URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH

939 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012


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CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
939 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS....UP TO 2 INCHES TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2
  TO 4 INCHES FRIDAY...AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND 1 TO 3 FOR
  SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY WHERE SNOW BANDS
  PERSIST.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT THEN TAPER OFF
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW. NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
  AT TIMES MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...HOLD
  NEARLY STEADY FRIDAY THEN FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS FRIDAY
  NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY DAYBREAK
  FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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