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HIDEWinter Weather Advisory issued February 11 at 8:48PM EST until February 12 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ALONG
WITH BITTER WIND CHILLS...
.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL RESULT IN 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 OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ON THE RIDGES AND THE ALONG WESTERN SLOPES.
* TIMING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT...TAPERING OFF TOWARD BY DAWN
SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND
BLOWING SNOW. SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN TOPS...WITH
TEENS ELSEWHERE.
* WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
Counties Affected:
Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg)
HIDE Rutherwood Cam
View from Beautiful Downtown Rutherwood, just east of Boone (heading 180 degrees)
This view shows Rocky Knob Mountain, elevation 4016 feet, with the new Hwy 421 in the right center of the image.
