Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Mar 7, 2008, 2:03 PM EST for 9 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 8, 2008, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2008, 2:03 PM EST (19:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2008, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2008, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 3:23 PM EST | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | West Jefferson, NC | GUSTS TO 62 MPH |
| Mar 8, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Hillsville, VA | TREE DOWN ON RTE 52 |
| Mar 8, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Independence, VA | TREE ON OLD RIVER LANE FELL ON POWER LINE...HOUSE AND VEHICLE...TRAPPING 2 PEOPLE IN HOUSE. |
| Mar 8, 3:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Independence, VA | TREE DOWN ON GRAYSTONE RD |
| Mar 8, 4:42 PM EST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Boone, NC | GUSTS TO 58 MPH |
| Mar 8, 5:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woodlawn, VA | TREE DOWN ON RTE 58 |
| Mar 8, 8:24 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Bacova Junction, VA | TREE DOWN ON RTE 687 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 382 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KRNK 071903 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 203 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING... ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... .SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS ALONG THE RIDGES INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-080315- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 203 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 080315- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 203 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-072300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080307T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD 203 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE CLINCH VALLEY...BIG WALKER AND CLINCH MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT THE HIGHER GUSTS. 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. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 072256 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 556 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-080000- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080307T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD 556 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SOUTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED A GREAT DEAL THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT OVERNIGHT. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-080700- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 556 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 080700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 556 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 080235 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... ...DENSE FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... .LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DENSE FOG HAS FORMED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA AND ALSO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS FOG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS BEING COMMON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>018-081045- /O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.080308T0235Z-080308T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE 935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ VAZ019-020-081045- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ003-019-020-VAZ011>013-032-081045- /O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.080308T0235Z-080308T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...STUART 935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ VAZ007-009-010-081045- /O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.080308T0235Z-080308T1100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ022>024-033>035-043>047-058-059-081045- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ DS
000 WWUS71 KRNK 080636 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... ...DENSE FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... .LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DENSE FOG HAS EXPANDED EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA INTO PORTIONS OF THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DROP FURTHER. DENSE FOG ALSO CONTINUES OVER THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA AND ALSO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS FOG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS BEING COMMON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>018-081445- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE 136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ VAZ019-020-081445- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ022>024-033>035-043>047-058-059-081445- /O.EXA.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. DENSE FOG WAS FORMING OVER PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE VISIBILITY AT DANVILLE AIRPORT NOW DOWN TO ONE-HALF MILE. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ003-019-020-VAZ011>013-032-081445- /O.CON.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...STUART 136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ VAZ007-009-010-081100- /O.CON.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 081044 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... ...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS IN MOST OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... .LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DENSE FOG CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE-HALF MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS FOG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING LATER THIS MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>018-081845- /O.EXT.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE 544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ VAZ019-020-081845- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 081845- /O.EXT.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ VAZ007-009-010-081400- /O.EXT.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 081407 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>018-082000- /O.EXP.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE 907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 082000- /O.EXP.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VAZ007-009-010-081515- /O.EXP.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. $$ VAZ019-020-082000- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 081827 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 127 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS INTO THIS EVENING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-090200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 127 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE THAT COULD BECOME FLYING DEBRIS. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 090200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 127 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS SHOULD USE CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 082049 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 349 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT... .THE CENTER OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS PROGRESSED NORTH INTO NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM IS NOW INCREASING...THUS ALLOWING FOR INCREASING STRONG WINDS. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-090500- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 349 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. 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. SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE THAT COULD BECOME FLYING DEBRIS. $$ VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042>045-090500- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 349 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS SHOULD USE CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS MAY MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 090500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 349 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. 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. BOATERS SHOULD USE CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. $$ DS
000 WWUS71 KRNK 090150 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WESTERLY WINDS DECREASING IN SPEED BUT STILL STRONG OVER PARTS OF THE AREA... .WINDS ARE STARTING TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA SO THAT SPEEDS ARE DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS WHERE PREVIOUSLY THEY HAD BEEN ABOVE. GIVEN THIS...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED...AND MUCH OF THE PREVIOUS HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY. NCZ002-VAZ014-016>019-090500- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...GALAX... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE 850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-009>011-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-090300- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-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...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD... HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WILL ONLY BE IN THE RANGE OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AT TIMES AROUND 30 MPH. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-020-090500- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... HOT SPRINGS 850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE THAT COULD BECOME FLYING DEBRIS. $$ VAZ012-013-022>024-090500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ WYTHE-PULASKI-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ DS/JS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 9:19 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 9 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:03 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 29 more | 34 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2008High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.