URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1014 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
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NORTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
FRONT ROYAL…WASHINGTON…WARRENTON…HIGHTOWN…MONTEREY…
BIG MEADOWS…WINTERGREEN…CIRCLEVILLE…FRANKLIN
1014 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
TUESDAY…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW…POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES.
* ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE
RIDGES ABOVE 2000 FEET.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH RAIN LATE THIS MORNING
AND THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS…LIKELY CHANGING ALL TO SNOW
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING
TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. ALL SNOW
IS EXPECTED ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES…MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE RIDGES ABOVE 2000
FEET TO THE LOWER 30S IN THE VALLEYS.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH…BECOMING NORTH TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH
VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL
MAKE TRAVELING DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1014 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
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CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-ORANGE-STAFFORD-
SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WALDORF…ST MARYS CITY…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…FREDERICKSBURG
1014 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 3 INCHES.
* TIMING…A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY
THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH
VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL
MAKE TRAVELING DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
404 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
…ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY…
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ENTERING WESTERN VIRGINIA THIS
MORNING WILL PASS EAST THROUGH THE DAY…SUPPORTING BANDS OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR…
PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. BANDS OF SNOW WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING…FOLLOWED BY A LULL DURING
THE AFTERNOON…WITH UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS RETURNING THIS EVENING
AS WINDS SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE LOW FOR THE
NEW ENGLAND COAST. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD LATE
EVENING.
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ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-
WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CLIFTON FORGE…COVINGTON…
HOT SPRINGS…LEXINGTON…BUENA VISTA
404 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING…
* LOCATIONS…HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM GREENBRIER COUNTY EAST
ACROSS THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS INTO PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN
SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
* HAZARD TYPES…ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES…WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIDGES.
* TIMING…THROUGH 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS…SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED…
ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
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.
