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WSWRNK
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
214 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025
WVZ508-190400-
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WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINWOOD, RAINELLE, AND DUO
214 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF
SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC
POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
VAZ010>014-018>020-023-024-WVZ044-507-190400-
/O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.250119T1200Z-250120T0600Z/
BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RADFORD, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, NEW
CASTLE, BLACKSBURG, CLIFTON FORGE, HOT SPRINGS, PULASKI, BUENA
VISTA, LEXINGTON, COVINGTON, ALDERSON, WYTHEVILLE, UNION, BLAND,
PEARISBURG, FINCASTLE, AND LEWISBURG
214 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
VAZ007-WVZ042-043-190400-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.250119T0600Z-250120T1200Z/
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAZEWELL, BLUEFIELD, FLAT TOP, HINTON,
AND HIX
214 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7
AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN VIRGINIA, TAZEWELL COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA, MERCER AND
SUMMERS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-190400-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.250119T1200Z-250120T1200Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDEPENDENCE, WEST JEFFERSON, TROUTDALE,
VOLNEY, MARION, BOONE, AND WHITETOP
214 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7
AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...IN NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE AND WATAUGA COUNTIES. IN VIRGINIA,
GRAYSON AND SMYTH COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
BMG
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