Special Weather Statement 01/08/2025 16:55 for North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued January 8 at 7:55PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
January 8, 2025 - 4:55pm
Expires: 
January 8, 2025 - 8:00pm
Description: 
Snow showers will be moving through portions of southeastern West Virginia, southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina over the next few hours tonight. Brief heavier snow showers are possible in these areas as well. This could cause lowered visibility, and quick accumulations of snow on roads. When traveling, drivers should be aware of the possibility of rapidly changing road and visibility conditions. Roads could become slick with accumulating snow, especially bridges.
Area Description: 
Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier
Forcast Office: 
NWS Blacksburg VA