NWS Special Weather Statement (Wythe County)

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Special Weather Statement issued January 18 at 2:43AM EST by NWS Blacksburg

...BANDS OF SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE...NORTHERN PULASKI...GILES...SOUTHERN CRAIG... NORTHEASTERN SMYTH...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL...BLAND...WYTHE...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN MERCER AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RADFORD... At 239 AM EST, bands of snow, some moderate to heavy were located from Sinking Creek to near Ceres. Movement was east at 20 mph. A quick dusting of snow to several tenths of an inch will occur with these bands, leading to slick roads. Locations impacted include... Blacksburg... Radford... Pulaski... Wytheville... Bland... Pearisburg... and Dublin. Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a half mile in this area of snow. Be alert along the I-81 corridor between Wytheville and Roanoke, and U.S. 460 between Christiansburg and the West Virginia border. Be prepared for snow on the roads. Slow down and allow extra time when traveling.

Counties Affected:
Bland; Craig; Giles; Montgomery; Pulaski; Roanoke; Smyth; Tazewell; Wythe

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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