Winter Storm Watch Begins Tuesday Morning : 5+ Inches of Snow Possible : 2.8.10

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Nelson County, Virginia
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
304 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

AUGUSTA-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…CHARLOTTESVILLE
304 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH…IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN
12 HOURS.

* TIMING…MID-MORNING TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES…TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING AT THE ONSET TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20S TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS…LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY BECOMING NORTH-
NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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