FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS…NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE VALLEYS INTO THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA.
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS… 8 TO 24 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING… HEAVY SNOW STARTING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
(Continue reading for the rest of the Winter Storm Watch.)
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLICK CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS BY LATER TODAY. SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAVEL EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES…HIGHS TODAY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS … A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
