WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
* LOCATIONS… NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO HOMER.
* HAZARD TYPES… SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS… 1 TO 2 INCHES.
* TIMING… SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING… ENDING AFTER 7 AM THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS… SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THIS MORNING. ALSO… ANY WATER THAT REMAINS ON ROADS TONIGHT WILL REFREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL CREATE BLACK ICE ON ROADS MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
* WINDS… NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES… IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S… RISING ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 11 AM THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER 8 PM TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MAINLY SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL… KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD… AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.