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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Oct 28, 2008, 3:56 AM EDT for 20 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2008, 3:56 AM EDT (07:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 25 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 68 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1370 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 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 280756 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 356 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWED BY FREEZING TEMPERATURES... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN AN AREA OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE AND AN APPROACHING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GENERATE VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND NEIGHBORING MOUNTAIN PEAKS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. FOLLOWING THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE LATE TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE INCHES CLOSER TO THE REGION. WHILE WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES AT OR A LITTLE BELOW THE FREEZING MARK TONIGHT...THE REALLY COLD AIR WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032>035-281600- /O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.081028T0756Z-081029T0400Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...SALEM...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 356 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A SECOND FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY PRIMARILY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST WHERE THE WINDS DECREASE THE MOST. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THESE READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AS COMPARED TO THE SHORTER DURATION OF TONIGHTS POTENTIAL FREEZE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-281600- /O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 356 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A SECOND FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST WHERE THE WINDS DECREASE THE MOST. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THESE READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AS COMPARED TO THE SHORTER DURATION OF TONIGHTS POTENTIAL FREEZE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-023-024-281600- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.081028T0756Z-081029T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 356 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY PRIMARILY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DS
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 281551 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1151 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWED BY FREEZING TEMPERATURES... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS OVER NEW ENGLAND AND A LARGE HIGH WAS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO TEMPERATURES AT OR A LITTLE BELOW THE FREEZING MARK TONIGHT. THE REALLY COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS. NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032>035-290000- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T0400Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...SALEM...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1151 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST WHERE THE WINDS DECREASE THE MOST. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-290000- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ 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 1151 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST WHERE THE WINDS DECREASE THE MOST. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-023-024-290000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 1151 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PRIMARILY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING FANCY GAP...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 282144 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 544 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWED BY FREEZING TEMPERATURES... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING NORTH THROUGH NEW ENGLAND WHILE LARGE HIGH WAS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA TONIGHT AND CENTERING ITSELF OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BY THURSDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT TEMPERATURES WILL DIP TO OR A LITTLE BELOW THE FREEZING MARK TONIGHT. THEN REALLY COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS. NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032>035-290545- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T0400Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...SALEM...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 544 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST WHERE THE WINDS DECREASE THE MOST. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-290545- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 544 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST WHERE THE WINDS DECREASE THE MOST. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-023-024-290400- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 544 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING...PRIMARILY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING FANCY GAP...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 290355 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1155 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS FOLLOWED BY FREEZING TEMPERATURES... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING NORTH THROUGH NEW ENGLAND WHILE LARGE HIGH WAS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA TONIGHT AND CENTERING ITSELF OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BY THURSDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT TEMPERATURES WILL DIP TO OR A LITTLE BELOW THE FREEZING MARK TONIGHT IN SOME LOCATIONS. THEN REALLY COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS. NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032>035-291200- /O.CAN.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...SALEM...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1155 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELED THE FREEZE WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY...PRIMARILY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. CLOUD COVER AND WINDS REMAINING BRISK ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VAZ043>047-291200- /O.CAN.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 1155 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELED THE FREEZE WARNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. CLOUD COVER AND WINDS REMAINING BRISK ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ058-059-291200- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.081029T0400Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1155 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND FREEZING LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST WHERE THE WINDS DECREASE THE MOST. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-023-024-291200- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 1155 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH OVERNIGHT... PRIMARILY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING FANCY GAP...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ DS
000 WWUS71 KRNK 290811 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 411 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS FOLLOWED BY FREEZING TEMPERATURES... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO RESULT IN VERY GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AND BE CENTERED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES BY EARLY THURSDAY WHEN MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 FOR A FEW HOURS. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ058-059-291615- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 411 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND FREEZING IN ISOLATED LESS WINDY LOCATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032>035-291615- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1600Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...SALEM...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 411 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INTO THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES SHOULD ALLOW FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VAZ043>047-291615- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 411 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES SHOULD ALLOW LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-023-024-291600- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 411 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL PERSIST ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING FANCY GAP...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 291306 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 906 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS FOLLOWED BY FREEZING TEMPERATURES... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO RESULT IN VERY GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AND BE CENTERED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES BY EARLY THURSDAY WHEN MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 FOR A FEW HOURS. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ058-059-292115- /O.EXP.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081029T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 906 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS MORNING... THE FREEZE WARNING THIS MORNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032>035-292115- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1600Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...SALEM...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 906 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INTO THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES SHOULD ALLOW FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VAZ043>047-292115- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 906 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES SHOULD ALLOW LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-023-024-291600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 906 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL PERSIST ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING FANCY GAP...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 291414 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1014 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS FOLLOWED BY FREEZING TEMPERATURES... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO RESULT IN VERY GUSTY WINDS THROUGH NOON ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS...AND BLUE RIDGE...SOUTH INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AND BE CENTERED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES BY EARLY THURSDAY WHEN MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 FOR A FEW HOURS. NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032>035-292215- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1600Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...SALEM...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1014 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES SHOULD ALLOW FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ002-VAZ014-018-023-024-291515- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1600Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 1014 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY TODAY...BUT STAY BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. LOOK FOR GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES...MAINLY ALONG RIDGES. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-292215- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 1014 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES SHOULD ALLOW LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015>017-019-020-291600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1600Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 1014 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL PERSIST ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS UNTIL NOON. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING FANCY GAP...NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND SPEED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 291603 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1203 PM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AND BE CENTERED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES BY EARLY THURSDAY WHEN MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S FOR A FEW HOURS. NCZ001-018-VAZ015>017-019-020-291715- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081029T1600Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 1203 PM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO REMAIN GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. LOOK FOR GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022-032>035-043>047-058-059-300015- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0008.081030T0400Z-081030T1300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 1203 PM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY. DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES SHOULD ALLOW FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. ANY INDOOR PLANTS YOU CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE FOR THE SEASON. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Oct 28, 1:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 1:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
142 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES OFF THE COAST THIS EVENING.
MEANWHILE...COLDER AIR MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA ALONG WITH UPSLOPE MOISTURE...CONTRIBUTING TO OFF
AND ON SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES INTO WEDNESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
LIGHT RAIN IS MOVING OUT OF THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES WHILE
CLOUDINESS SPREADS QUICKLY OVER THE WEST WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS SHOWING UP ON RADAR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE
OVERNIGHT. MODELS ARE PICKING UP ON A DISTINCT SHORT WAVE MOVG
INTO MN/WISC AT THIS TIME...AND TRACKING IT SOUTHWARD INTO THE SRN
APPLNS AROUND 12Z TUE. THINK THIS WILL ENHANCE THE UPSLOPE SNOW
SHOWERS. BOTH NAM AND GFS SHOW DEEP ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND
COLD ENOUGH AIR FROM TAZEWELL VA TO GREENBRIER WV THAT THE TOP OF
THE MOIST LAYER MAY EVEN REACH THE ZONE OF BEST DENDRITIC GROWTH.
I HAVE ADDED IN OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW IN THOSE AREAS IN THE 09 TO
14Z TIME PERIOD. I HAVE ALSO RAISED POPS TO CATEGORICAL FOR
TAZEWELL TO GREENBRIER WESTERN SLOPES...AND LIKELY FURTHER
SOUTHWARD INTO THE NRN MTNS OF NC. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE
LOWER 30S AND UPPER 20S...BUT WITH A WARM GROUND...IT WILL BE HARD
FOR THE SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. EVEN SO...WE ARE LOOKING AT A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS...SO I HAVE USED AN AVERAGE OF 5
TO 1 SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO AND GOTTEN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO
AN INCH MOST WESTERN SLOPES AREAS...WITH 2 TO 2.5 INCHES IN
EXTREME WESTERN GREENBRIER. THIS WOULD BE PERIODS OF SNOW FALLING
AND MELTING...SO REALLY MORE OF A TOTAL SNOWALL...RATHER THAN SNOW
DEPTH.
HAVE ADJUSTED MIN TEMPS UP A FEW DEGS IN MANY AREAS. SINCE TEMPS
ARE STRUGGLING TO FALL AND LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATING WARMER
LOWS. ALSO CLOUD COVER IS BECOMING EXTENSIVE IN THE WEST WHICH
SHUD KEEP TEMPS UP A BIT. AS THE SFC LOW OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST DEEPENS TONIGHT...GRADIENT WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
AREA.
TUESDAY...WE ARE AT THE PEAK OF THE COLD ADVECTION AS THE SHORT
SECOND SHORT WAVE PASSES ACROSS THE SRN APPLNS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE ON THE WESTERN SLOPES AND TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE A HARD
TIME RISING. I HAVE GONE A FEW DEGREES COLDER THAN MOS...AND WE
WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES-
ESPECIALLY BLUEFIELD. SEE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW. IN ADDITION...
WITH THE SHORT WAVE PASSING...SUBSIDENCE IN ITS WAKE WILL HELP
BRING STRONGER WINDS TO THE SFC IN THE AFTERNOON. I HAVE RAISED
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. BOTTOM LINE...TUESDAY WILL
BE A COLD AND BLUSTERY DAY FOR LATE OCTOBER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MAJOR INVASION OF ARCTIC AIR WILL TAKE HOLD OF THE EASTERN CONUS.
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 30S IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AND 40S EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION TO THE
COLD...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
40 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE 20S DURING THE DAY AND TEENS
AT NIGHT.
MOISTURE PICKED UP BY COLD NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES...WILL SETTLE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE
WRN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE
CLOUDINESS IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND
FLURRIES BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SOME ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND
WEST OF LEWISBURG WHERE AN INCH OR TWO COULD FALL OVER THE 24-36
HOUR PERIOD. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MITIGATED BY WARM
GROUND...SUN ANGLE AND MARGINAL H85 TEMPS FOR CRYSTAL GROWTH.
ELSEWHERE...MAINLY FLURRIES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION.
TUE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THE MODELS KEEP NW FLOW AND DECENT
MOISTURE IN THE LOW LVLS OVER THE UPSLOPE ZONES DOWN THROUGH SW
VA. STILL LOOKS LIKE AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH AT MOST WITH WIND BLOWN
SNOW. OUT EAST...THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE A FREEZE. THE GROWING
SEASON LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE ENDING FOR THE FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HAVE ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH FOR TUE NIGHT INTO
WED MORNING. TEMPS UNDER CLEARING SKIES SHOULD DROP DOWN TO AROUND
OR BELOW FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS TUE NIGHT. THE MAIN DETERRANT
WILL BE THE WINDS...AS STRONG MIXING STILL EXPECTED WHICH MAY HOLD
TEMPS UP SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. IF NOT TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR SURE AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES IN FROM THE WEST AND WINDS LESSEN.
SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL SCOOT NORTHEAST BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...AS THE LOW LVL MOISTURE AND 8H THERMAL TROUGH LIFT
THAT WAY.
PLENTY OF SUN EXPECTED THURSDAY THANKS TO HI PRESSURE OVERHEAD.
TEMPS WILL MODIFY SOMEWHAT AFTER BELOW NORMAL TEMPS WED.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
FOLLOWING A BLEND OF THE 00Z ECMWF/12Z HPC SOLUTION THIS PERIOD.
SHOULD BE A FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN. 5H RIDGE BUILDS FOR A
BRIEF PERIOD THU-FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SHORTWAVE DIVES SOUTHEAST
INTO THE LAKES/NORTHEAST TOWARD FRI NIGHT. THIS SENDS A FRONT
THROUGH SATURDAY...AND APPEARS FRONT WILL BE MOISTURE STARVED BUT
COULD SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OVER SE WV MTNS SAT-SAT NIGHT.
THE 5H TROUGH SLIDES EAST OFF THE COAST BY SUNDAY WITH A SFC HIGH
BUILDING SOUTH FROM THE NEW ENGLAND STATES THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPS
PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE AROUND NORMAL...THEN DROP BELOW
NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CHECK AIRMETS AND SIGMETS FOR TURBULENCE...ICING AND MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS.
IN THE MOUNTAINS...UPSLOPE MVFR/LOW END VFR CIGS WITH ISOLD/SCT
MVFR/VFR VSBYS DUE TO SNOW SHOWRS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.
EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...DOWNSLOPE WIND FLOW SHOULD RESULT IN VFR
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUSTY W-NW SURFACE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO TUESDAY
EVENING. GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KTS WILL BE COMMON IN THE MOUNTAINS
WITH ONLY SLIGHTLY WEAKER SPEEDS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WINDS MAY
INCH A BIT HIGHER THAN THAT DURING MIDDAY TODAY WHEN COLD AIR
ADVECTION MAXIMIZES ACROSS THE AREA.
COLD AND BRISK WEATHER WILL END BY THE END OF WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PASS OVERHEAD THURSDAY MORNING WITH A RETURN TO WARMING
SOUTHWEST FLOW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
LOW MAXIMUM RECORDS FOR 10/28
BLACKSBURG 37 SET IN 2001
BLUEFIELD 41 SET IN 1976
DANVILLE 47 SET IN 1976
LYNCHBURG 46 SET IN 1976
ROANOKE 46 SET IN 1976
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
VAZ022-032>035-043>047-058-059.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
NCZ003>006-019-020.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WP
NEAR TERM...JJ/JS
SHORT TERM...PM/WP
LONG TERM...PM/WP
AVIATION...DS/KK
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 27, 4:05 PM EDT, 11 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 405 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022-032>035-043>047-058-059-282015- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 405 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-023-024-WVZ044-282015- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- MONROE- 405 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-WVZ042-043-045-282015- TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- 405 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 28, 2:54 AM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 254 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 VAZ007-WVZ042-043-045-281300- TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON... LEWISBURG 254 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY... THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ALONG WITH UPSLOPE FLOW. THE COMBINATION OF THESE EVENTS WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. A HEAVIER SNOW SHOWER COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 2 MILES. WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...SLICK SPOTS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES IN MANY AREAS. DRIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS THIS MORNING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 11 more | 53 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.