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

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

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...
WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>034-043>047-058-059-100545-
/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
446 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.

&&

$$

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

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

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...
WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

NCZ002-VAZ009-015-100545-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
446 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.

* A WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

* UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE 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.

&&

$$

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

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

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...
WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

VAZ012-016-017-100545-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100210T0900Z/
WYTHE-CARROLL-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYTHEVILLE...FLOYD
446 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.

* A WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

* ANY ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND A TRACE...WITH
  AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR LESS OF SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
423 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

VAZ003-004-WVZ008-013>016-024>026-033-034-100530-
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-MINGO-
LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MAN...MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
423 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY.

AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. BEHIND
THE FRONT...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MAINLY LATER
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES
WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WEDNESDAY.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE EVENT WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM
3 TO 6 INCHES...BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

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...ESPECIALLY BEGINNING TONIGHT.

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
348 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.COLDER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND COMBINE
WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND STRONG NORTHWEST LOW LEVEL
WINDS... TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-100500-
/O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0013.100210T0500Z-100210T2100Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-
NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...WARTBURG...GREENEVILLE...
JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON
348 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF
THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST TENNESSEE
INCLUDING THE TRI CITIES AREA.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES
  POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE MAY ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADS MAKING
  TRAVEL DIFFICULT...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE ON
  WEDNESDAY DUE TO VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS
AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
316 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

VAZ060>062-068>071-082>084-090-100430-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100210T1700Z/
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-
HENRICO-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-JAMES CITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...WILLIAMSBURG
316 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
WEDNESDAY.

A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA PIEDMONT...THE RICHMOND METRO AREA...AND EASTWARD TO THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL STEADILY TRANSITION TO ALL
RAIN THIS EVENING THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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