[WeatherBulletin] Winter Storm Warning

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Weather Bulletin
WWUS41 KRNK 042129
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
429 PM EST THU FEB 4 2010

..WINTER PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GULF COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK
OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING.


NCZ003-019-020-050530-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0004.100205T0500Z-100206T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KRNK.WS.W.0007.100205T0200Z-100206T2100Z/
SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE
429 PM EST THU FEB 4 2010

..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET
  AND FREEZING RAIN FRIDAY...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW LATE
  FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* ONE QUARTER INCH TO ONE HALF INCH ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE
  WITH THIS STORM. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
  IS EXPECTED. 

* TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY TONIGHT. THE
  COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SNOW 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.

&&

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WWWW


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