2008.02.26
Blustery winds will blow snowflakes in tonight and Wednesday
After a cold front pushes through some showers today, strong northwest winds will kick in as a low pressure system develops in the Northeast. This is a familiar prescription for upslope snow showers, and this time, they will likely continue for so long that some of the higher elevation areas in eastern West Virginia could get 6 or more inches of snow. That's why winter storm watches were issued for a few counties over that way on Monday to cover the time from 6 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m. Thursday. There will be enough bleed-over from the upslope snows that some places in the New River Valley could get a dusting to an inch, and I wouldn't even be surprised to see a couple of the more vigorous snow showers amid off and on flurries in the Roanoke Valley briefly whiten the ground in a few places. Not a big snowstorm for the New River and Roanoke valleys, but enough snowflakes in the air to remind us that it's still winter.
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