Nov. 23—bluefield — Weather advisories reminding the public of more snow and wind gusts possibly as high as 45 mph remain in effect until 7 p.m. today for much of the southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia region.
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va. issued a winter weather advisory for Mercer, Monroe and eastern Greenbrier counties and for Tazewell County, Va. which stays in effect until 7 p.m. today. Two additional inches of snow are possible until this evening, according to forecasters. A low of 28 degrees was predicted for Friday night, making patches of black ice possible Saturday morning.
A wind advisory continuing until 6 a.m. today was issued for Mercer, Monroe and Greenbrier counties as well as Tazewell, Bland, Giles and Wythe counties in Virginia. Winds between 15 to 25 mph and gusts as high of 50 mph were forecasted. The weather service warned that trees and tree limbs weakened by Hurricane Helene could still come down, causing power outages and other hazards.
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In Charleston, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory which remains in effect until 7 p.m. today for Raleigh and Fayette counties. Up to 5 more inches of snow are possible along with wind gusts as high as 40 mph.
Mercer County could see between 1 to 2 inches of snow west of Interstate 77, said meteorologist Will Perry with the weather service in Blacksburg, Va.
“There’s much more snow in the Snowshoe, W.Va area with over a foot,” Perry said. “They’re getting the wind flow coming right off the Great Lakes.”
The strongest winds in Mercer County were expected between 7 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. today with gusts between 35 to 45 mph, Perry said.
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“And (today) you’ll have typically run of the mill winds like 10 to 15 mph and gusts maybe 20 to 25 mph,” he said.
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