THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY ON MONDAY...BUT CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS IT SLOWLY TAPERS OFF.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF 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.
