2008.11.29
Winter weather advisory for icing along Blue Ridge
A narrow strip of counties along the Blue Ridge ... including Floyd, Carroll and Grayson counties in Virginia ... has been placed under a winter weather advisory for the remainder of tonight. Temperatures have dropped to below freezing in some areas in those counties, allowing light icing to accumulating as freezing rain, freezing drizzle and sleet continue to fall. I-77 travelers going through Fancy Gap should take particular note. Though some localized icing can't be ruled out elsewhere, particularly in higher elevations, most other locations in Southwest Virginia are above freezing, so thoough some sleet has fallen this evening mixed with rain, it is not likely to cause travel difficulties.
It's only Nov. 29 folks ... we've got about 4 more months of these occasional winter weather threats to go.
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It's 34 degrees at my location, Kev.
Down three degrees in the past two hours.
Comment by Brandon R. — November 29, 2008 @ 11:23 pm
Other than some sleet yesterday afternoon and evening that started to accumulate between roof gables, we've had only rain the rest of the time. We're up to 39 with a steady rain falling in New River, up from the 34 it was earlier when it was raining. We dodged an ice storm bullet it appears.
Comment by Other John — November 30, 2008 @ 1:43 pm