Winter Storm Watch 01/04/2025 04:14 for North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia areas

Headline: 
Winter Storm Watch issued January 4 at 7:14AM EST until January 6 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA
Event: 
Winter Storm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
January 4, 2025 - 4:14am
Expires: 
January 4, 2025 - 12:15pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations up to 3 inches and ice accumulations between one tenth and three tenths of an inch possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes.
Instruction: 
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Area Description: 
Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst; Henry; Campbell; Appomattox; Buckingham; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier
Forcast Office: 
NWS Blacksburg VA