FARMVILLE...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...WILLIAMSBURG
414 PM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY.

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF COAST STATES WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TONIGHT...AND
WILL INTENSIFY OFF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST ON SATURDAY...BRINGING
A SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM TO THE WARNING AREA.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING...AND
WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. THE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED SOUTH OF METRO
RICHMOND.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING
THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.



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