BARTOW COUNTY IS UNDER A WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM TODAY UNTIL 1 PM TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WBHF WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO BARTOW COUNTY EMA DIRECTOR PAUL CUPROWSKI ABOUT THE UPCOMING WEATHER. HERE IS WHAT HE SAID AROUND NOON TODAY:

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CUPROWSKI SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A ¼ OF AN INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATION HITTING THE GROUND. CUPROWSKI SAID THAT HIS BIGGEST CONCERN WOULD BE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. THE EMA DIRECTOR SAID THAT THEY ALSO EXTENDED THE HOURS OF THE WARMING SHELTER.

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CUPROWSKI URGED THAT PEOPLE NOT BE ON THE ROADWAYS THIS EVENING. IF YOU ARE ON THE ROADWAYS, THE EMA DIRECTOR SAID THAT YOU SHOULD DRIVE CAUTIOUS, SAFE AND SLOW.