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...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY...
.CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT A BROAD WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT
THE ENTIRE AREA BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH
THE DAY SUNDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT
TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM HOWEVER IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WILL FALL ALONG THE I-70 CORRIDOR. STAY ALERT TO THE
LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION.
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* LOCATION...THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA.
* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ON THE DAY SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES
AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION HOWEVER WILL BE TOO WARM TO
SUPPORT ACCUMULATING SNOW DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT FROM WEST
TO EAST.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS
APPROACHING A FOOT OF SNOW IN SOME LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS BEGINNING SATURDAY
NIGHT CAUSING ROADS TO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. SNOWFALL
MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.