VIRGINIA — A broad stretch of Virginia is under multiple Winter Weather Advisories as a developing storm system is expected to bring accumulating snow and hazardous travel conditions beginning overnight and continuing through Friday.
The National Weather Service issued advisories covering communities from the New River Valley and the I-81 corridor to the Alleghany Highlands, Roanoke Valley, Southside foothills, and the far southwestern counties near the Tennessee border.
For Tazewell, Smyth, Bland, Giles, Wythe, Pulaski, and Montgomery counties—including Wytheville, Pulaski, Bland, Pearisburg, Radford, Tazewell, Blacksburg, and Marion—snowfall totals between 1 and 3 inches are expected from midnight through 4 p.m. Friday. Roads are likely to become slick, especially before daybreak, increasing the risk of delays and difficult travel during the morning commute.
Farther north and west, a separate advisory covers Craig, Alleghany, and Bath counties, where 2 to 5 inches of snow may fall between midnight and 7 p.m. Friday.
This area includes Covington, Clifton Forge, New Castle, and the mountain communities along the Virginia–West Virginia border. The higher snow totals forecast here may affect both the morning and evening commutes.
Another advisory spans parts of Roanoke, Botetourt, Rockbridge, Bedford, Amherst, Campbell, Appomattox, and Buckingham counties, including Roanoke, Bedford, Lynchburg, Lexington, Amherst, and Appomattox. Snowfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, with conditions expected to deteriorate quickly during the morning hours.
In far Southwest Virginia, Lee, Wise, Scott, Russell, and Washington counties—including Big Stone Gap, Wise, Norton, Abingdon, Bristol, Lebanon, and surrounding communities—are under an advisory from 10 p.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday. Up to 2 inches of snow may fall, with slippery roads likely before sunrise.
Forecasters say an area of low pressure moving from the central United States into the Mid-Atlantic will be responsible for the snow, with the heaviest accumulations expected west of Interstate 81. Drivers across all affected regions are urged to use caution, reduce speed, and check updated road conditions by calling 511. Officials warn that even light snow could create hazardous travel throughout Friday in many Virginia communities.
