The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for “portions of southwest and west central Virginia, northwest North Carolina and southwest West Virginia.”
The warning will take effect at 10 p.m. Sunday, January 2 and continue until 12 noon on Monday, January 3.
According to the NWS, “Heavy snow is expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches, with locally high amounts along the ridges. Winds gusting as high as 35 miles per hour.”
The NWS further explains that “travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute… The gusty winds and wet snow could cause limbs to snap, especially along the higher elevations. This could result in power outages.”
Impacted areas include Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga, Tazewell, Smyth, Bland, Giles, Wythe, Pulaski, Montgomery, Grayson, Carroll, Floyd, Craig, Alleghany, Bath, Mercer, Summers, Monroe, Eastern Greenbrier and Western Greenbrier.
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