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NWS Winter Weather Advisory (Watauga County)
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 11 at 1:38PM 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...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...BITTER WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 1 TO 5 INCHES MAINLY ON THE RIDGES. STORM TOTAL WILL BE 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF TOWARD BY DAWN SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWER TEENS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SINGLE DIGITS ALONG THE RIDGES. * WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A FEW HUNDRED FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS OR DURING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg)
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 11 at 1:38PM 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...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...BITTER WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 1 TO 5 INCHES MAINLY ON THE RIDGES. STORM TOTAL WILL BE 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF TOWARD BY DAWN SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWER TEENS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SINGLE DIGITS ALONG THE RIDGES. * WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A FEW HUNDRED FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS OR DURING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg)
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NWS High Wind Warning (Watauga County)
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High Wind Warning issued February 11 at 1:23PM EST until February 12 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT... .A TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF MID ATLANTIC COAST AND ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OVER THE PLAINS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg)
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High Wind Warning issued February 11 at 1:23PM EST until February 12 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT... .A TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF MID ATLANTIC COAST AND ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OVER THE PLAINS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg)
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