NWS Winter Weather Advisory (Watauga County)

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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 11 at 11:20AM EST until February 12 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL TRIGGER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS... HEAVY AT TIMES...ALONG THE WESTERN RIDGES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS...WHEN COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES...WILL ALSO RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ON THE HIGHER RIDGES. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA... SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE RIDGES. * TIMING...OFF AND ON THIS AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER BURST AROUND DUSK...THEN TAPERING OFF BY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...LOW VISIBILITIES...WITH POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES. BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ON THE RIDGES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...EXCEPT HIGHER ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS BY DUSK. * WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg)
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