Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, February 5, 1995 TAG: 9502060058
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JOEL TURNER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Yes, it might. The National Weather Service said more snow could arrive in the Roanoke Valley by Wednesday.
Mind you, they're saying that it might happen by middle of the week. No absolutes.
Southwest Virginia missed much of the snow that blanketed other parts of the state and caused havoc in several northeastern states.
But the region didn't dodge the blast of Canadian cold air that will make life uncomfortable during the next few days.
High winds will cause the wind-chill factor to drop to 20 to 30 degrees below zero at times. The high temperatures will be 15 to 20, with nightly lows in the teens.
The weather service predicts that winds of 25 to 35 mph will produce bone-chilling days and nights.
Some homeless shelters have begun planning for the frigid days that will cause many to seek a place to stay warm.
Joy Sylvester-Johnson, director of development for the the Rescue Mission of Roanoke, said the agency will have a full staff on duty to accommodate the larger day and night demand for shelter.
At the Salvation Army, the homeless shelter has room for more people who need a place to stay during the frigid weather.
About 5,000 Appalachian Power Co. and Craig-Botetourt Electric Co-Op customers were without power Saturday evening, some for more than four hours.
Apco's Victoria Ratcliff said a transmission-line equipment failure caused power outages in the Trinity and Cloverdale areas of Botetourt and Craig County's New Castle section. She said she wasn't sure if weather caused the power failure, but power returned for all customers by 9:30.
The winter chills that will begin today will linger until the middle of the week.
The Roanoke and New River valleys escaped the Friday night and Saturday storm with no major accidents caused by freezing rain and snow. The Virginia Department of Transportation reported no major problems on highways.
by CNB