Nelson County, Virginia
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
250 PM EST WED JAN 20 2010
HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS…POTENTIAL FOR ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE QUARTER
INCH OR MORE…AND SOME SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATION.
* TIMING…THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY.
* TEMPERATURES…UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGH THE EVENT.
* WINDS…NORTH-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT…AND 10 TO 15 MPH FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
