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Greenbrier County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Thursday January 23rd, 2020 :: 03:20 p.m. EST

Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory until 06:00PM Friday

...Light winter mix Friday morning... .Low pressure tracking across the Ohio Valley into the Great Lakes will spread rain across the Mid Atlantic region on Friday and Friday night. The precipitation will begin as freezing rain, sleet or snow across parts of southwest Virginia, northwest North Carolina and southeast West Virginia.

* WHAT...Freezing rain, mixed at times with sleet and snow in the morning, changing to rain by the afternoon. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to one inch. Ice accumulations of a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 PM EST Friday. A majority of the freezing rain, sleet and snow will be from 4AM through 10AM. Then temperatures will be above freezing for the rest of the day.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Untreated roads and sidewalks will be slick. Use caution and plan on extra time to reach your destination in the morning.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MONROE ... WESTERN GREENBRIER ... ROANOKE ... BOTETOURT ... EASTERN GREENBRIER ... BATH ... GILES ... ALLEGHANY ... ROCKBRIDGE ... PULASKI ... MONTGOMERY ... CRAIG

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
Greenbrier County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
171 Arbuckle Ln
Maxwelton, WV 24957

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-645-5444

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Weather Advisory

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