Winter Storm Warning In Effect For Much Of Area – EXPIRED
Much of the area is under a Winter Storm Warning Wednesday and Wednesday night. Other areas are under Winter Storm Watches or Winter Weather Advisories. For the absolute latest updates from NWS click on the image above.
WINTER STORM WARNING URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 400 PM EST Tue Dec 15 2020 Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison- 400 PM EST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and ice accumulations of around a quarter inch * WHERE...Nelson, Albemarle, Greene and Madison Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM Wednesday to 4 AM EST Thursday. Snow will begin between 8 and 10 AM and change to sleet and freezing rain during the early afternoon. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visibility will be reduced below one mile at times in snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken on steps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 400 PM EST Tue Dec 15 2020 Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-Page-Warren-Western Highland- Eastern Highland-Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton- 400 PM EST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations will range from 4 to 8 inches near and east of I-81 in the central Shenandoah Valley, to 8 to 12 inches in most other locations. Up to a quarter inch of ice will be possible near and east of I-81. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and western Virginia and eastern West Virginia. * WHEN...From 7 AM Wednesday to 4 AM EST Thursday. Snow will overspread the area between 8 and 10 AM. Snow will mix with sleet and freezing rain during the afternoon and evening, especially over the central Shenandoah Valley. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visibility will be reduced below one- quarter mile at times in snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken on steps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 400 PM EST Tue Dec 15 2020 Rappahannock-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge- (Editor's Note via BRL :Including Big Meadows-Wintergreen-Afton Mountain Humpback Rocks & Montebello) 400 PM EST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 4 to 8 inches and ice accumulations of two tenths to four tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Central Virginia Blue Ridge and Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, and Rappahannock County. * WHEN...From 7 AM Wednesday to 4 AM EST Thursday. Snow will overspread the area between 8 and 10 AM. Snow will mix with sleet and freezing rain during the afternoon and evening. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visibility will be reduced below one- quarter mile at times in snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. When venturing outside, watch your first few steps taken on steps, sidewalks, and driveways, which could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 233 PM EST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...Wintry precipitation is expected on Wednesday... .A complex low pressure system will bring a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain across portions of the Mid Atlantic on Wednesday. Temperatures will be at or below freezing early Wednesday morning due to cold air trapped against the Blue Ridge. Meanwhile, warmer air aloft will advance northward overtop of the cold air to bring wintry mixed precipitation. The system is expected to exit the region by Wednesday evening. Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery- Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt- Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe- Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone, Bland, Pearisburg, Wytheville, Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax, Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs, Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista, Stuart, Rocky Mount, Amherst, Bluefield, Hinton, Hix, Union, Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle 233 PM EST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 3 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to midnight EST Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
