Storm watch upgraded

November 14, 2013
A storm watch issued Wednesday has this afternoon been upgraded to a winter storm warning, meaning the National Weather Service is now almost certain heavy snow is on the way.

The warning is in effect 10 a.m. Friday through 4 a.m. Sunday.

It now calls for snow to begin falling late Friday morning or early afternoon, then get heavy as temperatures begin dropping Friday evening. Three to nine inches of snow is expected in the valleys, higher elevations could see 18 inches, pushed by 10 to 20 mile per hour winds gusting to 25.