Winter Storm Alert

[Rick Rowlands]

You joke about a flame thrower...  I filled one of my oxygen tanks this morning so I can use mine if I need to!

[iwasthere]

ibc frosty the snowman and bambi will not look to kindly to be your nieghbor.

[irishbobcat]

I'm enjoying the snow....building snowmen and blowing their heads off with my NRA approved assault rifle.....

[Towntalk]

Attention weather lads, it's winter and snow is a major part of the season so why the big deal of getting all worked up? Now if it were a blizzard or ice storm that would be cause for wetting your britches, but what we got is no big deal except in the minds of folks that have nothing better to do than whine like two year olds when the weather isn't dry ... 75 degrees ... and cloudless.

[iwasthere]

i am going to listen to tt xmas dls until the snow has stopped from this ws.

[irishbobcat]

Snow is really coming down.....good thing I ran to Wal-Mart this morning and bought that flame-thrower....

melted the snow on the driveway in seconds!

[iwasthere]

i will wait till it happens then i will worry about my milk and ammo.

[irishbobcat]

Better run to the store and stock up on bread, milk, extra ammo clips for your semi-automatic...maybe pick up an
extra assault rifle in case the Yeti's are mixed in with the storm......

[jay]

Shovel the sidewalks and please remove snow from around any fire hydrants in your neighborhood.

[Towntalk]

From WeatherUnderground
Statement as of 10:35 PM EST on December 25, 2012
 
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 7 am Wednesday to
7 am EST Thursday...

* accumulations... 6 to 10 inches of snow west of I-71 and 8 to 12
inches east of I-71.

* Timing... snow will spread northeast across the area Wednesday
morning. Heavy snow and blowing snow is expected Wednesday
afternoon and evening. The snow will taper off from west to
east Wednesday night.

* Winds... northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Impacts... heavy snow will make travel difficult Wednesday
afternoon into Wednesday night. The gusty winds from the
northeast will also cause considerable blowing and drifting of
the snow.

* Temperatures... in the upper 20s.

* Visibilities... could be reduced to near zero at times from the
combination of falling and blowing snow Wednesday afternoon
and evening.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Warning is issued when severe winter weather is
expected. Heavy snow will cause hazardous driving conditions. 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.
   

[Towntalk]

Early Christmas morning the National Weather Service issued a series of Winter Storm Warnings for our area. The NWS forecasts heavy, wet, snow in the range of 6 to 10 inches beginning Wednesday morning in Columbiana County and quickly buiding in intensity. Visibility in the range of 1/4 mile or less is predicted with wind gust up to 35 mph.

Mahoning and Trumbull Counties will soon follow, with totals in Trumbull County predicted in the 10 to 14 inch range accompanied by 40 mph wind gusts.

The winter storm warnings are in effect from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning.

"Snowfall accumulation by [Wednesday] evening could be in the 6 to 8 inch range with another 6 to 8 inches overnight into Thursday morning," said Myvalleyweather.com meteorologist Paul Wetzl.