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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
733 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
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TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HIX, RAINELLE, HINTON, QUINWOOD, FLAT
TOP, DUO, TAZEWELL, AND BLUEFIELD
733 PM EST THU FEB 20 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...IN VIRGINIA, TAZEWELL COUNTY. IN WEST VIRGINIA, MERCER,
SUMMERS, AND WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
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.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
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