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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
500 AM EST TUE DEC 6 2005

...HEAVY SNOW AND ITS IMPACTS...

HEAVY SNOW CAN IMMOBILIZE A REGION AND PARALYZE CITIES...STRANDING
COMMUTERS...STOPPING THE FLOW OF SUPPLIES AND DISRUPTING EMERGENCY
AND MEDICAL SERVICES. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW CAN COLLAPSE
BUILDINGS AND KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. IN RURAL AREAS...
HOMES AND FARMS MAY BE ISOLATED FOR DAYS AND UNPROTECTED LIVESTOCK
MAY BE LOST. THE COST OF SNOW REMOVAL...REPAIRING DAMAGES AND LOSS OF
BUSINESS CAN HAVE A LARGE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON CITIES AND TOWNS.

IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...THE
FOLLOWING THRESHOLDS ARE USED TO ISSUE ADVISORY...WATCHES AND
WARNINGS FOR SNOW...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NORMALLY ISSUED WHENEVER
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/2 INCH OR GREATER BUT LESS THAN 2 INCHES IS
EXPECTED WITHIN 12 HOURS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW IS ISSUED IF 2 OR MORE INCHES IS
POSSIBLE WITHIN 12 HOURS OR 3 OR MORE INCHES IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHENEVER 2 OR MORE INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR 3 OR MORE INCHES
ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW IS CONSIDERED TO
BE 4 OR MORE INCHES DURING ANY TIME FRAME.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS. DURING A BLIZZARD...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH OR
GREATER AND CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR BLOWING SNOW REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WINTER WEATHER...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

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