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Blue Ridge Parkway Officials Remind Visitors Not To Walk On Frozen Ponds Or Lakes

Blue Ridge Parkway Park Rangers are reminding visitors not to walk on frozen pond and lakes. In Facebook post on…

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2017 2nd Wettest Year On Record Since 1980, Fourth Wettest Overall

Calendar year 2017 will go down in the record books as the 2nd wettest since 1980 and fourth wettest since…

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Bitter Cold Continues For First Full Week Of 2018, Worst Could Occur Thursday/Friday

The bitter cold snap that began as 2017 was ending will continue to linger around as 2018 has gotten underway.…

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Bitter Cold Temperatures To Remain In The Area Through First Week Of 2018

UPDATE Friday December 29, 2017 8:35 pm – In an update from the National Weather Service, wind chills indices for…

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March 1960 Boone Snowfall Photos

A former resident of Watauga County has shared photos he discovered dating back to 1960. Curtis Hubbard, a 1986 graduate…

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Final Week Of 2017 To Be Cold And Possibly Wintry

Bitter cold, along with the possibility of wintery conditions, will be the weather story as 2017 comes to a close.…

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NWS Alert: Slippery Conditions To Develop Before Midnight

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-250500- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe- Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath- Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone, Tazewell, Marion, Bland, Pearisburg,…

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Snow Possible Christmas Eve, Not Enough For White Christmas Or Travel Impacts

Fans of the cold and snow will feel right in the seasonal spirit as colder conditions move in starting Sunday.…

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98.7 MPH Wind Gust Recorded On Grandfather Mountain This Week

During the winter storms this week Grandfather Mountain recorded a wind gust of 98.7 mph. The gust occurred during the…

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Second Week of December 2017 Brings Bitter Cold, More Snow Possible

Following on the heels of this weekend's impressive snowfall totals, and the chance for more snow this week, the bitter…

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