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Greenbrier County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Saturday August 27th, 2022 :: 07:51 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory until 10:00AM

* WHAT...Visibility less than one mile in dense fog.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Dense fog was widespread throughout much of southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina early this morning as well as parts of southeast West Virginia. The fog is most problematic in the valleys and river valleys including the New River Valley, Greenbrier River Valley, and the Clinch and Holston River Valleys and the Watauga River Valley in northwest North Carolina. Widespread visibility of less than 1 mile all the way down to 0 miles is widespread through these areas creating hazardous driving conditions.

* Conditions are expected to improve after 10 AM EDT this morning.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHE ... ALLEGHANY ... SURRY ... WATAUGA ... WILKES ... TAZEWELL ... SMYTH ... BLAND ... GILES ... WYTHE ... PULASKI ... MONTGOMERY ... CARROLL ... FLOYD ... PATRICK ... HENRY ... MONROE ... EASTERN GREENBRIER

Instructions:

If driving, reduce speed, use your low beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. Allow extra time to reach your destination.

Address/Location
Greenbrier County Homeland Security and Emergency Management
171 Arbuckle Ln
Maxwelton, WV 24957

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-645-5444

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Dense Fog Advisory

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