Here is the National Weather Services bulletin on the winter storm warning -- which forecasters extended by six hours into Wednesday evening: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. LOCATIONS: SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. HAZARD TYPES: SNOW AND SLEET. FREEZING RAIN ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET INLAND AND SLEET AND SNOW HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY CLOSER TO THE COAST. SNOW AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES BUT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE SIGNIFICANT CLOSER TO THE COAST. TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX MAY BEGIN AS EARLY AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST WHEN GREATEST CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR. WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TEMPERATURES: IN THE MID 20S. IMPACTS: VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS ROADS BECOME SNOW OR ICE COVERED. BRIDGES WILL BE ICY AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. THERE MAY BE LENGTHY POWER INTERRUPTIONS AS WINDS GUST TO 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS. DRESS WARMLY AND MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY WINTERIZED. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU TAKE A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:05:18 +0000
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