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Storm Damages Reports

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 
  8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* WHERE...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE AND MAY 
  PRODUCE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON 
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT 
  THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO 
  TREES AND POWER LINES.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY STICK TO ROADS 
  AND OTHER SURFACES DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S. TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING. 
  VERY GUSTY WINDS ON SATURDAY COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW, CAUSING VERY POOR VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN 
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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