THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR ATHENS COUNTY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY 2/16 TO 5 AM TUESDAY 2/17.
HAZARD TYPES – HEAVY SNOW.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS – 4 TO 8 INCHES.
TIMING – SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA MONDAY MID MORNING, HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
IMPACTS – HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
TEMPERATURES – MINUS 10 TO 0 TONIGHT. TEENS ON MONDAY.
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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.
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