000 WWUS41 KRNK 080218 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1018 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2009 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET... .STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. WVZ042-043-045-080600- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090408T0600Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HIX...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1018 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA OVERNIGHT. MORE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST ON WESTERN SLOPES OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER 200 AM. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-080600- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090408T0600Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE 1018 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...TAPERING OFF AROUND 200 AM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 7 INCHES. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$