The previously issued Winter Storm Watch has now been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning. Click here.
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1048 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014
WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
SPOTSYLVANIA-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-
BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…
STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…WASHINGTON…CULPEPER…FREDERICKSBURG…
HIGHTOWN…MONTEREY…MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…MOOREFIELD…
BAYARD…MOUNT STORM…PETERSBURG…ELK GARDEN…KEYSER…
FORT ASHBY…CIRCLEVILLE…FRANKLIN
1048 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW
* ACCUMULATIONS…POTENTIAL FOR FIVE INCHES OR MORE.
* TIMING…LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL BE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY.
* TEMPERATURES…DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND INTO THE TEENS ELSEWHERE. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AROUND
ZERO TUESDAY AFTERNOON DROPPING TO MINUS 15 TUESDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS…BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVELING MAY BE DANGEROUS
TUESDAY. THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE IMPACTED BY
THE SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
935 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014
…HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY…
.AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST…
CROSSING THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT…THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT SPARKS
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WINTER STORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON
TUESDAY. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN A 6-12 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW
BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING…WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW FALLING
OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…TAZEWELL…MARION…BLAND…
PEARISBURG…WYTHEVILLE…RADFORD…PULASKI…BLACKSBURG…
FLOYD…NEW CASTLE…CLIFTON FORGE…COVINGTON…HOT SPRINGS…
ROANOKE…SALEM…FINCASTLE…LEXINGTON…BUENA VISTA…
ROCKY MOUNT…BEDFORD…AMHERST…LYNCHBURG…APPOMATTOX…
BLUEFIELD…HINTON…HIX…UNION…LEWISBURG…QUINWOOD…DUO…
RAINELLE
935 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING…
* LOCATIONS…MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING…BEGINNING WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AROUND 4:00 AM
TUESDAY. BEGINNING EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AROUND DAYBREAK.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY
IMPACT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING WORK COMMUTE.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING INTO THE MID 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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