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Jefferson County HSEM
Sunday December 11th, 2016 :: 03:32 a.m. EST

Advisory

Freezing Rain Advisory until 10:00AM Monday

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET LATE THIS EVENING...THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO ONE-TENTH INCH.

* TIMING...THE PRECIPITATION WILL START THIS EVENING BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND MIDNIGHT IN THE ADVISORY AREA...THEN CONTINUE AS FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO ICE.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR FREEZING THIS EVENING...AND WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERKELEY ... EASTERN MINERAL ... HAMPSHIRE ... MORGAN ... WESTERN MINERAL

Instructions:

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Address/Location
Jefferson County HSEM
28 Industrial Blvd
Kearneysville, WV 25430

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-728-3290

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Freezing Rain Advisory

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