NWS Winter Storm Warning (Ashe County)

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Winter Storm Warning issued February 19 at 9:48PM EST until February 20 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg

...Expect winter weather overnight into late Wednesday... .A strong area of high pressure will shift into the northeastern United States, allowing cold air to wedge south along the eastern face of the Appalachians overnight. A winter storm approaching from the west Gulf region will spread precipitation over this shallow dome of cold air, producing a wintry mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain for large part of the Mid Atlantic region and central Appalachians tonight into Wednesday. ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches and ice accumulations of one tenth to two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia and north central and northwest North Carolina. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EST Wednesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.

Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Surry; Watauga; Wilkes

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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