Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
845 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996

NOT A LOT OF TIME TO LOOK AT THINGS THIS EVE. LKS LIKE WE MAY BE IN
FOR AN ACTIVE NIGHT WITH THE ENHANCMENT TAKINGD PLACE OVER NRN GA AND
WRN NC AND MOVING NE.

IFLOWS ALREADY SHOWING .50 TO ALMOST AN INCH IN THE LAST 3 HOURS IN
MANY LOCALES AND MANY STREAMS AT THEIR CAUTIONARY MARKS.

WILL CALL IF I HAVE ANY CONCERNS.
JDS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1016 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY FOR
   WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE
1500 FEET:
ALLEGHANY...BATH...BOTETOURT...CRAIG...ROANOKE AND ROCKBRIDGE

THE COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDED IN THE HIGH WIND
WARNING ARE ALLEGHANY...ASHE AND WATAUGA.

A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF THE CAROLINA'S AND THE VIRGINIA'S
THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FELT ABOVE SURFACE
ELEVATIONS OF 1500 FEET. SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS
THE COLD FRONT SURGES EASTWARD TOWARDS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
LATER TONIGHT.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ON FLAT TOP
MOUNTAIN IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

IF DRIVING TONIGHT IN THE WARNING AREA USE CAUTION FOR HIGH WINDS
THROUGH THE GAPS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES MAY BECOME DANGEROUS TO HANDLE. POWER MAY BECOME
DISRUPTED DUE TO FALLING TREES ON POWER LINES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOU~R LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

DOC

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ018>020-022>024-190820-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1016 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY FOR
   WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE
1500 FEET:
ALLEGHANY...BATH...BOTETOURT...CRAIG...ROANOKE AND ROCKBRIDGE

THE COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDED IN THE HIGH WIND
WARNING ARE ALLEGHANY...ASHE AND WATAUGA.

A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF THE CAROLINA'S AND THE VIRGINIA'S
THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY BE FELT ABOVE SURFACE
ELEVATIONS OF 1500 FEET. SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS
THE COLD FRONT SURGES EASTWARD TOWARDS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
LATER TONIGHT.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ON FLAT TOP
MOUNTAIN IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

IF DRIVING TONIGHT IN THE WARNING AREA USE CAUTION FOR HIGH WINDS
THROUGH THE GAPS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES MAY BECOME DANGEROUS TO HANDLE. POWER MAY BECOME
DISRUPTED DUE TO FALLING TREES ON POWER LINES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR
UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

DOC

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1020 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996

...A FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
EASTWARD IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE THOSE COUNTIES ALONG
THE EAST SLOPE OF THE BLUE RIDGE. THE COUNTIES ADDED WERE
PATRICK...FRANKLIN...BEDFORD...ROANOKE...CRAIG...BOTETOURT...
ROCKBRIDGE...ALLEGHANY AND BATH.

AT 1015 PM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF RAIN
ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM PATRICK COUNTY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
ROANOKE VALLEY...AND ON INTO THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. OTHER
RAIN EXTENDED FROM THE NEW RIVER VALLEY INTO EXTREME SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA. AN AREA OF RAIN OVER EASTERN TENNESSEE WAS JUST MOVING
INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THESE AREAS OF RAIN
WERE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH.

IFLOWS GAGES ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INDICATE TTHAT THERE HAS
ALREADY BEEN A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN MANY
AREAS...AND THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH BECAUSE OF
SNOWMELT...AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY PUSH
SOME OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

IF HEAVY RAIN DOES OCCUR OVERNIGHT...THE HEADWATERS AREAS OF LARGER
MAIN STEM RIVERS COULD SEE SOME FLOODING BY MORNING. THIS WOULD
INCLUDE THE ROANOKE RIVER AT ROANOKE...THE MAURY RIVER AT BUENA
VISTA...THE CLINCH RIVER AT RICHLANDS...THE NEW RIVER AT GALAX AND
THE NORTH FORK OF THE HOLSTEN RIVER AT SALTVILLE.

IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS.  DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.

NEVER DRIVE INTO A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROAD.  THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY
BE ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOUR VEHICLE.

JACKSON

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>019-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045-190700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1020 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996

...A FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
EASTWARD IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE THOSE COUNTIES ALONG
THE EAST SLOPE OF THE BLUE RIDGE. THE COUNTIES ADDED WERE
PATRICK...FRANKLIN...BEDFORD...ROANOKE...CRAIG...BOTETOURT...
ROCKBRIDGE...ALLEGHANY AND BATH.

AT 1015 PM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF RAIN
ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM PATRICK COUNTY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
ROANOKE VALLEY...AND ON INTO THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. OTHER
RAIN EXTENDED FROM THE NEW RIVER VALLEY INTO EXTREME SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA. AN AREA OF RAIN OVER EASTERN TENNESSEE WAS JUST MOVING
INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THESE AREAS OF RAIN
WERE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH.

IFLOWS GAGES ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INDICATE TTHAT THERE HAS
ALREADY BEEN A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN MANY
AREAS...AND THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH BECAUSE OF
SNOWMELT...AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY PUSH
SOME OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

IF HEAVY RAIN DOES OCCUR OVERNIGHT...THE HEADWATERS AREAS OF LARGER
MAIN STEM RIVERS COULD SEE SOME FLOODING BY MORNING. THIS WOULD
INCLUDE THE ROANOKE RIVER AT ROANOKE...THE MAURY RIVER AT BUENA
VISTA...THE CLINCH RIVER AT RICHLANDS...THE NEW RIVER AT GALAX AND
THE NORTH FORK OF THE HOLSTEN RIVER AT SALTVILLE.

IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS.  DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING.

NEVER DRIVE INTO A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROAD.  THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY
BE ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOUR VEHICLE.

JACKSON