Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2008

High Wind Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA

February 9, 20086 counties in North Carolina; 33 counties in Virginia; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Feb 9, 2008, 3:29 AM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina; 33 counties in Virginia; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 9, 2008, 1:30 PM EST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2008, 3:29 AM EST (08:29 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2008, 1:30 PM EST
Expired
Feb 11, 2008, 1:00 AM EST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 42 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, 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, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2008-02-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2008-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1688 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
91 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KRNK 090829
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
329 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WINDS DEVELOPING TONIGHT...

.A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. IN
ITS WAKE...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH THE STRONGEST
WIND GUSTS OCCURRING DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS COULD
BECOME STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME AREAS TO PRODUCE DOWNED TREES AND
POWER OUTAGES.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012-015-016-018>020-091630-
/O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.080209T2300Z-080211T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
329 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH ARE
LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS
WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE AT
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF
TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
 
 

$$

VAZ007-010-011-013-014-017-022>024-WVZ042>045-091630-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG
329 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH AND WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS
WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES IN
SOME AREAS. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH
A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

 

$$
11 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 091523
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1023 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WINDS DEVELOPING LATER TONIGHT...

.A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT.
IN ITS WAKE...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH THE STRONGEST
WIND GUSTS OCCURRING DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS COULD
BECOME STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME AREAS TO PRODUCE DOWNED TREES AND
POWER OUTAGES.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012-015-016-018>020-092330-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
1023 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH
ARE LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS
WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE AT
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF
TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

VAZ007-010-011-013-014-017-022>024-WVZ042>045-092330-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG
1023 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH
ARE LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS
WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES IN
SOME AREAS. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH
A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 091830 AAA
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
130 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WINDS DEVELOPING LATER TONIGHT AND PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY
EVENING...

.A FAST MOVING ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS
COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME AREAS TO PRODUCE DOWNED TREES
AND POWER OUTAGES.

VAZ010-011-013-014-017-022>024-100230-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...PULASKI...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON
130 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY EVENING.
THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.



$$

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012-015-016-018>020-100230-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
130 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST
WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH
POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME CAUTION IS
ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-100230-
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST
130 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY BY EARLY SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL
OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS
THE HIGHER RIDGES. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS
AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

VAZ007-WVZ042>045-100230-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...
LEWISBURG
130 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST
WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH
AT TIMES IN SOME AREAS. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH
THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 100227
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
927 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WINDS DEVELOPING LATER TONIGHT AND PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY
EVENING...

.A FAST MOVING ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND
GUSTS COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME AREAS TO PRODUCE DOWNED
TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-100930-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON
927 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST
WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH
POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME CAUTION IS
ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-100930-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...
UNION...LEWISBURG
927 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY BY EARLY SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL
OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS
THE HIGHER RIDGES. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS
AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 100906
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
406 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WINDS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING INTO THE
EVENING... 

.A FAST MOVING ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS
MORNING. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING DURING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS
COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME AREAS TO PRODUCE DOWNED TREES
AND POWER OUTAGES.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-102100-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON
406 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST
WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH
POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME CAUTION IS
ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-102100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...
UNION...LEWISBURG
406 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER
RIDGES. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 101543
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1043 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A FAST MOVING ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH
THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING DURING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME AREAS TO
PRODUCE DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

VAZ032>035-102345-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST
1043 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

 

$$

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-102345-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON
1043 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-102345-
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE...
MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...
KEYSVILLE
1043 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH
THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ007-WVZ042>045-102345-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...
BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG
1043 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST WIND
SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS
AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. CAUTION IS
ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 101743 AAA
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1243 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A FAST MOVING ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH
THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING DURING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME
AREAS TO PRODUCE DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

NCZ003-004-019-VAZ043-110145-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO...
MARTINSVILLE
1243 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
 
 

$$

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-110145-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST
1243 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ005-006-020-VAZ007-044>047-058-059-WVZ042>045-110145-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...
DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...
BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG
1243 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST WIND
SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH
GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. CAUTION IS
ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 101812 AAA
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
112 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A FAST MOVING ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH
THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING DURING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME
AREAS TO PRODUCE DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

VAZ045>047-110215-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX
112 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE.


A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
 
 

$$

NCZ001>004-018-019-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043-110215-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-
WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-
BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
AMHERST-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...
SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE
112 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ005-006-020-VAZ007-044-058-059-WVZ042>045-110215-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...
DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...
UNION...LEWISBURG
112 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST WIND
SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH
GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. CAUTION IS
ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 101913 AAA
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
213 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A FAST MOVING ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH
THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING DURING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME
AREAS TO PRODUCE DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

VAZ007-WVZ042>045-110315-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...
LEWISBURG
213 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
 
 

$$

NCZ001>004-018-019-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043-045>047-110315-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-
WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-
BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
AMHERST-HENRY-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...
SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX
213 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO
70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EXTREME
CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ005-006-020-VAZ044-058-059-110315-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YADKINVILLE...DANVILLE...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
213 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST WIND
SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH
GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. CAUTION IS
ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 110010
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
710 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BE 
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS MAY STILL BE 
STRONG ENOUGH IN SOME AREAS TO PRODUCE MORE DOWNED TREES AND POWER 
OUTAGES.

NCZ003-004-019-VAZ032>035-043-045>047-110600-
/O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...
LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX
710 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO
50 MPH...WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BY MIDNIGHT...
WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30
TO 40 MPH. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH
A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

 

$$

VAZ007-WVZ042>045-110600-
/O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...
LEWISBURG
710 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO
50 MPH...WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BY MIDNIGHT...
WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30
TO 40 MPH. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH
A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

 

$$

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-110600-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON
710 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO
60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BY
MIDNIGHT...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING
THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS OCCURRING.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ005-006-020-VAZ044-058-059-110600-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YADKINVILLE...DANVILLE...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
710 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO
50 MPH...WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BY MIDNIGHT...
WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30
TO 40 MPH. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA WITH
A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 110210
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
910 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH...

.STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS MAY
STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH IN HIGH ELEVATIONS TO PRODUCE MORE DOWNED
TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-110600-
/O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.080211T0210Z-080211T0600Z/
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON
910 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50
MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BY 100
AM...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

 

$$

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>045-
110315-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-
BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG
910 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BY 100
AM...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH.

$$

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-110600-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE
910 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BY
MIDNIGHT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH
GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING
THROUGH THIS AREA WITH A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 110613
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
113 AM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...HIGH WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING...

.STRONG WEST WINDS WHICH IMPACTED THE REGION SUNDAY ARE 
DIMINISHING.


NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-110715-
/O.EXP.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE
113 AM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS...BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS FOR DIMINISHING WINDS 
OVERNIGHT.

$$

VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-110715-
/O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON
113 AM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS...BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS FOR DIMINISHING WINDS
OVERNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 3:18 AM ESTFire Weather WatchRNKAlleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more10 hr
Feb 9, 3:29 AM ESTWind AdvisoryRNKCaswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin42 hr
Feb 9, 1:33 PM ESTRed Flag WarningRNKAlleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more31 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2008High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2008High Wind Warnings in West Virginia, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008

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.