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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1047 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...
...ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.A FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH A STRONG UPPER
DISTURBANCE MOVING IN ON ITS HEELS. THIS WILL KEEP SOME WINTRY
PRECIPITATION GOING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A REINFORCING SHOT
OF COLD AIR ARRIVES WEDNESDAY WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

NCZ001-018-VAZ007-WVZ042-043-045-101200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL...
BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...
DUO...RAINELLE
1047 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

* SNOW WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT OVERNIGHT BUT PICK UP AGAIN ON
  WEDNESDAY.

* ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. FROM WEDNESDAY
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...6 TO 10 INCHES WILL FALL ALONG THE
  HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
  REST OF THE WARNED COUNTIES. ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET IN
  GREENBRIER COUNTY CAN EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO
  PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY AT
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO OR COLDER MAY OCCUR
  LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

VAZ010-011-013-014-018>020-022>024-035-WVZ044-101000-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100210T1000Z/
BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...AMHERST...UNION
1047 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* EXPECT MAINLY LIGHT SNOW AND POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT.

* UP TO 1 ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH A
  LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE POSSIBLE.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATER TONIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
  SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NCZ002-VAZ009-015-101200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1047 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY.

* MAINLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

* UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW  IS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT.
  SOME OF THE ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM
  WARNING FOR UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
  LASTING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY
  ACCUMULATE ALONG THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATER TONIGHT WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
  SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

VAZ012-016-017-100900-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100210T0900Z/
WYTHE-CARROLL-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYTHEVILLE...FLOYD
1047 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* EXPECT A CHANCE OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT.

* ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>034-043>047-058-059-101000-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100210T1000Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
1047 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW IS EXPECTED
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* VERY LIGHT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$