WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...2 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN THE WESTERN HALF OF GREENBRIER COUNTY AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNRISE. WIND CHILLS WILL BE COLDEST AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW SHOWERS MAY MAKE FOR SLICK ROADS. FROST BITE MAY OCCUR TO EXPOSED SKIN...ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. 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. && Watches and Warnings ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREES AND LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && Watches and Warnings ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...5 TO 15 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STRONGEST GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && Watches and Warnings ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && Watches and Warnings ...BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS TO CREATE SLICK ROADS OVERNIGHT... BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH AT LEAST 300 AM. MOST LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL NOT SEE MUCH ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...SOME OF THE NARROW BANDS COULD BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO LESS THAN 2 MILES...AND DROP AN INCH OR SO IN A SHORT PERIOD. WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S...THE WIND BLOWN SNOW WILL BEGIN TO STICK TO ROADS AND CAUSE SLICK SPOTS AS RESIDUAL WATER FREEZES. BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS AND SNOW COVERED ROADS IF TRAVELING THROUGH EARLY MORNING. ..Light Snow22° -6° 61° 16° 17° -8° F C Data from © by niikos on .
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