HIDE Special Weather Statement issued February 08 at 8:23PM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...SLICK SPOTS POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT...
THE COMBINATION OF VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING MAY MAKE FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON
AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
AND NEAR BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEEING
A COATING OF SNOW AND ICE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. IN
ADDITION...AREAS THAT SAW MELTING OF SNOW FROM EARLIER TODAY WILL
ALSO BE MORE PRONE TO SEE SPOTTY BLACK ICE DEVELOP. MOTORISTS
PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT SHOULD USE CAUTION...AND REMAIN ALERT
FOR SLICK SPOTS ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
Counties Affected: Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg) HIDE
HIDE Special Weather Statement issued February 08 at 8:23PM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...SLICK SPOTS POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT...
THE COMBINATION OF VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING MAY MAKE FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON
AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
AND NEAR BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEEING
A COATING OF SNOW AND ICE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. IN
ADDITION...AREAS THAT SAW MELTING OF SNOW FROM EARLIER TODAY WILL
ALSO BE MORE PRONE TO SEE SPOTTY BLACK ICE DEVELOP. MOTORISTS
PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVERNIGHT SHOULD USE CAUTION...AND REMAIN ALERT
FOR SLICK SPOTS ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
Counties Affected: Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg) HIDE
Beautiful July by Brenda Hoss
Latest Update: July 25, 2011
One of my favorites: Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii)
I anxiously await July so I can search for Turks-Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) and Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii). The Carolina lily honors Andre' Michaux (1746-1802), a French botanist who explored extensively in North America. Turks-Cap lily is the tallest of the native Lilium species in our area, reaching as much as 8 ft. with 3-25 flowers per stalk, thus "superbum" or "superb". Enjoy!
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
Flowers of Carolina Lily are sometimes more orange than Turk's-Cap Lily.
Carolina Lily: No green star in center. Very fragrant.
