THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE REGION FOR HEAVY SNOW TO 6 AM EST MONDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE EAST FLANKS OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.
IT'LL START SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK SUNDAY AS
A MIXTURE OF RAIN, SNOW OR SLEET AND THEN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO WET
SNOW BY OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT
MUCH OF SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND
ENDING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
WATCH OUT FOR SLICK ROADS, ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AS WELL AS POSSIBLE
DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES.
