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...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE SHOULD WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY AND ALSO BECOME WETTER BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD MIX WITH SLEET AND/OR RAIN FOR A TIME SATURDAY ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW TOWARD SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY AROUND 30.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET FOR A TIME. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC ... CUMBERLAND

Instructions:

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET,.AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER