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NWS Winter Storm Warning (Ashe County)
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Winter Storm Warning issued February 19 at 3:24PM EST until February 20 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...Expect winter weather this evening 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 UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to 3 inches and ice accumulations of one tenth to two tenths of an inch expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia and north central and northwest North Carolina. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EST Wednesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Surry; Watauga; Wilkes
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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Winter Storm Warning issued February 19 at 3:24PM EST until February 20 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...Expect winter weather this evening 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 UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to 3 inches and ice accumulations of one tenth to two tenths of an inch expected. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia and north central and northwest North Carolina. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EST Wednesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Surry; Watauga; Wilkes
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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