I doubt anyone could have missed it, but just in case you've been in a cave somewhere, here's the winter storm warning issued for tonight & tomorrow.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Roanoke/Blacksburg, VA 4:25 pm EST, Fri., Jan. 29, 2010

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY.

* LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SATURDAY.

* SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW TOTALS RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 INCHES... WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE VIRGINIA - NORTH CAROLINA BORDER.

* THERE WILL BE A SHARP GRADIENT IN SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. ANY CHANGES IN THE TRACK AND SPEED OF THE STORM WILL INFLUENCE THE TIMING AND THE AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT... AND THEN OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA.