WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY.
* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES...LOWS WEDNESDAY MORNING 7 TO 16. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 9 TO 19. LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 3.
* WIND CHILLS...10 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING. 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING... LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING...A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT [email protected] OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
