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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1113 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT.
THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL BE IN FULL
CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW
FROM THE GREAT LAKES...WILL CONTINUE THE SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW
SHOWER EVENT FOR SOME OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST
VIRGINIA.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
IN THE 5 TO 15 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE
WARNING AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE
LOWER AMOUNTS IN MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS.
AS DAWN THIS MORNING APPROACHES...WE SHOULD BE ABOUT HALF WAY
THROUGH THE EVENT IN TERMS OF THESE FORECAST SNOWFALL TOTALS.
EXPOSED OPEN AREAS...ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...WILL ALSO
EXPERIENCE SOME BLOWING SNOW...THAT WILL TEND TO KEEP VISIBILITY
DOWN AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW 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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