Alert archive / Virginia / Snow Advisories in 2007
Snow Advisory 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this snow advisory at Feb 6, 2007, 4:36 AM EST for 24 counties in Virginia; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 6, 2007, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2007, 4:36 AM EST (09:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2007, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2007, 3:47 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 27 counties
Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 106 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KRNK 060936 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 436 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...BITTER COLD THIS MORNING... ...SNOW DEVELOPING LATER TODAY... .AN ARCTIC AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND SPEEDS WILL RESULT WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 5 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...FROM THE OHIO VALLEY...WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW INTO TONIGHT. VAZ007-010-011-018-023-024-061400- /O.NEW.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070206T2100Z-070207T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070206T1400Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 436 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHERE WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY...AND ACCUMULATE 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PET OWNERS...REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PETS INSIDE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-061400- /O.NEW.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070206T2100Z-070207T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070206T1400Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 436 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY...AND ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF LEWISBURG AND BLUEFIELD. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PET OWNERS...REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PETS INSIDE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ022-034-035-061400- /O.NEW.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070206T2100Z-070207T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070206T1400Z/ ROANOKE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...BEDFORD...AMHERST 436 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY...AND ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PET OWNERS...REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PETS INSIDE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>017-061400- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070206T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD 436 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WHERE THE WINDS ARE THE STRONGEST. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY...AND ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. PET OWNERS...REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PETS INSIDE. THOSE TRAVELING TONIGHT MAY ENCOUNTER SNOW COVERED ROADS. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KRNK 061406 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 906 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW DEVELOPING BY EVENING... .AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW INTO TONIGHT. VAZ007-010-011-018-023-024-062200- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070206T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070206T2100Z-070207T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 906 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE IN TO THE TEENS THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILLS CLIMBING ABOVE ZERO DEGREES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY...AND ACCUMULATE 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-062200- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070206T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070206T2100Z-070207T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 906 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE TEENS THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH WIND CHILLS INCREASING ABOVE ZERO. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY...AND ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF LEWISBURG AND BLUEFIELD. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ022-034-035-062200- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070206T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070206T2100Z-070207T1200Z/ ROANOKE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...BEDFORD...AMHERST 906 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB THROUGH THE TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES LATE THIS MORNING...BRINGING WIND CHILLS ABOVE ZERO. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY...AND ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>017-061515- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070206T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD 906 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB THROUGH THE TEENS THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILLS INCREASING TO ABOVE ZERO DEGREES. $$ LAWRENCE
000 WWUS41 KRNK 061955 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 255 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING... .AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MIDWEST WILL SPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-070400- /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070206T2100Z-070207T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 255 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATING 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY COLD FOR ACCUMULATION TO OCCUR ON ROADWAYS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-011-018-023-024-070400- /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070206T2100Z-070207T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 255 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY EARLY EVENING...ACCUMULATING 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE UNDER ANY HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY COLD FOR ACCUMULATION TO OCCUR ON ROADWAYS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ022-034-035-070400- /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070206T2100Z-070207T1200Z/ ROANOKE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...BEDFORD...AMHERST 255 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY COLD FOR ACCUMULATION TO OCCUR ON AREA ROADWAYS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LAWRENCE
000 WWUS41 KRNK 070031 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 731 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING... .AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MIDWEST HAS SPREAD MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. VAZ020-WVZ043>045-070845- /O.UPG.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HS.W.0001.070207T0031Z-070207T1200Z/ BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...HINTON...UNION... LEWISBURG 731 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S...SO IT WILL BE ACCUMULATING ON THE ROADWAYS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ013-014-070845- /O.EXB.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070207T0500Z-070207T1200Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG 731 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 3 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY COLD FOR ACCUMULATION TO OCCUR ON ROADWAYS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ019-WVZ042-070845- /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...BLUEFIELD 731 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY COLD FOR ACCUMULATION TO OCCUR ON ROADWAYS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-011-018-023-024-070845- /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 731 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY COLD FOR ACCUMULATION TO OCCUR ON ROADWAYS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ022-034-035-070845- /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ ROANOKE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...BEDFORD...AMHERST 731 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY COLD FOR ACCUMULATION TO OCCUR ON AREA ROADWAYS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 070211 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 911 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING... .AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MIDWEST HAS SPREAD MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW OVER THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST...ENDING IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AROUND 200 AM.. VAZ011-018-019-WVZ042-071015- /O.UPG.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...BLUEFIELD 911 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 4 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ020-WVZ043>045-071015- /O.CON.KRNK.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...HINTON...UNION... LEWISBURG 911 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ045>047-071015- /O.EXA.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 911 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ013-014-071015- /O.EXT.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.070207T0211Z-070207T1200Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG 911 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-023-024-071015- /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON 911 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ022-034-035-071015- /O.CON.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ ROANOKE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...BEDFORD...AMHERST 911 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 070344 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1044 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE MIDWEST HAS SPREAD MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW OVER THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST...ENDING IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AROUND 200 AM. VAZ022>024-070900- /O.UPG.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 1044 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT AND THEN TAPER OFF. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 4 TO 5 INCHES. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ020-WVZ043>045-070900- /O.EXT.KRNK.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...HINTON...UNION... LEWISBURG 1044 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ011-018-019-WVZ042-070900- /O.EXT.KRNK.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...BLUEFIELD 1044 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ033-070900- /O.EXB.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCKY MOUNT 1044 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ045>047-070900- /O.EXT.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 1044 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-070900- /O.EXT.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND 1044 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ034-035-070900- /O.EXT.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1044 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ013-014-070900- /O.EXT.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG 1044 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JJ
000 WWUS41 KRNK 070847 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 347 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...WINTRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TODAY. RESIDUAL MOISTURE LINGERING IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ALONG WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. WVZ042-043-045-071400- /O.CAN.KRNK.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.070207T0900Z-070207T1400Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...LEWISBURG 347 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH ABOUT MID MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ011-018>020-022>024-WVZ044-071400- /O.CAN.KRNK.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.070207T0900Z-070207T1400Z/ GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... UNION 347 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME ICING ON TOP OF THE SNOWFALL FROM OVERNIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-013-014-033>035-045>047-071400- /O.CAN.KRNK.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070207T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.070207T0900Z-070207T1400Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 347 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING. ALTHOUGH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...SOME ICING MAY OCCUR ON TOP OF THE SNOWFALL FROM OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Feb 6, 3:48 AM EST, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 3:48 AM EST, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
348 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007
.NEAR TERM...
WIND CHILLS RUNNING BELOW ZERO AT LOCATIONS ROUGHLY FROM THE
FOOTHILLS WEST INTO THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS HAVE NOT BEEN TOO
HIGH...BUT COMBINED WITH TEMPS IN SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW
TEENS...STILL PRODUCING WIND CHILL ADVISORY NUMBERS WHERE WE
CURRENTLY HAVE THE ADVISORY GOING. STILL LOOKS LIKE 9 AM IS A
DECENT END TO THE ADVISORY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
POLAR JET DRIVING BITTER COLD AIR INTO THE FCST AREA CONTINUES TO
REMAIN THE WEATHER FOCUS TODAY. ASIDE FROM THE ARCTIC TEMPS...
WATCHING A SHORT WAVE TROF EMBEDDED WITHING THE JET...CURRENTLY
UPSTREAM OF FCST AREA OVER THE NRN PLAINS. THIS WAVE IS FCST TO
DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY...THEN ZIP EAST ACROSS OUR
FCST AREA TONIGHT. ANTICIPATE A BAND OF SNOW TO DEVELOP IN ADVANCE
OF THIS FEATURE AND SPREAD EAST INTO THE FCST AREA.
BEST UPPER SUPPORT TO PASS OVERHEAD BETWEEN 00-06 UTC (7PM-1AM) THIS
EVENING WITH 300-500 MB Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE MAXIMIZED AROUND 03 UTC
(10 PM). IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSHPERE...STRONG
FRONTOGENETIC FORCING IS PROGGED ALONG AN E-W LINE FROM SAY ROA-BLF
AT 00 UTC...THEN LIFTING NORTH TO ALONG INTERSTATE 64 BY 06 UTC.
BASED ON STRONG FORCING AND POTENTIAL FOR E-W MESOSCALE
FRONTOGENETIC BANDING...PRECIP RATES COULD BE ON THE ORDER OF AN
INCH AN HOUR. THAT SAID...SOME FOLKS WILL LIKELY SEE SOME
RESPECTABLE SNOWFALL...ESP ACROSS WV AND INTO THE HIGHLANDS OF VA.
ONSET OF PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR MID AFTERNOON IN THE FAR WRN
CWA...THEN SPREAD EAST WITH TIME. LOOKED AT SOME OF THE MODEL CROSS
SECTIONS AND IT APPEARS THERE IS GOING TO BE A SHARP N-S GRADIENT TO
THE PRECIP. IN OTHER WORDS FOLKS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA MAY NOT
SEE ANY SNOW AT ALL...THE NRN CWA CATCHING THE BRUNT OF THIS WINTER
EVENT.
SNOW AMOUNT FORECAST IS BASED ON COLLABORATION WITH UPSTREAM
OFFICES. CURRENT THINKING IS QPF WILL SUPPORT AN AREA OF 3-5 INCHES
OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS SRN WV INTO THE HIGHLANDS OF VA...WITH A
SHARP GRADIENT TO THE SOUTH...AND A MORE QUESTIONABLE AREA OF HIGHER
AMOUNTS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE BUT NORTH OF ROUTE 460. MESO BANDS
FROM THESE CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEMS ARE NOTED FOR THEIR HEAVY SNOW
POTENTIAL...BUT THE AREA EFFECTED CAN BE RATHER SMALL IF THE BANDS
BECOME NARROW AND NEARLY STATIONARY.
OUTSIDE OF THIS FOCUSED AREA OF CONCERN WILL EXPAND ADVISORIES A
LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH...DOWN TO ABOUT I-81 IN THE NRV...AND AS FAR
EAST AS LYH. WILL PAINT AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW IN THIS REGION TO
ACCOUNT FOR MODEL ERROR. WILL ALSO ADD SOME LIGHTER AMOUNTS DOWN TO
ABOUT ROUTE 58 (A DUSTING)...WITH NONE FARTHER SOUTH. FAIRLY
CONFIDENT...THE REGION OF CONCERN WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE
460...BUT WANT TO ADD SOME WIGGLE ROOM TO ACCOUNT FOR MODEL
INCONSITENCIES.
WED...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS MOISTURE WILL BE
SHALLOW. COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS IN WRN
GREENBRIER.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
FORECAST AREA REMAINS IN BROAD NW FLOW ALOFT AND RESULTANT COLD
TEMPS...BUT NOT AS BITTER AS CURRENT REGIME. AN INVERTED TROF
PUSHES ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES THU-FRIDAY...BUT APPEARS ANY
PRECIP WITH THIS FEATURE WILL STAY SOUTH OF US. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL
REMAIN IN THE COLD AIR FOR A WHILE...AS NEXT SHORTWAVE DIGS INTO
THE AREA BY SATURDAY. 00Z GFS DEPICTING A WARMUP BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK WITH A STORM SYSTEM AIMING AT BRINGING US PRECIP IN BY TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z-06Z/...
LOOKING AT VFR CONDITIONS AREA FOR MOST OF THIS PERIOD. CLIPPER WILL
BRING SNOW AND MVFR CIGS/VSBYS TO SE WV LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
CONDITIONS DROPPING LOWER INTO LIFR DURING THE EVENING. MVFR
CONDITIONS WILL ARRIVE FROM ROA-LYH-DAN AFTER 02Z WED.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR VAZ007-010-011-018>020-022>024-034-035.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR VAZ007-
009>020-022>024-034-035.
NC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ001-002-
018.
WV...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR WVZ042>045.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR WVZ042>045.
&&
NEAR TERM...WP
SHORT TERM...PM/WP
LONG TERM...WP
AVIATION...PMHazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 4:03 PM EST, 12 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 403 PM EST MON FEB 5 2007 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-061200- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 403 PM EST MON FEB 5 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH LOCALIZED AREAS EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS MINUS 20 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD LIGHT SNOW OVER THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW EXISTS DURING THIS PERIOD...HOWEVER THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM REMAINS IN QUESTION AND ANY SLIGHT DEVIATIONS IN TRACK WILL RESULT IN CHANGES IN EXPECTED SNOWFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TOMORROW NIGHT. VAZ022>024-034-035-061200- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- 403 PM EST MON FEB 5 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY SPREAD LIGHT SNOW OVER THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TOMORROW NIGHT. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032-033-043>047-058-059-061200- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- 403 PM EST MON FEB 5 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS TONIGHT. WHEN COMBINED WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS...WIND CHILLS MAY OCCASIONALLY DIP BELOW ZERO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY VERY LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. LAWRENCE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2:56 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 10 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.