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...7:17am Friday Feb 12, 2010

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT PARTS OF THE AREA

THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER

STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY

TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN

EFFECT.

LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THIS

AFTERNOON TO A POSITION OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT.

RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW AND SLEET...WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE

AREA TODAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AS COLDER AIR FROM

THE NORTH OVERSPREADS THE REGION...THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED

TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...MODERATE TO

HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE

TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5

INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH

LATE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...

SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR ALREADY OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE

TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST

SATURDAY...