ice storm warning

Glaze danger alert

An ice storm warning is a weather advisory issued when significant ice accumulation is expected—typically a quarter inch or more—from freezing rain.

Such accumulation can down power lines, snap tree limbs, and make roads treacherous: The ice storm warning kept schools closed for two days.

More urgent than a winter weather advisory.

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Weather bureau caution about high temperatures

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Signal danger has passed

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Extended extreme warmth

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