OVWA Region 5 Weather Update for the following counties: ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 658 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA..AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS. VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING IN SPOTS DUE TO SNOW ON TOP OF A LAYER OF THIN ICE. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * WIND CHILL...ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDEST EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE MAY OCCUR TO EXPOSED SKIN...ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. SOME ROADS..ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WILL BE SLICK AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && Stay tuned to the Ohio Valley Weather Authority Region 5 for further updates.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:59:35 +0000
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