URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 735 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY AND THEN DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ESPECIALLY ON THE WESTERN SLOPES AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THE MORNING. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-043-045-081700- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090108T1700Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...BLUEFIELD...HINTON... LEWISBURG 735 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER...AND IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY NEAR QUINWOOD. A 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. $$ === END OF MESSAGE ========================================================