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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
117 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042>044-507-508-171330-
/O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0002.261018T0500Z-261018T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0005.261018T0500Z-261018T1300Z/
Ashe-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Grayson-Mercer-Summers-
Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Rainelle, Bluefield, Alderson, Troutdale,
Quinwood, Hinton, Volney, Wytheville, Flat Top, Independence, Boone,
White Sulphur Springs, West Jefferson, Tazewell, Duo, Marion, Bland,
Union, Hix, Whitetop, and Lewisburg
117 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia,
  and southeast West Virginia.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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NCZ002-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-171330-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0005.261018T0500Z-261018T1300Z/
Alleghany NC-Giles-Pulaski-Montgomery-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-
Alleghany VA-Bath-
Including the cities of New Castle, Pearisburg, Clifton Forge,
Sparta, Galax, Hot Springs, Floyd, Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg, and
Covington
117 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.

* WHERE...In North Carolina, Alleghany NC County. In Virginia,
  Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Alleghany VA,
  and Bath Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ022>024-032>035-171330-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FR.Y.0008.261018T0500Z-261018T1300Z/
Surry-Wilkes-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-
Amherst-
Including the cities of Bedford, Amherst, Fincastle, Roanoke, Rocky
Mount, Salem, Stuart, Dobson, Wilkesboro, Lexington, and Buena Vista
117 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 37 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...In North Carolina, Surry and Wilkes Counties. In Virginia,
  Amherst, Bedford, Patrick, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, and
  Rockbridge Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$