Nelson County Virginia
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
EST SUNDAY.
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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
853 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BE
HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY.
* TEMPERATURES…MID TO UPPER 20S IN THE VALLEYS AND FOOTHILLS…
LOW TO MID 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WINDS…10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE EVENT WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS
WILL DETERIORATE VERY RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS.
First flakes falling on Wintergreen Mountain (Devil’s Knob) at 2:27 pm. Very light thus far.