Last Updated on December 15, 2024 5:34 am
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Blacksburg VA338 AM EST Sun Dec 15 2024
…A WINTRY MIX EXPECTED TODAY…
.Temperatures will support a mixture of freezing rain, sleet, andsnow as an area of low pressure moves northeast through the northernMid-Atlantic. Precipitation is expected to be primarily in the formof freezing rain, but there may be mixed snow and sleet at times,especially this morning. Anticipate potential impacts to travel forareas where temperatures are below 32 degrees.
NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-151645-/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-241215T1700Z/Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Grayson-Mercer-Including the cities of Wilkesboro, Whitetop, Bland, Bluefield,Troutdale, Wytheville, Volney, Boone, Sparta, Dobson, Flat Top,Tazewell, Marion, Independence, and West Jefferson338 AM EST Sun Dec 15 2024
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY…
WHAT…Freezing rain. Ice accumulations around one tenth of aninch, and upwards of two tenths of an inch near the Blue RidgeParkway. Sleet may mix in at times, but any sleet accumulation isexpected to be less than an inch.
WHERE…Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina,southwest Virginia, and southeast West Virginia…generally alongand west of I-77.
WHEN…Until noon EST today.
IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Ice may alsoaccumulate on trees.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS…A wintry mix is expected, with freezing rainbeing the main precipitation type where temperatures are belowfreezing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest roadconditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained bycalling 5 1 1.
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