Snow moving into the mountains again..
Urgent - winter weather message
national weather service blacksburg va
332 pm est thu mar 3 2016
...snow expected this evening and overnight...
.a fast moving area of low pressure will track from the
mississippi valley this evening to the coast of north carolina
friday morning. This will bring snow to the region with the
heaviest amounts west of the blue ridge and north of route 460.
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wvz042>044-507-508-040300-
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ashe-alleghany nc-surry-stokes-watauga-wilkes-tazewell-smyth-
bland-giles-wythe-pulaski-montgomery-grayson-carroll-floyd-craig-
alleghany va-bath-roanoke-botetourt-rockbridge-amherst-henry-
pittsylvania-buckingham-halifax-mercer-summers-monroe-
eastern greenbrier-western greenbrier-
including the cities of...west jefferson...sparta...dobson...
Danbury...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...amherst...
Martinsville...danville...south boston...bluefield...hinton...
Hix...union
332 pm est thu mar 3 2016
...winter weather advisory remains in effect until 10 am est
friday...
* locations...southeast west virginia...southeast west virginia and
the northwest north carolina mountains and foothills.
* hazard types...snow.
* accumulations...snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches...with
locally high amounts in the higher elevations of western
greenbrier county west virginia...and from grayson county
virginia to watauga county north carolina.
* timing...the most likely time for accumulating snow will be from
around 7pm through 4am.
* impacts...travel difficulties due to snow on roadways. This
evenings commute will be impacted along and west of i-81.
* winds...northeast 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
* temperatures...lows in the upper 20s to the lower 30s.
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 blacksburg va
332 pm est thu mar 3 2016
...snow expected this evening and overnight...
.a fast moving area of low pressure will track from the
mississippi valley this evening to the coast of north carolina
friday morning. This will bring snow to the region with the
heaviest amounts west of the blue ridge and north of route 460.
Ncz001>004-018-019-vaz007-009>020-022>024-035-043-044-047-058-
wvz042>044-507-508-040300-
/o.con.krnk.ww.y.0010.160303t2300z-160304t1500z/
ashe-alleghany nc-surry-stokes-watauga-wilkes-tazewell-smyth-
bland-giles-wythe-pulaski-montgomery-grayson-carroll-floyd-craig-
alleghany va-bath-roanoke-botetourt-rockbridge-amherst-henry-
pittsylvania-buckingham-halifax-mercer-summers-monroe-
eastern greenbrier-western greenbrier-
including the cities of...west jefferson...sparta...dobson...
Danbury...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...amherst...
Martinsville...danville...south boston...bluefield...hinton...
Hix...union
332 pm est thu mar 3 2016
...winter weather advisory remains in effect until 10 am est
friday...
* locations...southeast west virginia...southeast west virginia and
the northwest north carolina mountains and foothills.
* hazard types...snow.
* accumulations...snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches...with
locally high amounts in the higher elevations of western
greenbrier county west virginia...and from grayson county
virginia to watauga county north carolina.
* timing...the most likely time for accumulating snow will be from
around 7pm through 4am.
* impacts...travel difficulties due to snow on roadways. This
evenings commute will be impacted along and west of i-81.
* winds...northeast 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
* temperatures...lows in the upper 20s to the lower 30s.
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.
