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NPWRNK
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
448 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025
NCZ001-018-VAZ015-081800-
/O.NEW.KRNK.CW.Y.0004.250109T0500Z-250109T1700Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOONE, WEST JEFFERSON, TROUTDALE,
INDEPENDENCE, WHITETOP, AND VOLNEY
448 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 12 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE AND WATAUGA COUNTIES. IN VIRGINIA,
GRAYSON COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO COULD
RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...IN ADDITION TO THE COLD, EXPECT SOME LIGHT
SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE,
ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
WVZ508-081500-
/O.CON.KRNK.CW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-250108T1500Z/
WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DUO, RAINELLE, AND QUINWOOD
448 AM EST WED JAN 8 2025
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 11 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...IN ADDITION TO THE COLD, EXPECT PERIODS OF
LIGHT SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
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