Statement as of 10:48 AM EDT on October 29, 2011
…Winter Storm Warning is cancelled...
The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has
cancelled the Winter Storm Warning.
Light snow will continue intermittently into the early afternoon
at higher elevations…but little additional accumulation is
expected.
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
618 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…CHARLOTTESVILLE
618 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 6 INCHES…PRIMARILY ALONG THE WESTERN
RIDGES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FT.
* TIMING…THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SATURDAY MORNING…
PRIMARILY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END
BY MIDDAY.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE ON TREES. WITH
FOLIAGE STILL ON TREES…THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON SNOW-COVERED
ROADS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES…AROUND 40.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE READY FOR POWER OUTAGES AND SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
