FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG WITH
UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE LATE
MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WOULD BE THURSDAY NIGHT. A CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE
PRECIPITATION ENDS AS SNOW FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE WITH SNOW COVERED
ROADS. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON THE COAST.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
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