(12/18/08) - THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN
CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO4
PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW.SLEET & FREEZING RAIN WILL MOVE NE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING & THE
WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
LIKELY START OUT IN THE FORM OF SNOW BUT THEN QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION BY MIDNIGHT.
TEMPS AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT REMAIN BELOW
FREEZING. THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF
FREEZING RAIN. A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE POSSIBLY CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD IN THE MORNING.
DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TIMING OF THE CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN & THE RETREAT OF THE COLD
AIR.THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE MORNING HRS.
SNOW & SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON HRS ON FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW
AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE
WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE
WEATHER SOURCE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WINTER STORM SITUATION.
