WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE BLACKSBURG VA

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
350 PM EST WED DEC 3 2003

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE
MOVING EASTWARD AND PASS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THURSDAY
NIGHT. SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MOISTURE UP
AND OVER THE COLD HIGH PRESSURE WHICH IS IN PLACE OVER OUR AREA. A
WINTRY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE AS RAIN AND
FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT.

VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-045>047-059-WVZ043>045-040400-
ALLEGHANY VA-AMHERST VA-APPOMATTOX VA-BATH VA-BEDFORD VA-
BOTETOURT VA-BUCKINGHAM VA-CAMPBELL VA-CHARLOTTE VA-CRAIG VA-
GREENBRIER WV-MONROE WV-ROCKBRIDGE VA-SUMMERS WV-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISBURG...LYNCHBURG CITY...
CLIFTON FORGE CITY...BEDFORD CITY AND APPOMATTOX
350 PM EST WED DEC 3 2003

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT...

SNOW OR SLEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AROUND MIDDAY
THURSDAY...AND THEN GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT...CHANGING TO RAIN IN MOST AREAS DURING THE MORNING FRIDAY.

ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE CHANGING
OVER TO ICING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF MORE THAN ONE QUARTER
INCH ARE POSSIBLE. THAT AMOUNT OF ICE ACCUMULATION COULD DOWN TREE
LIMBS AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ROADS MAY BECOME
TREACHEROUS AS WELL...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.