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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
716 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

VAZ013-014-016>018-022>024-033>035-045>047-101515-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-
BUCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...
LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX
716 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING...

AREAS OF BLACK ICE WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST ON AREA ROADWAYS
THROUGH MID OR LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL BELOW
FREEZING. IN ADDITION...SOME UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN
SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS EXPOSED AREAS WILL ALSO OCCUR. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLICK SPOTS ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES AS WELL AS ON SECONDARY AND SIDE ROADS THROUGH THE
MORNING. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE FOR WIND CHILLS
AROUND ZERO IF NOT COLDER AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
442 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

MDZ001-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032-WVZ021>023-041-101300-
GARRETT-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-
JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-
WESTMORELAND-GREENE-FAYETTE-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON-TUCKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAKLAND MD...GRANTSVILLE...SHARON...
HERMITAGE...GROVE CITY...GREENVILLE...FARRELL...OIL CITY...
FRANKLIN...SUGARCREEK...TIONESTA...NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...
BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...CLARION...PUNXSUTAWNEY...BROOKVILLE...
REYNOLDSVILLE...BROCKWAY...ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...
MONACA...BEAVER...PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...
FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...FREEPORT...APOLLO...INDIANA...
WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...
MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...
JEANNETTE...LATROBE...MONESSEN...WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...
UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...OHIOPYLE...FAIRMONT...MORGANTOWN...
KINGWOOD...TERRA ALTA...PARSONS...DAVIS...THOMAS
442 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTH
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND DURING THE
MORNING COMMUTE. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
LIKELY THROUGH 8 AM. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...CREATING AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND BE ALERT FOR
RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...AND FOR SNOW AND OR ICE COVERED
SURFACES.

$$

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