NWS Winter Storm Warning (Alleghany County)

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Winter Storm Warning issued February 18 at 11:05PM EST until February 20 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg

...Expect wintry weather to impact the area late Tuesday afternoon into late Wednesday... .A strong area of high pressure will shift into the northeastern United States, allowing cold air to wedge southward 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 portions of the lower mid-Atlantic and central Appalachians. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to one inch 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...From 6 PM Tuesday to 4 PM EST Wednesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.

Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Surry; Watauga; Wilkes

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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