...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY BELOW 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND GRAYSON COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...MOSTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO AROUND FREEZING LATE TONIGHT AND REMAINING IN THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && MC
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