
EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN at NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...
2 1 5...4 3 2 4. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON
THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

&&

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WERT




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