THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY.
* HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS OR MIXING WITH SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION VIA SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.
* TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS...CHANGING TO RAIN BY NOON.
* IMPACTS...LIGHT AMOUNTS OF ICING WILL CAUSE SOME ROADS AND SIDEWALKS TO BECOME SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS AS AREAS THAT LOOK WET MAY BE ICY. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...BE CAUTIOUS AS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER ICE ON ROADS.
* TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE 20S AROUND SUNRISE INTO THE LOWER 30S BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
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