NWS Winter Storm Warning (Watauga County)

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Winter Storm Warning issued February 19 at 5:36AM EST until February 20 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg

...Expect winter weather to impact the area late this afternoon into late Wednesday... .A strong area of high pressure will shift into the northeastern United States, allowing cold air to wedge south along the eastern face of the Appalachians. A winter storm approaching from the west Gulf region will spread precipitation over this shallow dome of cold air, producing a wintry mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain for large part of the Mid Atlantic region and central Appalachians. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed winter precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to 3 inches. Ice accumulations of a trace to two tenths of an inch expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia and north central and northwest North Carolina. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 4 PM EST Wednesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the commute this evening and the morning commute on Wednesday.

Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Surry; Watauga; Wilkes

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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