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  • Freezing Fog Advisory for Roanoke County, Virginia
  • Freezing Fog Advisory issued February 04 at 1:43AM EST until February 04 at 9:00AM EST by NWS
  • Effective: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 1:43 a.m.
  • Expires: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 9 a.m.
  • ...FREEZING FOG TO IMPACT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH EARLY MORNING...
    .MOIST GROUND AND A MOIST EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW ALONG THE EAST
    SLOPES OF THE ALLEGHANYS AND BLUE RIDGE WILL PROMOTE THE
    DEVELOPMENT OF CLOUDS...WHICH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE
    2500 FEET...WILL BE REALIZED AS FOG. WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR
    BELOW 32 DEGREES IN MANY OF THESE AREAS...MOISTURE FROM THE CLOUDS
    WILL FREEZE AS A THIN COATING OF ICE ON GROUND
    SURFACES...INCLUDING ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
    ...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...
    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
    FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING.
    * LOCATIONS...MAINLY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WITH ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500
    FEET.
    * HAZARDS...A THIN COATING OF ICE ON ROADWAYS AND EXPOSED OBJECTS.
    * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM EST THIS MORNING.
    * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST OR BLACK ICE FORMING ON
    ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...RESULTING IN
    HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
    * TEMPERATURES...28 TO 31 DEGREES.