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Special Weather Statement issued January 30 at 8:27AM EST by NWS Blacksburg

...WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING... LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES ALONG WITH PATCHY FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH 1030 AM...LIGHT ICING MAY MAKE FOR SLIPPERY ROADS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SOME LIGHT ICING...IT WILL BE WINDY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 20S. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING.

Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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Wind Advisory issued January 30 at 6:08AM EST until January 31 at 12:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg

...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TODAY AND WILL PERSIST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING. THIS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY...PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH ALONG THE RIDGE CRESTS. SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MAY BE CLOSER TO 55 MPH. ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

Counties Affected:
Ashe; Watauga

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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