Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Feb 11, 2009, 4:40 AM EST for 27 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 11, 2009, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 28 hr. 44 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2009, 4:40 AM EST (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2009, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2009, 3:39 PM EST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 35 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, Bland 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 Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 6:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Chilhowie, VA | 20-30 TREES DOWN BETWEEN CHILHOWIE AND BROADFORD. |
| Feb 11, 6:42 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Tazewell, VA | 1 TREE DOWN IN TAZEWELL. |
| Feb 11, 7:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Wytheville, VA | 2 TREES DOWN IN WYTHEVILLE. |
| Feb 11, 7:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Princeton, WV | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADS. |
| Feb 11, 7:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Bluefield, WV | A 50 FOOT TALL...3 FOOT DIAMETER PINE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN BY ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. REPORT ALSO OF AT LEAST HALF OF BLUEFIELD WITHOUT POWER. DAMAGING WINDS LASTED UNTIL 0723 PM EST. |
| Feb 11, 7:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Bastian, VA | TREE DOWN IN BASTIAN. |
| Feb 11, 7:18 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 Ne Bluefield, WV | |
| Feb 11, 7:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Max Meadows, VA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE. |
| Feb 11, 7:38 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Pearisburg, VA | TREE FELL INTO A HOUSE ON DARDEN DRIVE IN PEARISBURG. |
| Feb 11, 7:50 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 62 | Covington City, VA | COVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Feb 11, 8:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Warm Springs, VA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Feb 11, 8:05 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 66 | Hot Springs, VA | BATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Feb 11, 8:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Gala, VA | TREE DOWN ON ROARING RUN ROAD. |
| Feb 11, 8:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Eagle Rock, VA | TREE DOWN ON ROARING RUN ROAD. |
| Feb 11, 8:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Goshen, VA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN GOSHEN. |
| Feb 11, 8:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Lexington, VA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN LEXINGTON. |
| Feb 11, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Indian Valley, VA | TREE DOWN ON HORSERIDGE ROAD. |
| Feb 11, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kimberling, VA | TREES DOWN ON KIMBERLING ROAD. |
| Feb 11, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rural Retreat, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN BETWEEN RURAL RETREAT AND SPEEDWELL. |
| Feb 11, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Summit, NC | TREES DOWN NEAR THE ASHE COUNTY BORDER. |
| Feb 11, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Volney, VA | 2 TREES DOWN IN VOLNEY. |
| Feb 11, 10:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Othello, NC | TREES DOWN. |
| Feb 11, 10:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Dublin, VA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN FROM SOUTH OF DUBLIN TO NEW BERN. |
| Feb 11, 10:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fancy Gap, VA | TREES DOWN. |
| Feb 11, 11:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Covington City, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 220 NORTH TO THE BATH COUNTY LINE. |
| Feb 11, 11:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Indian Mills, WV | TREES DOWN BETWEEN INDIAN MILLS AND FOREST HILL. |
| Feb 11, 11:25 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Roanoke, VA | TREES DOWN ON LIBERTY ROAD NW ROANOKE. |
| Feb 11, 11:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Princeton, WV | TREES DOWN AROUND PRINCETON. |
| Feb 12, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Laurel Fork, VA | TREE DOWN. |
| Feb 12, 12:57 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Roanoke, VA | TREES DOWN ON HAMPTON AVE IN SW ROANOKE. |
| Feb 12, 1:20 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lowesville, VA | TREES DOWN BETWEEN LOWESVILLE AND PINEY RIVER. |
| Feb 12, 2:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | New Castle, VA | TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 615. |
| Feb 12, 2:13 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rich Creek, VA | TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 219 NORTHBOUND BETWEEN RICH CREEK AND PETERSTOWN. |
| Feb 12, 3:20 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Jefferson, NC | 62 MPH GUST AT GEV. |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 7 N Warm Springs, VA | TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 220. |
| Feb 12, 5:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Piney Creek, NC | 2 TREES DOWN IN PINEY CREEK. |
| Feb 12, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 S West Jefferson, NC | TREES DOWN ON GOLF COURSE ROAD. |
| Feb 12, 6:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amherst, VA | TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 29 SOUTH IN AMHERST. |
| Feb 12, 6:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gala, VA | TREE AND POWERLINE DOWN ON ROUTE 220 IN GALA. |
| Feb 12, 6:36 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Foscoe, NC | LARGE TREE DOWN IN FOSCOE. |
| Feb 12, 6:52 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Christiansburg, VA | TREE DOWN ALONG ROUTE 8. |
| Feb 12, 7:09 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boones Mill, VA | TREE DOWN ON WHITE OAK ROAD. |
| Feb 12, 7:17 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Hot Springs, VA | 60 MPH GUST AT HSP. |
| Feb 12, 8:25 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Warm Springs, VA | TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 39. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 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 110940 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 440 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY REACH THE GROUND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN ALL AREAS FROM THE FOOTHILLS WESTWARD INTO THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A TIGHT GRADIENT WILL EXIST BETWEEN THE DEEPENING LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OFF AND ON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-111745- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0001.090211T1700Z-090213T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0001.090211T1700Z-090213T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON... UNION...LEWISBURG 440 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS... PARTICULARLY NORTH OF THE HIGHER RIDGES...MAY SEE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. AS THE COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... WIDESPREAD GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 60 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ022>024-032>035-111745- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0001.090211T1700Z-090213T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0001.090211T2300Z-090213T0500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 440 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 60 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-111745- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.090211T2300Z-090212T2300Z/ 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 440 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 50 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TRESS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 111624 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1124 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY REACH THE GROUND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN ALL AREAS FROM THE FOOTHILLS WESTWARD INTO THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A TIGHT GRADIENT WILL EXIST BETWEEN THE DEEPENING LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OFF AND ON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-120030- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.090211T1700Z-090213T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON... UNION...LEWISBURG 1124 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS... PARTICULARLY NORTH OF THE HIGHER RIDGES...MAY SEE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH TOWARD EARLY EVENING. AS THE COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...WIDESPREAD GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 60 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ022>024-032>035-120030- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.090211T2300Z-090213T0500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1124 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 60 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-120030- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.090211T2300Z-090212T2300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 1124 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 50 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TRESS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 112200 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 500 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY REACH THE GROUND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...AND THEN ALL AREAS FROM THE FOOTHILLS WESTWARD INTO THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A TIGHT GRADIENT WILL EXIST BETWEEN THE DEEPENING LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OFF AND ON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-120600- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON... UNION...LEWISBURG 500 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS... PARTICULARLY NORTH OF THE HIGHER RIDGES...MAY SEE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH EARLY TONIGHT. AS THE COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...WIDESPREAD GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 60 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ022>024-032>035-120600- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.090211T2300Z-090213T0500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 500 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 60 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-120600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.090211T2300Z-090212T2300Z/ 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 500 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHOWERS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 50 MPH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TRESS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 120312 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1012 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO NEW ENGLAND...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL RESULT STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 121030- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 1012 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED THAT WILL CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES... FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-121030- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ 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 1012 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY. WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED DOWNED TRESS...RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WERT
219 WWUS71 KRNK 120553 CCA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1232 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO NEW ENGLAND...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 121315- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 1232 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED THAT WILL CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES... FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-121315- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ 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 1232 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY. WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED DOWNED TRESS...RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WERT
000 WWUS71 KRNK 120914 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 414 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO NEW ENGLAND...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION INTO THURSDAY EVENING. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 121715- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 414 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL HAVE FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH...INTO THIS EVENING. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE THE STRONGEST GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED THAT WILL CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES... FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-121715- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ 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 414 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED DOWNED TRESS...RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 121612 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1112 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO NEW ENGLAND...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION INTO THURSDAY EVENING. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045- 130015- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 1112 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL HAVE FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH...INTO THIS EVENING. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE THE STRONGEST GUSTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED THAT WILL CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES... FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-122300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ 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 1112 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED DOWNED TRESS...RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 122039 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 339 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO NEW ENGLAND...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045-130445- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 339 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED DOWNED TRESS...RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VAZ007-009-122145- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 339 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-122300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 339 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED DOWNED TRESS...RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Feb 11, 4:22 AM EST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 4:22 AM EST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
422 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE
GREAT LAKES BY TONIGHT. THIS WILL SWEEP A STRONG AND FAST MOVING
COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...AND THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
BEHIND THE FRONT INTO THURSDAY EVENING...AND THEN HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST FOR FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
STRONG CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER NRN TX IS PROGGED TO MOVE NEWD OVER
THE SOUTHEAST SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE UPPER
LOW MOVES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...THE MTNS COME UNDER THE STRONG UPPER DIFFLUENCE AHEAD
OF THE SYSTEM...ALONG WITH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER JET.
THESE DYNAMICS WILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH TO OVERCOME WEAK INSTABILITY
AND BRING A SQUALL LINE THROUGH THE CWA BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z. THERE
IS A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT...50 TO 65 KNOTS
FROM THE SSW AHEAD OF IT...AND THEN MORE 50 TO 70 KNOTS BEHIND THE
FRONT. SPC CONTINUES A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE TSTMS WITH DAMAGING
WINDS FROM THE FOOTHILLS WESTWARD. WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THERE IS
ENOUGH OF A THREAT FOR GRADIENT WIND GUSTS OF GREATER THAN 50
KNOTS TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING FROM THE FOOTHILLS WESTWARD.
THERE IS A LOW CHC FOR THE STRONG WIND GUSTS IN HIGH ELEVATIONS
THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE SW LOW LEVEL JET...SO WE WILL START THE
WARNING AT NOON IN THE MTNS. THE BETTER CHC FOR THE HIGH WINDS
WILL COME WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE EVENING...AND THEN THE
GRADIENT WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. WE
WILL START THE HIGH WIND WARNING AT 600 PM IN THE FOOTHILLS...AND
ALSO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PIEDMONT AREAS BEGINNING AT 600
PM.
AS THE FRONT COMES THROUGH...ANY CONVECTION THAT IS ALONG THE
FRONT COULD MIX DOWN SOME OF THE STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AND CREATE
DAMAGING GUSTS...WITH OR WITHOUT THUNDER. EVEN WITH HIGH WIND
WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT...WE WOULD STILL ISSUE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS IF THE RADAR INDICATES A POTENTIAL
FOR STRONGER GUSTS FROM CONVECTION ALONG THE FRONT. HAVE KEPT THE
MENTION OF CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN THE FCST THIS
EVENING FROM THE FOOTHILLS WESTWARD INTO THE MTNS. THE PRE-
FRONTAL LINE OF SHOWERS/POSSIBLE TSTMS SHOULD RACE EAST OF THE CWA
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HIGH TEMPS TODAY WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDANT ON SKY COVER. IF THERE
IS MUCH SUN...AND I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME IN THE EAST...THEN
TEMPS SHOULD SOAR INTO THE 70S. TEMPS WILL AT LEAST BE WELL UP
INTO THE 60S WITH A WARM START THIS MORNING IN THE 50S MOST
LOCATIONS. A RECORD HIGH IS LIKELY AT DANVILLE...AND RECORD HIGHS
ARE THREATENED AT BLACKSBURG AND BLUEFIELD. SEE CLIMATE SECTION
BELOW. COLD ADVECTION TONIGHT IS A LITTLE SLOWER AND WEAKER THAN
EARLIER MODELS SHOWED...SO I HAVE RAISED LOW TEMPS A FEW DEGREES
IN THE MTNS. ANY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WILL BE TOWARD MORNING...AND
IN THE WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS OF SE WV.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THERE WILL BE SOME LULL IN THE WINDS THU
MORNING...WITH A SECONDARY LOW LVL JET OF 50+ KNOTS COMING IN THU
AFTERNOON/EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS OF VA.
WESTERLY TRAJECTORIES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LIMIT UPSLOPE MOISTR AND
PCPN INTO THURSDAY...BUT WILL SEE SOME ISOLATED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS
INTO THU AFTERNOON OVER THE SE WV COUNTIES.
SFC HIGH SLOWLY BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT WILL FINALLY ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH.
ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE OHIO/TN VALLEYS INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH INTO THE AREA BY 12Z SAT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN KEPT IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT OVER
THE WESTERN CWA AND ALONG THE SRN BLUE RIDGE. ATTM...STILL MAINLY
WARM ENOUGH FOR ALL RAIN.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
FAST UPPER FLOW TAKING A WSW TO ENE TREK THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND
EAST WILL SHOVE AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE OUR WAY THROUGH THE LONG
TERM. THE FIRST SYSTEM ON SATURDAY...MAY BE OVERDONE QPF WISE
CONSIDERING THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN FORECAST FARTHER AND FARTHER SOUTH
WITH EACH RUN...AND ALSO CONSIDERING LACK OF AMPLITUDE WITHIN THE
FLOW. DID SIDE WITH THE ECMWF THROUGH THIS LONG TERM. ALTHOUGH HIGH
PRESSURE SETS UP IN A WEDGE POSITION FOR THIS EVENT AND OTHER
EVENTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...GROUND SHOULD BE TOO WARM WITH NOT
ENOUGH OF A NE COMPONENT TO DRAIN COLD ENOUGH AIR THIS FAR SOUTH.
A STRONGER SYSTEM MAY PROVIDE MORE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ON SUNDAY
WITH MORE OF AN UPPER REFLECTION. CLOUDS AND A LEAST SOME PRECIP
SHOULD HOLD TEMPS DOWN...AND ALTHOUGH NOT BAD FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR...WILL FEEL DIFFERENT IN COMPARISON TO TOASTY TEMPS THIS
WEEK. THE NEWEST ECMWF AND OP GFS THEN DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. CONSIDERING ITS DOMINANCE THIS WINTER...AND NOT
MUCH CHANGE TO THE UPPER AIR PATTERN WILL FAVOR THE WARMER ECMWF.
ANOTHER STORM ARRIVES ALONG A SIMILAR TRACK BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. WITH THESE STORM TRACKS...MEX GUIDANCE IS TYPICALLY TOO COLD
AT NIGHT SO WOULD THINK THAT RAIN WOULD BE THE PREDOMINANT PRECIP
TYPE THROUGH THE LONG TERM FORECAST.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
DEEP SW FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BRING ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF MID/LOW
CLOUDS INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT. AS A RESULT...LOOK FOR MVFR CIGS TO DEVELOP OVER THE EAST
LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING WED. MVFR CIGS
ALSO POSSIBLE SE WVA WHERE COULD SEE AN ISOLATED -SHRA OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS. OTHERWISE EXPECT MAINLY VFR MID AND HIGH CLOUDS
THRU MIDDAY ON WED.
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE BEYOND 18Z WED AS THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH CONVECTION ALONG THE FRONT
PRODUCING 40-50KT GUSTS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL LATE IN THE DAY
WED OR EARLY WED EVENING. SHOULD ALSO SEE GUSTS TO BETTER THAN
30-40 KTS MOUNTAINS AHEAD/BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE MIDST OF STRONG
MIXING...SO BEEFED UP SPEEDS AND INCLUDED A SHRA/CB MENTION WEST
FOR NOW...WITH LINE OF LOW TOPPED SHRA/TSRA LIKELY ARRIVING
SE WVA SITES TOWARD 00Z. BAND OF SHRA MAY MOVE EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 00Z-06Z BUT SINCE SHOULD BE WEAKENING WONT
INCLUDE IN THE TAFS FOR NOW. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THRU THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FOR FRIDAY RESULTING IN DIMINISHING
WINDS AND VFR CONDITIONS.
ANOTHER SYSTEM MAY BRING A RETURN OF WINTRY WEATHER TO THE AREA
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. MOUNTAINS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGHS FOR FEBRUARY 11
ROA...80...1932
LYH...82...1832
DAN...70...1999
RNK...67...1959
BLF...69...1965
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR VAZ007-009>020.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR VAZ022>024-032>035.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
VAZ043>047-058-059.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR NCZ001-002-018.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR NCZ003-019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
NCZ004>006-020.
WV...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JJ
NEAR TERM...JJ
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...KM
AVIATION...JH/JJ/JS
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 3:30 PM EST, 13 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 330 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045-112030- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 330 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-112030- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 330 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:04 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 3 more | 240 days |
| Feb 11, 6:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 81 min |
| Feb 11, 6:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 2 more | 46 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.