615  
WWUS41 KRNK 160624  
WSWRNK  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
224 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
NCZ001-018-VAZ015-161430-  
/O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.260316T1800Z-260317T0600Z/  
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, TROUTDALE, VOLNEY,  
WHITETOP, BOONE, AND INDEPENDENCE  
224 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2  
AM EDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO THREE INCHES  
ABOVE 3500 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN NORTH CAROLINA, ASHE AND WATAUGA COUNTIES. IN VIRGINIA,  
GRAYSON COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WVZ508-161430-  
/O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.260316T1900Z-260317T2100Z/  
WESTERN GREENBRIER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAINELLE, QUINWOOD, AND DUO  
224 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5  
PM EDT TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3  
INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 3500  
FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING  
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WP  
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