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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
227 PM EST Fri Jan 3 2025
VAC021-063-067-121-155-161-197-750-032015-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SQ.W.0001.250103T1927Z-250103T2015Z/
Roanoke VA-Pulaski VA-City of Radford VA-Floyd VA-Bland VA-Wythe VA-
Franklin VA-Montgomery VA-
227 PM EST Fri Jan 3 2025
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Roanoke County in west central Virginia...
Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia...
The City of Radford in southwestern Virginia...
Northern Floyd County in southwestern Virginia...
East central Bland County in southwestern Virginia...
Northeastern Wythe County in southwestern Virginia...
Northwestern Franklin County in west central Virginia...
Montgomery County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 315 PM EST.
* At 227 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located over Merrimac,
or near Blacksburg, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than
one-quarter mile. Wind gusts up to 20 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and trained spotter.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
This will impact Route 460 and Interstate 81.
Locations impacted include...
Blacksburg...
Christiansburg...
Radford...
Pulaski...
Dublin...
Pilot...
and Shawsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
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LAT...LON 3707 8106 3735 8028 3734 8026 3737 8022
3731 8007 3729 8012 3728 8009 3726 8008
3725 8005 3726 8004 3725 8003 3725 8000
3721 7996 3724 7992 3720 7984 3688 8079
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 305DEG 31KT 3719 8046
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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