URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1026 AM PST SUN FEB 5 2017

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SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
1026 AM PST SUN FEB 5 2017

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND THE HOOD CANAL AREA FOR
SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…CHEHALIS…OLYMPIA…SHELTON.

* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  OFF AND ON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT…ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VERY
  SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY DURING
  THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. DELAYS MAY BE SIGNIFICANT.

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.