High Wind Watch 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Bland County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV

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WWUS71 KRNK 110236
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1036 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE...

.LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...LOW PRESSURE WILL ADVANCE TOWARDS THE COAST
AND INTENSIFY. AS IT DOES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
REGION WILL INCREASE...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH IN THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THESE POTENTIALLY 
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT
SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

NCZ001-002-018-019-111100-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0400Z-080512T2200Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WILKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
WILKESBORO
1036 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 60 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED  WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

000 
WWUS71 KRNK 110731
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
331 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.LATE TONIGHT...LOW PRESSURE WILL ADVANCE TOWARDS THE COAST
AND INTENSIFY. AS IT DOES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
REGION WILL TIGHTEN...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND
THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF
THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES.

THESE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING
THIS EVENING AND WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

NCZ003-VAZ007-009>017-022-032-033-WVZ042-111545-
/O.EXB.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/
SURRY-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...
INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
BLUEFIELD
331 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE
TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON
MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER
TREES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED  WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NCZ001-002-018-019-111545-
/O.EXT.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WILKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
WILKESBORO
331 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO
THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST
TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES.


A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED  WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

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WWUS71 KRNK 111413
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1013 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.LATE TONIGHT...LOW PRESSURE WILL ADVANCE TOWARDS THE COAST AND
INTENSIFY. AS IT DOES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION
WILL TIGHTEN...AND WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND
THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF
THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES.

THESE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING
THIS EVENING AND WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-112215-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.080511T1413Z-080512T0100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD
1013 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST TO 55 MPH TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BE ENOUGH TO DOWN SMALL TREE
LIMBS...INTERRUPTING THE POWER AT TIMES.

BEHIND THE FRONT...TONIGHT AND MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST
TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND
AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS
OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED  WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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>003-018-019-VAZ010>017-022-032-033-112215-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT
1013 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. THESE GUSTS
MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES.
DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT
ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE
WEAKER TREES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED  WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

000 
WWUS71 KRNK 111508
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1108 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH MONDAY...

.A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL
PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...
FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND
THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF
THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES.

THESE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING
THIS EVENING AND WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-112315-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-080512T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0004.080511T1508Z-080512T0100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD
1108 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST TO 60 MPH TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BE ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...
INTERRUPTING THE POWER AT TIMES.

BEHIND THE FRONT...TONIGHT AND MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST
TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND
AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS
OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES.

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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ010>017-022-032-033-112315-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT
1108 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. THESE GUSTS
MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES.
DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT
ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE
WEAKER TREES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED  WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

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WWUS71 KRNK 112039
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
439 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH MONDAY...

.A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL
MOVE TO ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM.

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH 
ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND IN THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT
OF NORTH CAROLINA.  DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE
LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD
MORE EASILY TOPPLE TREES.

THESE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING
TONIGHT...BUT MORE SO DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS THE STORM MOVES
TO ALONG THE COAST. 

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ010>017-022-032-033-120445-
/O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT
439 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO
BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN
TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE
FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS
SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE TREES.

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.
 
 

$$

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-120445-
/O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD
439 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND
65 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE
LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT
THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD
MORE EASILY TOPPLE TREES.

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-VAZ018-023-034-043>045-058-059-WVZ043-044-120445-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0019.080511T2039Z-080513T0100Z/
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-SUMMERS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE...
NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...
LYNCHBURG...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...HINTON...UNION
439 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATER TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 40
AND 55 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREE
LIMBS...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE
FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS
SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES.

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.

 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
323 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE FORMING IN THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO
THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A COLD FRONT
THROUGH OUR AREA ALONG WITH IT. HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK WE WILL
MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WITH A NEW SYSTEM ABOUT EVERY
THREE DAYS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
UPPER LOW DIGGING SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE ROCKIES WILL BE THE FOCUS
FOR OUR WEATHER SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS FCST TO MOVE RAPIDLY
EASTWARD...PLAYING TAG WITH THE DEEPER MOISTURE FLOWING NORTHWARD
OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS
ANTICIPATED OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES. ATTM OUR AIRMASS IS STABLE
AND WILL PROHIBIT SVR POTENTIAL. DEWPOINTS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE
30S/40S WITH HIGH PRESSURE WEDGING DOWN THE ERN SLOPES. THIS DRY
AIRMASS WILL KEEP US COOL TONIGHT AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
SHALLOW STABLE LAYER SUNDAY AS DEEPER MOISTURE RIDES NORTH AND
OVERTOP THE WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE.

LOOK FOR CLOUDS TO OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE CWA AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST...ANTICIPATED AREA OF SHRA/TSRA TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS TN
VALLEY REACHING THE MOUNTAINS TOWARD DAYBREAK. RAIN WILL
OVERSPREAD OUR CWA DURING THE MORNING WITH CATEGORICAL POPS
AREAWIDE.

CONCERN SUNDAY IS POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. STABLE BOUNDARY
LAYER SHOULD LIMIT SVR POTENTIAL...BUT DEEPER MOISTURE ALOFT TO
PROVIDE SOURCE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AS STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT
PREVAILS. QPF OF AN INCH QUITE POSSIBLE...MAYBE MORE ALONG AND
EAST OF BLUE RIGE WHERE SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE DEVELOPS FOR A TIME
ALONG WITH INCREASE IN MOISTURE TRANSPORT FROM THE LOW LEVEL JET.

WITH HEAVY RAINS ALREADY OCCURRING JUST 36 HOURS AGO...STREAMS
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WILL BE MORE SUSEPTIBLE TO RISES FROM NEW
RAINFALL. WITH THIS IN MIND HAVE ISSUED FLOOD WATCH FOR AREAS EAST
OF THE MOUNTAINS THAT RECEIVED 2+ INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT. SUNDAYS
QPF OF AN INCH MAY BE HANDLED OK...BUT SINCE RAIN MAY BE
CONVECTIVE IN NATURE...CONCERN EXISTS FOR LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SUNDAY EVENING THE BACK EDGE OF THE PRIMARY AREA OF PRECIPITATION
WILL BE HEADING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA COINCIDENT TO AN OCCLUDED
FRONT. THERE WILL STILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY AROUND SOUTHSIDE
VIRGINIA AND NEIGHBORING PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA TO CONTINUE WITH
MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
THE MAIN OCCLUDED LOW WILL STILL BE OVER OHIO AND BEGIN TO TRACK
SOUTHEAST DURING THE NIGHT. AS IT DOES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
INCREASE WITH PROGGED 85H WINDS IN THE 40-45 KT ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...WITH THE STRONGEST WIND EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH MONDAY
FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 6PM TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS CONCERN AS THE
DIRECTION WILL BE A PREFERRED ONE FOR CHANNELING OF WINDS. UPSLOPE
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY IN THE
MOUNTAINS WITH GRADUALLY DECREASING COVERAGE.

ON MONDAY THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK OVER
EASTERN VIRGINIA. ITS INFLUENCE WILL BE FELT EAST OF A LYNCHBURG TO
DANVILLE LINE IN THE FORM OF STEEP LAPSE RATE INSTABILITY CLOUDS AND
SHOWERS...AND POTENTIALLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE FORENOON.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A TREND FOR DECREASING CLOUD COVER JUST EAST OF
THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE DUE TO STRONG DOWNSLOPING. EXPECTING DEW
POINTS TO BE RELATIVELY LOWER IN THIS AREA DUE TO MIXING DOWN OF
DRIER AIR ALOFT. THE TREND OF DECREASING CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS DECREASING AS WELL.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE AN ACTIVE WITH WAVE AFTER WAVE
MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...ONE ABOUT EVERY SECOND OR THIRD DAY.
AFTER DRY WEATHER TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT WILL GRADUALLY ALLOW FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS FIRST IN THE
MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY...AND THEN FOR THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. AS ANOTHER
WAVE MOVES OUT OF THE GULF ALONG THE FRONT FRIDAY...THE FRONT WILL
STALL AND THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL IMPACT OUR WEATHER FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. HAVE GONE CLOSE TO HPC NUMBERS FOR HIGH AND LOW
TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR CONDTIONS WILL RAPIDLY TRANSITION TO MVFR/IFR SUNDAY MORNING
AS A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. IN
ADDITION TO THE LOW CIGS/VSBYS...WINDS WILL ALSO BE A
CONCERN...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE DAN RIVER SOUTH OF PACES.
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS SUNDAY WILL RENUE FLOOD CONCERNS. STAY
TUNED TO FUTURE FORECAST UPDATES FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
NEW FLOODING.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059.
NC...FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     NCZ004>006.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR NCZ001-002-018-019.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DS
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...DS
LONG TERM...DS
AVIATION...PM
HYDROLOGY...PM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
634 AM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008

NCZ001>005-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043-045>047-059-
WVZ042>045-111045-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
634 AM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST...IN
CONJUNCTION WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT...MAY ALLOW HEAVY RAIN TO DEVELOP
THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. WATER PROBLEMS...ON
STREAMS AND RIVERS...MAY DEVELOP CONSIDERING THE RAIN WHICH WAS
RECEIVED ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ006-VAZ044-058-111045-
CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-
634 AM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL THURSDAY NIGHT HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT
RISES ALONG THE DAN AND ROANOKE RIVERS. FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS
MORNING AT DANVILLE...PACES AND SOUTH BOSTON ON THE DAN RIVER.

SEE THE LATEST WBCFLSRNK FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST...MAY
ALLOW HEAVY RAIN TO DEVELOP THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY AND INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT. WATER PROBLEMS...ON STREAMS AND RIVERS...MAY DEVELOP ONCE
AGAIN CONSIDERING RAIN WHICH WAS RECEIVED ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.