THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY.
THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL
BECOME DANGEROUS TO PERHAPS IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ONLY TRAVEL
IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... WATER...AND A BLANKET IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY. WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A
WINTER STORM WARNING.
SNOWFALL TOTALS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
6 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE TO 2 TO 5 INCHES EAST.