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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
707 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

VAZ048-049-063-064-072>078-085-100815-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T2300Z/
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-HANOVER-CAROLINE-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-
ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...ASHLAND...TAPPAHANNOCK
707 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN LATER
THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY TO THE EAST. COLDER AIR WILL RETURN
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING CHANGING THE PRECIPITATION BACK TO SNOW.
TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MINOR TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100815-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA
707 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN
SHORE THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE TO RAIN LATER TONIGHT. RAIN WILL
TURN TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 4 INCHES IS
EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA...INCREASING
TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

VAZ060>062-068>071-082>084-090-100815-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100210T1700Z/
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-
HENRICO-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-JAMES CITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...WILLIAMSBURG
707 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
WEDNESDAY.

A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA PIEDMONT...THE
RICHMOND METRO AREA...AND EASTWARD TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

GINGRICH