Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Nov 17, 2008, 4:08 AM EST. It took effect at Nov 17, 2008, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2008, 4:08 AM EST (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2008, 11:54 PM EST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KRNK 170908 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 408 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES... .MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH A NORTHWEST FLOW OF MOIST AIR FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL RESULT IN OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY EVENING. WVZ045-171715- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0005.081117T2300Z-081118T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 408 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES BY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF QUINWOOD...DUO...AND ANJEAN. ELEVATIONS BELOW 3000 FEET WILL SEE 2 TO 6 INCHES DURING THIS TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ042-043-171715- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON 408 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE GOING TO MOVE IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO LATE TUESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS FLAT TOP AND LOCKBRIDGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KRNK 171644 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1144 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES... .MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH A NORTHWEST FLOW OF MOIST AIR FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL RESULT IN OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY EVENING. WVZ045-180045- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 1144 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES BY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF QUINWOOD...DUO...AND ANJEAN. ELEVATIONS BELOW 3000 FEET WILL SEE 2 TO 6 INCHES DURING THIS TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ042-043-180045- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON 1144 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE GOING TO MOVE IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO LATE TUESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS FLAT TOP AND LOCKBRIDGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 172006 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 306 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES... .MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH A NORTHWEST FLOW OF MOIST AIR FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPE REGIONS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WVZ045-180415- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 306 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES...WITH POTENTIAL FOR UPWARDS OF 10 INCHES OR MORE OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF QUINWOOD...DUO...AND ANJEAN. ELEVATIONS BELOW 3000 FEET WILL SEE 2 TO 6 INCHES DURING THIS TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ007-010-WVZ044-180415- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...UNION 306 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON FROM TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN RANGE WHERE LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES OR MORE COULD FALL BY TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WVZ042-043-180415- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON 306 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON FROM TONIGHT INTO LATE TUESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE LIKELY LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS NORTHWEST OF BLUEFIELD ESPECIALLY AROUND FLAT TOP AND LOCKBRIDGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 180321 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1021 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY MAINLY ACROSS HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES... .MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH A NORTHWEST FLOW OF MOIST AIR FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPE REGIONS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WVZ045-181130- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 1021 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY... WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UPWARDS OF A FOOT OR MORE OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF QUINWOOD...DUO...AND ANJEAN. ELEVATIONS BELOW 3000 FEET WILL SEE 2 TO 6 INCHES DURING THIS TIME. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ011-020-181130- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GILES-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...HOT SPRINGS 1021 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON FROM TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES NEAR THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WVZ042-043-181130- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON 1021 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON FROM TONIGHT INTO LATE TUESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS NORTHWEST OF BLUEFIELD ESPECIALLY AROUND FLAT TOP...LOCKBRIDGE AND ARISTA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-WVZ044-181130- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...UNION 1021 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON FROM TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN RANGE WHERE LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES OR MORE COULD FALL BY TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 180908 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 408 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES... .A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TODAY...BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. WVZ045-181715- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 408 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO SIX INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN SECTION OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING QUINWOOD...DUO...AND ANJEAN. ISOLATED ONE FOOT AMOUNTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ018-181715- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW CASTLE 408 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ONE INCH...TO AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER POTTS MOUNTAIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ011-020-WVZ042-043-181715- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GILES-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HINTON 408 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH LATE TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS NORTHWEST OF BLUEFIELD ESPECIALLY AROUND FLAT TOP...LOCKBRIDGE AND ARISTA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-WVZ044-181715- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...UNION 408 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TODAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WALKER MOUNTAIN RANGE WHERE LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 181655 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1155 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES... .A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER CONTINUED NORTHWEST FLOW AND LINGERING MOISTURE WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL INTO THIS EVENING. WVZ045-190100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 1155 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING RESULTING IN ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO MORE THAN 10 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE COUNTY...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ011-018-020-WVZ042-043-190100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GILES-CRAIG-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON 1155 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER WEST FACING RIDGES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-WVZ044-190100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...UNION 1155 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE...BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR ON WEST FACING RIDGETOPS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 182016 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 316 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SNOW SHOWERS TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS INTO EARLY TONIGHT. WVZ045-190430- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 316 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET.... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY TONIGHT RESULTING IN ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO MORE THAN 10 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE COUNTY...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ011-018-020-WVZ042-043-190430- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GILES-CRAIG-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON 316 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER WEST FACING RIDGES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-WVZ044-190430- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...UNION 316 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE...BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR ON WEST FACING RIDGETOPS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 190114 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 814 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING... .COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS INTO EARLY TONIGHT. WVZ045-190500- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 814 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... SCATTERED BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE COUNTY...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ011-018-020-WVZ042-043-190500- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GILES-CRAIG-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON 814 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ISOLATED BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS MAY STILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW OF LESS THAN AN INCH TO A FEW SPOTS...BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER WEST FACING RIDGES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ007-010-WVZ044-190500- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...UNION 814 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. ISOLATED BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS MAY STILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW OF LESS THAN AN INCH TO A FEW SPOTS...BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING RIDGE TOPS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 190232 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 932 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED FOR ALL BUT WESTERN GREENBRIER... .COLD NORTHWEST FLOW IS WEAKENING...ALONG WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS...OVER THE AREA. VAZ007-010-011-018-020-WVZ042>044-190345- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... NEW CASTLE...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION 932 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. FLURRIES MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT NO ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED. $$ WVZ045-190500- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 932 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... SATELLITE AND RADAR SHOWS ISOLATED TO SCATTERED HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST GREENBRIER COUNTY. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING...AND ONLY FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MIDNIGHT WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGE FROM 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 190454 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1154 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 WVZ045-190600- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LEWISBURG 1154 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES...WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT IN GREENBRIER COUNTY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Nov 17, 3:41 AM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 3:41 AM EST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
341 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
COLD AIRMASS WILL BE REINFORCED TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
MIDWEEK AS STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTHEAST FROM THE
NORTHERN PLAINS DOWN INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. BY WED MORNING.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
DEEP EASTERN TROF TO ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS A
COUPLE OF STRONG SHORTWAVES DROP DOWN FROM CANADA AND CARVE IT OUT
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL BRING COLDER AIR AND
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY TO THE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TUES NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE FAR WESTERN MOUNTAINS BY LATE TONIGHT
AS MODELS SHOW LOW LEVEL TRAJECTORIES VEERING AND COMING MORE FROM
THE LAKES. MODEL QPF AMOUNTS THRU THE PERIOD ARE GENERALLY 0.10 TO
0.20 ON THE WESTERN SLOPES BUT WITH 850 TEMPS APPROACHING
-12...SNOWFALL RATIOS WILL BE ARND 20 TO 1. SNOW ACCUMS BY 12Z TUE
SHOULD BE ABOUT 2-4 INCHES ON THE WESTERN SLOPES WITH MORE TO COME
ON TUE.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WV/VA/NC...WE CAN EXPECT 1 TO AS
MUCH AS 2 INCHES ON THE RIDGES WITH MAINLY TRACE TO 1 INCH AMOUNTS
IN MTN VALLEYS. WILL EVEN SEE SOME SCTD SNOW SHOWERS ESCAPE THE
CONFINES OF THE MTNS TONIGHT AND TRAVEL INTO THE PIEDMONT. HAVE
INCLUDED FLURRIES OR A SLIGHT CHANCE EAST OF THE MTNS BUT NO MORE
THAN TRACE AMOUNTS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
DEEP TROUGH OVER THE MID ATLANTIC WITH VORT MOVING ACROSS THE SRN
APPS WILL ENHANCE SNOW SHOWERS OVER SE WV...SOUTH INTO THE NC MTNS
TUESDAY MORNING...WITH A GRADUAL DIMINISHING TREND TUE AFTERNOON IN
THE SOUTH AS THE VORT CENTERS SHIFT EWD/NEWD. LOOKING AT GOOD
ACCUMULATION OF SNOWS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF GREENBRIER
COUNTY...WHERE UP TO 8 INCHES COULD FALL WHEN IT IS ALL SAID AND
DONE TUESDAY NIGHT. FLURRIES COULD REACH AS FAR EAST AS THE
FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT TUESDAY MORNING...IN STRONG NW FLOW.
TUESDAY WILL BE BITTERLY COLD AS NW WINDS GUST UP TO 30 MPH OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S/LOWER 30S...WIND CHILLS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL
BE IN THE TEENS.
TUE NIGHT..THE SHORTWAVE ENERGY SHIFTS OFF THE COAST WHILE HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE TN VALLEY INTO THE SRN APPS. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT IN SE WV. COLD TEMPS ON TAP
WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS WEST TO LOWER 20S EAST.
AS THE HIGH PUSHES EAST WEDNESDAY...WILL SEE TEMPS A TAD WARMER WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF NW GREENBRIER WHERE A FRESH COATING OF SNOW SHOULD
KEEP HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SKIES WILL MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW MORE
CLOUDS IN THE MTNS.
THE HIGH SHIFTS SOUTH WED EVENING AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE PUSHES
SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT LOOKS TO BRING
ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TO SE WV BY THU MORNING...BUT TRACK
OF SHORTWAVE SUGGEST LIMITED AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MEAN LONG WAVE TROF WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN/NORTHEASTERN
PORTION OF THE NATION AS SERIES OF SHORT WAVE IMPULSES MAINTAIN
NORMAL TO BELOW NORMAL WEATHER ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION.
TIMING OF EACH SHORT WAVE IN RATHER ACTIVE NORTHERN STREAM WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT DAILY FORECAST TEMPERATURES...WITH SLIGHT
WARMING PRECEDING EACH REINFORCING BLAST OF COLD CANADIAN AIR.
ALTHOUGH BOTH 12Z RUNS OF GFS AND ECMWF FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN DRIVING
NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE BLACKSBURG FORECAST
AREA ON THURSDAY...ALONG WITH TYPICAL POST FRONTAL UPSLOPE SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS EXTREME WESTERN COUNTIES LATER THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...EXTENT OF COLD AIR ADVECTION IS SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION.
ECMWF MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE IN BRINGING SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF
THE SEASON INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION DURING THIS PERIOD...WITH
LARGE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST INTO THE AREA TO KEEP MOST
AREAS DRY (EXCEPT UPSLOPE AREAS INITIALLY) RIGHT ON THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND. GFS...ON THE OTHER HAND...NOT AS AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS NEXT
PUSH OF COLD AIR...ALLOWING FOR A SECOND SHORT WAVE TO DIG MORE
AGGRESSIVELY INTO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY AND BRING THE THREAT OF SOME
RAIN LATER FRIDAY OR ON SATURDAY.
CONSIDERING THE HUGE DISPARITIES IN MID-LONG RANGE FORECAST
GUIDANCE...BLACKSBURG FORECAST GRIDS WERE POPULATED USING HPC
SOLUTION OF BLENDING THE 00 UTC ECMWF AND THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN
THROUGH DAYS 5-7. AS INDICATED BY HPC...THIS MAINTAINS CONTINUITY
WITH HPC PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PROGS INSTEAD OF MAKING A SHARP
DIVERSION TO ACCOUNT FOR THE VERY DIFFLUENT SOLUTION AFFORDED BY THE
INCOMING 12Z GFS SOLUTION.
CONSIDERING THE ABOVE DISPARITIES...OVERALL CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST
TEMPERATURES...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION
NEXT WEEKEND...IS A BIT LOWER THAN IT OTHERWISE WOULD BE.
AS WOULD BE EXPECTED...HPC GUIDANCE GENERALLY ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT
THIS LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD...WITH ONLY SOME SUBTLE CHANGES MADE
TO REFLECT LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MORNING...EXCEPT FOR A FEW
MVFR CIGS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE TAF
SITES. SHORTWAVE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY IS GOING TO SHIFT EAST LATER
THIS MORNING...SO EXPECT LOWERING CIGS TO MOVE INTO BLF/LWB AROUND
12Z. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SE
WV TODAY. WINDS WILL PICK UP BEHIND A FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.
LATE TONIGHT...AFTER 06Z...INCREASING SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY
NEAR KBLF AND KLWB...WITH PROLONGED IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS HIGHER
WEST FACING SLOPES OF WEST VIRGINIA INTO EXTREME WESTERN VIRGINIA.
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...ONLY BRIEF INTRUSIONS INTO MVFR RANGE ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ROANOKE...DUE TO THE
THREAT OF SOME SPILL-OVER FLURRIES/SNOW SHOWERS.
ARRIVAL OF LARGE SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RESULT IN
RETURN TO UNRESTRICTED WEATHER ACROSS ALL AREAS BY TUESDAY
NIGHT...WITH VFR WEATHER THEN LIKELY TO PERSIST WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PASSAGE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT ALONG WITH POST-
FRONTAL UPSLOPE CLOUDS/SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MVFR
RESTRICTIONS TO SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA SITES THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE SHOULD AGAIN REMAIN
UNRESTRICTED DUE TO DOWNSLOPE DRYING.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR WVZ042-043.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR WVZ045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JJ/WP
NEAR TERM...JS
SHORT TERM...WP
LONG TERM...WERT
AVIATION...WERT/WPHazardous weather outlook, Nov 17, 4:03 AM EST, 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 403 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 NCZ002>006-019-020-VAZ013-014-016-017-022>024-032>035-043>047-058- 059-180915- ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 403 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 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...TODAY AND 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. WVZ042-043-180915- MERCER-SUMMERS- 403 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ045-180915- GREENBRIER- 403 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-180915- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- 403 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 41 hr |
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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.