Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Dec 24, 2009, 4:17 AM EST for 4 counties in Virginia; Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia; Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 24, 2009, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 22 hr. 10 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
- Dec 24, 2009, 4:17 AM EST (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2009, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Bland County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Whitetop, VA | A FEW 4 TO 6 INCH TREES DOWN IN WHITETOP AND MOUNT ROGERS AREAS. |
| Dec 25, 7:45 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tazewell, VA | TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. FALLEN TREES HAVE PULLED DOWN SOME POWER LINES |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bluefield, WV | LARGE PINE TREE ON POWER LINES, SEVERAL OTHER TREES DOWN IN TOWN. |
| Dec 25, 8:28 AM EST | ICE STORM 0 | Todd, NC | 1/3 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION REPORTED IN TODD. |
| Dec 25, 8:30 AM EST | ICE STORM | Whitetop, VA | 1 POWERLINE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON WHITETOP ROAD IN GRAYSON. |
| Dec 25, 8:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sugar Grove, VA | TREES DOWN ON HWY 16 IN SUGAR GROVE AND ALSO ON ROADS IN CHILHOWIE AREA. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. |
| Dec 25, 9:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tazewell, VA | TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN TAZEWELL AND BAPTIST VALLEY AREAS. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT OVER 50 MPH. |
| Dec 25, 9:30 AM EST | ICE STORM | Independence, VA | 1 TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN BECAUSE OF ICING ON INDEPENDENCE ROAD IN GRAYSON. |
| Dec 25, 12:15 PM EST | ICE STORM 0 | Rutherwood, NC | 1 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. MANY TREES/TREE LIMBS DOWNED. |
| Dec 25, 2:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Claypool Hill, VA | ROOF DAMAGE TO THE LOCAL TRACTOR SUPPLY BUILDING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 1482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 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 240917 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 417 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 50 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS MAY ALSO SEE STRONG WIND GUSTS BY FRIDAY MORNING. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-241730- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0004.091224T2300Z-091225T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0007.091224T2300Z-091225T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 417 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 6PM THIS EVENING UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ012-015-WVZ043-045-241730- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.091224T2300Z-091225T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WYTHE-GRAYSON-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 417 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 241823 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 123 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 50 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS MAY ALSO SEE STRONG WIND GUSTS BY FRIDAY MORNING. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-250230- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.091224T2300Z-091225T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 123 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM LATER THIS EVENING UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ012-015-WVZ043-045-250230- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.091224T2300Z-091225T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WYTHE-GRAYSON-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 123 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 250215 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 915 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 50 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS MAY ALSO SEE STRONG WIND GUSTS BY FRIDAY MORNING. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-251015- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 915 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON FRIDAY. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ012-015-WVZ043-045-251015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WYTHE-GRAYSON-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 915 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 251002 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 502 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 50 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-WVZ043-045-251700- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 502 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY. POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH 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. && $$ VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-251700- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 502 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY. POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ016-017-251700- /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX...FLOYD 502 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ011-018>020-WVZ044-252100- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 502 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ012-251700- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WYTHEVILLE 502 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 251524 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1024 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 50 MPH ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-015-WVZ042-043-045-252100- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1024 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY. POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ013-014-022>024-034-035-252100- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1024 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ032-033-252100- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 1024 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ012-016-017-252100- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WYTHE-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WYTHEVILLE...GALAX...FLOYD 1024 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ011-018>020-WVZ044-252100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 1024 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 252047 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 347 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...STRONG WINDS SUBSIDING... NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-015-WVZ042-043-045-252200- /O.EXP.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 347 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE HEADING INTO THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WILL BE LESS THAN 40 MPH. $$ VAZ011-013-014-018>020-022>024-034-035-WVZ044-252200- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION 347 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE HEADING INTO THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WILL BE LESS THAN 40 MPH. $$ NCZ002-VAZ012-016-017-032-033-252200- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WYTHE-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WYTHEVILLE...GALAX...FLOYD... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 347 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE HEADING INTO THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WILL BE LESS THAN 40 MPH. $$
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 Dec 24, 3:54 AM EST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 3:54 AM EST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
354 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY
EAST AND CONTINUE TO WEDGE SOUTH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE TODAY
AND TONIGHT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS WELL TO THE WEST
LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS THE
REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE
FRONT ON SATURDAY BRINGING DRIER WEATHER.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
TODAY WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING SOUTHERLY
FLOW ALOFT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG MID MISSISSIPPI LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. THE AREA WILL BE ON THE BACK SIDE OF A DEPARTING UPPER
RIDGE...SO EXPECTING MUCH OF THE AREA TO REMAIN ON THE DRY AND MILD
SIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT
RAIN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA VERY LATE
IN THE DAY AS INCREASING UPSLOPE FLOW AND MOISTURE LEVELS MAY ALLOW
FOR SOME VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO BE GENERATED. GUIDANCE HAS BEEN
RUNNING TOO LOW ON DAYTIME HIGHS...AND EXPECT THIS TO BE THE CASE AS
WELL TODAY WITH THE INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO TILT TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE
SW OVERNIGHT BEFORE LIFTING NE ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE
CHRISTMAS DAY. INCREASING SE FLOW SHOULD AID IN MOISTENING THE
COLUMN OVER THE SW THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE MAIN ARC OF
ISENTROPIC LIFT SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE BY FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER
MODEL CONSENSUS CONTINUES TO SLOW DOWN MUCH OF THE SIG PRECIP
UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER THE FAR SW WITH ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS INTO
THE NEW AND ROA RIVER VALLEYS BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS PRESENTS A
DILEMMA WITH THE WATCH/WARNING SCENARIO ESPCLY SINCE THE BETTER
SLUG OF LIFT ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE WONT OCCUR UNTIL FRIDAY
MORNING WHEN TEMPS ARE STARTING TO WARM SOME. ALSO SOUNDING
PROFILES ARE A BIT WARMER GIVEN THE SLOWING AS DEWPOINTS LOOK TO
RISE MORE BEFORE GOOD EVAPORATION CAN TAKE PLACE IN THE HEAVIER
PRECIP. HOWVER GIVEN THE LINGERING SNOW PACK UNDER STUBBORN LOW
LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW...APPEARS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE
RIDGE STILL IN FOR A DECENT ICING EVENT SO PLANNING TO UPGRADE
PART OF THE GOING WATCH TO A ICE STORM WARNING SW ZONES TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WILL LIKELY BUFFER WITH ADVISORIES JUST OFF
THE FOOTHILLS IN NW NC BUT CONFIDENCE FOR SIG ICING OUTSIDE THE
BLUE RIDGE A BIT LOWER ATTM. FARTHER NORTH...SINCE BETTER FZRA
LIKELY WONT REACH UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY DECIDED TO LEAVE THE WATCH IN
PLACE FOR LATE TONIGHT RATHER THAN UPGRADE TO MAINLY A 3RD PERIOD
WARNING. ALSO A BIT CONCERNED THAT CONVECTION TO THE SE MAY TEND
TO ROB SOME OF THE INFLOW WITH SE FLOW ALSO LEAVING THE BETTER QPF
FROM ROA NE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES DURING FRIDAY WHEN TEMPS MAY
JUST BUMP ABOVE FREEZING. LATEST RH TRANSPORT PROGS SHOW THIS WELL
WITH MOST OF THE REAL DEEP MOISTURE STAYING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH
AND EAST ON FRIDAY. OTRW SLOWED DOWN POPS SOME TONIGHT FROM SW TO
NE AND THEN LEFT CAT POPS ON CHRISTMAS. LOOKS LIKE MAIN FLOOD
POTENTIAL NOW WILL BE OVER THE SOUTH AND PERHAPS EAST DURING
FRIDAY IF PROGGED QPF DOESNT GET CUT OFF THE SOUTH MORE THAN
EXPECTED. SINCE LATER 3RD PERIOD AND IFFY WILL JUST KEEP MENTION
IN THE HWO AND FOREGO A FLOOD WATCH ATTM. MADE SOME SMALL UPWARD
ADJUSTS TO TEMPS OVER THE WEST TONIGHT AND LEFT HIGHS BELOW GOING
MOS ON FRIDAY.
GUIDANCE REMAINS VERY STRONG WITH LOW LEVEL SE WINDS INTO THE
WESTERN ZONES STARTING LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY
AS THE UPPER LOW WINDS UP TO THE NW. BUFKIT PROFILES SUGGEST SOME OF
50-60 KT SPEEDS MIXING DOWN INTO MERCER/TAZEWELL CTYS AND POSSIBLY
CLIPPING THE HIGHER RIDGES FARTHER SOUTH ESPCLY MIDDAY FRIDAY WHEN
THE WEDGE WILL BE WEAKENING A BIT. JUST HOW DEEP THE INVERSION GETS
WILL BE CRITICAL TO GETTING STRONGER WINDS INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE/NW NC AS 85H JET STRONGER THAN MOST SEEN OF
LATE. THEREFORE WILL UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING AND EXTEND
WIND ADVISORIES INTO NW NC AND NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF
SUMMERS/GREENBRIER CTYS TNGT/FRIDAY.
DRY SLOT IS NOW A BIT FASTER TO KICK OUT DEEP MOISTURE FRIDAY NIGHT
WITH THE SECONDARY WEAK WAVE OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE EVENING.
SINCE TIMING HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ONLY SPED UP POP
EXODUS BY A FEW HOURS WHICH STILL DRIES OUT MOST OF THE SW HALF
AFTER MIDNIGHT IF NOT SOONER. TEMPS IN THE DEEPER VALLEYS OF THE
NW MAY STILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR PATCHY FREEZING PRECIP BUT
SHOULDNT BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH FOR PROBLEMS. SATURDAY REMAINS THE
TRANSITION DAY BETWEEN THE EXITING FRONT AND THE COLD ADVECTION
AHEAD OF THE 5H LOW TO THE NW. LOOKS LIKE ENOUGH WEAK RIDGING IN
FROM THE SW TO PERHAPS HOLD THE 85H BOUNDARY BACK ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS UNTIL LATE. IF CAN MIX OUT THE LOW LEVELS THEN A DECENT
SHOT AT SEEING IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH MORE SUN AND MILDER TEMPS
ALL EXCEPT THE FAR NW. THUS BUMPED UP HIGHS SOME ON SATURDAY BUT
COULD GO HIGHER IF TRENDS CONTINUE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
WEAKENING VORTEX OVER UPPER MS VALLEY SUNDAY LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO
NEW ENGLAND MONDAY...WHICH WILL KEEP UPSLOPE SNOW GOING INTO MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT. REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR ARRIVES MONDAY WHICH
WILL ENHANCE UPSLOPE SNOW. AS A RESULT...EXPANDED CHANCE POPS EVEN
INTO THE NW NORTH CAROLINA MTNS. A QUICK LOOK AT THE 12Z ECMWF
BRINGS 40+ KT 850MB WINDS INTO THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...SO INCREASED WIND SPEEDS DURING THIS TIME.
HEIGHTS RISE ON TUESDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SOUTHERN PLAINS STORM
SYSTEM...KEEPING DRY CONDITIONS DRY. HOWEVER...WEAK SHORTWAVES IN
SOUTHWEST FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM ALONG WITH WAA...MAY BRING
PRECIP BACK INTO THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH A BETTER CHANCE BEYOND THE LONG TERM. GFS AND ECMWF
DISAGREE ON THE AMPLITUDE OF THE UPPER AIR PATTERN...WITH THE GFS
KEEPING THE FLOW MORE ZONAL ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO REMAIN IN
PLACE...WHILE THE 12Z ECMWF BUILDS A RIDGE IN ADVANCE OF THE LATE
WEEK SYSTEM RESULTING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. THEREFORE...KEPT
PRECIP GRIDS AS RAIN AND/OR SNOW. ENSEMBLES SUGGEST A SOLUTION
BETWEEN GFS/ECMWF.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW AVERAGE THROUGH MONDAY UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NEW ENGLAND UPPER VORTEX...BUT MODERATING TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL HELP MITIGATE THE COLD AIR
ADVECTION EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FREEZING DENSE FOG WILL ONCE AGAIN MPACT LWB OVERNIGHT WITH KLYH
AND KDAN POTENTIALLY SEEING SOME LIGHT MVFR FOG BY 09Z. OTHERWISE
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH OCCASIONAL
SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID/HIGH CLOUDS.
WINDS ARE GOING TO PICK UP OVER SE WV LATE THIS PERIOD OUT OF THE
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS EXPECTED BY 00Z FRI IN
BLF.
BEYOND THIS PERIOD...THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL
LIKELY BRING ANOTHER LENGTHY PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD IFR TO LIFR
WEATHER THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND/OR RAIN THE MOST PROBABLE PRECIPITATION
THREAT. VERY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY/CHRISTMAS DAY AT BLUEFIELD. GUSTS MAY REACH 50 KNOTS
AROUND 12Z ON FRIDAY. LOW LVL WIND SHEAR MAY ALSO BECOME PROMINENT
EVERYWHERE THU NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS.
THE ARRIVAL OF STRONG COLD WESTERLY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS
SYSTEM SHOULD ALLOW FOR RETURN TO VFR WEATHER EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...BUT WITH TYPICAL MVFR TO LOCALIZED
IFR RESTRICTIONS CONTINUING IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE (KBLF/KLWB) DUE TO STRATOCUMULUS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR VAZ011-013-014-018>020-022>024-033>035.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY
FOR VAZ007-009-010.
ICE STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY
FOR VAZ012-015-016.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
VAZ012-015.
ICE STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY
FOR VAZ017-032.
NC...ICE STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY
FOR NCZ001>003-018-019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
NCZ001-002-018.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
FRIDAY FOR NCZ004-020.
WV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WVZ044-045.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY
FOR WVZ042.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
WVZ043-045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JH/JJ
NEAR TERM...DS
SHORT TERM...JH
LONG TERM...PH
AVIATION...AMS/DS/WPHazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 3:47 PM EST, 12 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 347 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ012-015-016-241200- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL- 347 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-241200- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- 347 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ011-013-014-017>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-045-241200- GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 347 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-241200- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 347 PM EST WED DEC 23 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FROM THE RAINFALL COMBINES WITH ANY SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING AND WILL RESULT IN A RISE OF MAIN STEM RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ043-241200- SUMMERS- 347 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONG OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:04 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | RNK | Bath, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson and 9 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:04 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 21 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:17 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll and 18 more | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.