SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON - TopicsExpress



          

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1100 AM EST THU JAN 30 2014 ...ICY ROADS WILL BRING DANGEROUS COMMUTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE STILL COVERS MOST ROADWAYS ACROSS THE REGION. ON MANY ROADS THE SLEET HAS TRANSITIONED TO A SOLID SHEET OF ICE ONE INCH OR MORE THICK. NOT TRAVELING IS THE SAFEST OPTION. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...STEER...BRAKE AND ACCELERATE GENTLY TO AVOID LOSING TRACTION ON ICY ROADS. LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES TO PREVENT CHAIN REACTION PILE-UPS. PARTIAL MELTING IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MUCH OF THIS WILL RE-FREEZE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MORE SUBSTANTIAL WARMING ON FRIDAY WILL ALLOW BETTER MELTING AND VASTLY IMPROVED ROADWAYS INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. North Carolina road conditions: tims.ncdot.gov/tims South Carolina road conditions: scdot.org/winterweather
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:04:58 +0000

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