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WWUS41 KAKQ 091512
WSWAKQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1012 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

VAZ048-049-063-064-072>078-085-092315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0003.100209T1800Z-100210T2300Z/
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-HANOVER-CAROLINE-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-
ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...ASHLAND...TAPPAHANNOCK
1012 AM 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 IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE
MORNING...THEN SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET IS
EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING...
AND THEN BACK TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION OF 4 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. MINOR TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

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-VAZ099-092315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0003.100210T0000Z-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
1012 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO RAIN TONIGHT.
RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. FOUR OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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>062-067>071-080>084-090-092315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WW.Y.0005.100209T1600Z-100210T1100Z/
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-
NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-JAMES CITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...CREWE...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
WILLIAMSBURG
1012 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE
SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA PIEDMONT...TO THE RICHMOND METRO AREA...
AND THEN SPREAD TOWARD THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BY MID AFTERNOON. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL STEADILY TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN
BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO
RAIN DURING THE EVENING...THEN MIX WITH OR CHANGE BACK TO SNOW
LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
A MINOR ICE ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED AS WELL.

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.

&&

$$