WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7AM...FOLLOWED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7AM THROUGH 10AM...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
* LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY.
* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...0 TO 10 ABOVE.
* WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
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.
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. 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
