SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
559 PM EST WED NOV 11 2009
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POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
559 PM EST WED NOV 11 2009
HERE IS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...
THE LIGHT RAIN THAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON HAS CHANGED
TO LIGHT SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED AT SNOWSHOE. THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL BETTER
ACCUMULATE AS THE EVENING WEARS ON...AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO JUST
BELOW FREEZING. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN FACING SLOPES ABOVE
3500 FEET.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS
TONIGHT ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN ROADS.
THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT RAIN ON
THURSDAY...AS WARMER AIR INFILTRATES THE AREA.
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