Northwest flow and shallow low level moisture led to the occurrence of light rain, drizzle, and some isolated patches of freezing drizzle in the higher elevations along the Virginia border on February 28th.
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Northwest flow and shallow low level moisture led to the occurrence of light rain, drizzle, and some isolated patches of freezing drizzle in the higher elevations along the Virginia border on February 28th.
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1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A Weather Service employee reported that a mixture of snow and freezing drizzle was falling in the higher elevations of Letcher county just across the Virginia line from Wise county. A light glaze of ice was accumulating on exposed objects.
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