BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY…
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SLEET MAY MIX
WITH THE SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING EAST OF
INTERSTATE 95…BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 24 INCHES…LESSER AMOUNTS
NEAR THE BAY.
* TIMING…HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOW… STRONGEST WINDS…AND POTENTIAL LIFE
THREATENING CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS AND WILL BE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. TRAVEL
IS EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY LIMITED IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DURING
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. VISIBILITY
WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* WINDS…NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS…MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL…HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED…STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
POWER OUTAGES DURING SNOWY AND COLD CONDITIONS.
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