...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLACK ICE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS... OR PATCHY TO SOLID BLACK ICE. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * MAIN HAZARDS... SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH NOON TODAY... ESPECIALLY FROM RALEIGH NORTHWARD TO THE VIRGINIA BORDER AND NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE TRIAD. PATCHY TO SOLID AREAS OF BLACK ICE ARE EXPECTED ON MANY ROADS THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S AROUND DAYBREAK... RISING SLOWLY TOWARD THE FREEZING MARK BY MIDDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EITHER SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS... OR PATCHY TO SOLID AREAS OF BLACK ICE. DUE TO THE ICE AND POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL BLACK ICE... TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF DRIVING IS NECESSARY... SLOW DOWN... AVOID SUDDEN STOPS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF FOLLOWING DISTANCE. THOSE WALKING SHOULD BE EXTRA CAREFUL DUE TO THE VERY SLICK CONDITIONS. && #ncwx
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:51:49 +0000
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