For the absolute latest updates click on the screen image above from NWS.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been expanded to include more counties across the Central Virginia Blue Ridge Area on Saturday.
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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
133 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2020
Augusta-Rockingham-Page-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-
Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
133 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2020
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY…
* WHAT…Snow, sleet and freezing rain expected. Total snow and
sleet accumulations of less than one inch with ice accumulations
up to one tenth of an inch.
* WHERE…Portions of central, northern and western Virginia.
* WHEN…From 10 AM to 7 PM EST Saturday. Precipitation may
briefly start as snow before quickly changing to sleet and
freezing rain. Precipitation will change to rain late in the
day.
* IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken on
steps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery,
increasing your risk of a fall and injury.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
236 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2020
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-
Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-
Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-
Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-
Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Boone,
Wilkesboro, Tazewell, Marion, Bland, Pearisburg, Wytheville,
Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale,
Volney, Galax, Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington,
Hot Springs, Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista,
Stuart, Rocky Mount, Amherst, Bluefield, Hinton, Hix, Union,
Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle
236 PM EST Fri Jan 17 2020
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY…
* WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of
up to one inch and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an
inch or less.
* WHERE…Southeast West Virginia, as well as the mountains and
foothills of northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia.
* WHEN…From 5 AM to 7 PM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS…Expect slippery and potentially hazardous travel
conditions beginning early Saturday morning through early
evening.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow…sleet…or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities…and use caution while
driving.
