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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2009, 4:17 AM EDT for Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia. It took effect at Apr 2, 2009, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2009, 4:17 AM EDT (08:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2009, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2009, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 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 020817 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 417 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...DENSE FOG THIS MORNING AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT... .VERY MOIST GROUND AND CALM WINDS HAVE LED TO DENSE FOG ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FOG WILL BE DENSE THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE BEFORE DISSIPATING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE AS A RESULT BRINGING GUSTS TO 50 MPH TO PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE TONIGHT. VAZ009-021630- /O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0002.090402T0817Z-090402T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.090402T2200Z-090403T1000Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 417 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PREVALENT EAST OF MARION. TONIGHT...EXPECT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE AND GUST UP TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES AND JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE RIDGES. THIS INCLUDES THE WALKER MOUNTAIN RANGE AND PORTIONS OR RICH VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. 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. && $$ NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ012>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 021300- /O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0002.090402T0817Z-090402T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...WYTHEVILLE... PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 417 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE FOG WILL DISSIPATE TOWARD 9 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ VAZ007-021630- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.090402T2200Z-090403T1000Z/ TAZEWELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TAZEWELL 417 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG RICH MOUNTAIN AND IN THE CLINCH VALLEY TO THE NORTH OF THIS RANGE. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 021256 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 856 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...DENSE FOG DISSIPATING THIS MORNING AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT... .THE DENSE FOG THAT BLANKETED MUCH OF THE REGION HAS LIFTED ENOUGH SO THAT DENSE FOG IS MORE PATCHY ACROSS THE REGION. THIS TREND IMPROVING VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE AS A RESULT BRINGING GUSTS TO 50 MPH TO PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE TONIGHT. VAZ009-022100- /O.EXP.KRNK.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090402T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.090402T2200Z-090403T1000Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 856 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. DENSE FOG IS LIFTING ACROSS THE REGION...AND THE TREND OF IMPROVING VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. TONIGHT...EXPECT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE AND GUST UP TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES AND JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE RIDGES. THIS INCLUDES THE WALKER MOUNTAIN RANGE AND PORTIONS OR RICH VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ012>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 021400- /O.EXP.KRNK.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090402T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...WYTHEVILLE... PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 856 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. DENSE FOG IS LIFTING ACROSS THE REGION...AND THE TREND OF IMPROVING VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ VAZ007-022100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.090402T2200Z-090403T1000Z/ TAZEWELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TAZEWELL 856 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG RICH MOUNTAIN AND IN THE CLINCH VALLEY TO THE NORTH OF THIS RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DS
000 WWUS71 KRNK 021936 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 336 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY. WIND GUSTS ACROSS PARTS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL APPROACH 50 MPH. VAZ007-009-030345- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.090402T2200Z-090403T1000Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 336 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG RICH MOUNTAIN AND IN THE CLINCH VALLEY TO THE NORTH OF THIS RANGE. 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. && $$ DS
000 WWUS71 KRNK 030154 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 954 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM... SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY. WIND GUSTS ACROSS PARTS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL APPROACH 50 MPH. VAZ007-009-031000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090403T1000Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 954 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG RICH MOUNTAIN AND IN THE CLINCH VALLEY TO THE NORTH OF THIS RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011-013>020-022>024-032>035-031000- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.A.0002.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...PEARISBURG...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 954 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN...AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY. AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE APPALACHIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...CLEARING SKIES WILL ALLOW STRONG WINDS WILL TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. CONSIDERING THE WET GROUND...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR NUMEROUS TREES TO BE TOPPLED BY WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KM
000 WWUS71 KRNK 030255 CCA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1051 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM... WIND GUSTS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TONIGHT MAY APPROACH 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP AFTER A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE APPALACHIANS FRIDAY...WITH GUST TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. VAZ007-009-031000- /O.COR.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090403T1000Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 1051 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG RICH MOUNTAIN AND IN THE CLINCH VALLEY TO THE NORTH OF THIS RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011-013>020-022>024-032>035-031115- /O.COR.KRNK.HW.A.0002.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...PEARISBURG...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 1051 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY. WHEN A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE APPALACHIANS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...CLEARING SKIES WILL ALLOW STRONG WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. CONSIDERING THE WET GROUND...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR NUMEROUS TREES TO BE TOPPLED BY WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KM
000 WWUS71 KRNK 030757 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 357 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY AND THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE MOIST GROUND FROM RECENT RAINS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE TOPPLED EASILY BY THESE WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN LATER SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING DECREASING WINDS. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011-013>020-022>024-034-035-031600- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... PEARISBURG...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BEDFORD...AMHERST 357 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 55 TO 65 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS GUSTING FROM 55 TO 65 MPH 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. && $$ VAZ010-012-031600- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ BLAND-WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE 357 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 55 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS GUSTING FROM 55 TO 65 MPH 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. && $$ VAZ007-009-031600- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090403T1000Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 357 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG RICH MOUNTAIN AND IN THE CLINCH VALLEY TO THE NORTH OF THIS RANGE. THEN...WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032-033-031600- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT 357 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-031600- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 357 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ042>045-031600- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 357 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 031002 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 602 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY AND THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE MOIST GROUND FROM RECENT RAINS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE TOPPLED EASILY BY THESE WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN LATER SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING DECREASING WINDS. VAZ007-009-031815- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090403T1000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 602 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>020-022>024-034-035-031815- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BEDFORD...AMHERST 602 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 55 TO 65 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS GUSTING FROM 55 TO 65 MPH 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. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-031815- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 602 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032-033-031815- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT 602 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ042>045-031815- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 602 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 031031 CCA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 630 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY AND THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE MOIST GROUND FROM RECENT RAINS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES TO BE TOPPLED EASILY BY THESE WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN LATER SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING DECREASING WINDS. VAZ007-009-031815- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090403T1000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 630 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>020-022>024-034-035-031815- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BEDFORD...AMHERST 630 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 55 TO 65 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS GUSTING FROM 55 TO 65 MPH MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-031815- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T0100Z/ 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 630 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032-033-031815- /O.COR.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT 630 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ042>045-031815- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.090403T1300Z-090404T1300Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 630 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY. WEST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 2, 4:10 AM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 4:10 AM EDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
410 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
RAPID PROGRESSION OF SPRING STORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SERIES OF STRONG FRONTAL
PASSAGES FOR THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH ANOTHER ONE ARRIVING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
BUSY NEAR TERM WITH DENSE FOG ADVISORY BEING ISSUED FOR MOST OF
THE AREA THROUGH 9 AM. A WIND ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
FOR THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE.
THIS MORNING...VSBYS ARE AT OR BELOW 1/4SM FROM THE MTNS OF NC
INTO SW VA...EAST INTO THE PIEDMONT. IT IS NOT WIDESPREAD BUT
ENOUGH COVERAGE TO WARRANT AN ADVISORY FOR MAJOR ROUTES SUCH AS
INTERSTATE 81...77...AND U.S. HIGHWAYS 460 AND 58. DENSE FOG WILL
DISPERSING BY 9 AM. RAIN IS MOVING NEWD OVERRUNNING A LOW LVL
BOUNDARY. SEEMS THE LOCAL WRF/NAM AND RUC ARE DOING A BETTER JOB
WITH THE ONGOING SFC CONDITIONS...AND WILL FOLLOW THEM THIS
PERIOD. SHOULD SEE SE FLOW WORKING THROUGH THE DAY INCREASING RAIN
CHANCES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND EITHER SIDE. HIGHEST POPS WILL BE
IN THESE LOCATIONS WITH LESS AS YOU HEAD INTO SE WV WHERE SOME
DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT WILL KEEP PRECIP LESSENED.
CONCERN STILL WILL BE CONVECTION ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST INTO
THE GULF AND CUTTING OFF INFLOW. SEEMS THAT THE LIFT AND LOCATION
OF RAIN IS FURTHER NORTH THIS TIME AROUND AND WILL CURB QPF
SOME...BUT ALL IN ALL A GOOD 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF RAIN WILL FALL
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SRN BLUE RIDGE.
THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE PRECIP BEHIND THE FIRST WAVE...THEN
WILL SEE BETTER LIFT OVERNIGHT MOVING INTO THE WEST AHEAD OF THE
SFC LOW...COLD FRONT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY SOUTH INTO THE SRN APPS.
8H WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 50+
KNOTS...AND THIS WILL USUALLY BRING WIND ADVISORY WINDS TO THE
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE ESPECIALLY TAZEWELL. THERE WILL BE A WIND ADVISORY
FOR THIS AREA FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM FRIDAY B4 FRONTAL
PASSAGE. WITH CLOUDS/PRECIP...THIS SHOULD KEEP WINDS UNDER WARNING
SPEEDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER.
AS FOR TEMPS...NOT EXPECTING TOO MUCH OF A RISE FROM THE MILD
START THIS MORNING. FAR SW VA AND THE SOUTHEAST WILL BE IN THE
LOWER 60S WHILE MTNS AND UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE BLUE RIDGE REMAIN IN
THE 50S.
TONIGHT...KEPT LOWS MILD AS THE COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BE DELAYED
UNTIL FRIDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY ON
FRIDAY. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR AREA EARLY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PREFRONTAL RAIN WILL END BY THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS
BECOME WESTERLY. STRONG PRESSURE RISES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL
BRING WINDY/GUSTY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA WITH ADVISORIES LIKELY
ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND POSSIBLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. A FEW HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA...BUT
NOT ENOUGH LOCATIONS TO ISSUE A WATCH. ONCE RAIN PULLS OUT OF THE
AREA FRIDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES SHOULD JUMP DRAMATICALLY AS THE
COLDER AIR REMAINS TO OUR WEST. DOWNSLOPING WINDS IN THE EAST COULD
BRING TEMPERATURES UP INTO THE UPPER 60S WITH SOUTHSIDE SEEING HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S.
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND RISES REMAIN OVER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING TO KEEP WINDY CONDITIONS ON GOING. BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...GRADIENT LOOSES OVER THE REGION AND THE WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO SUBSIDE. WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND WEAKENING
WINDS...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 60S WITH SOUTHSIDE
APPROACHING 70F. OVERNIGHT SATURDAY...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRACK
ACROSS THE AREA WITH VALLEY TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 30S. WARM
AIR ADVECTING INTO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT SHOULD ALLOW RIDGE
TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN STEADY OR EVEN RISE DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
PROGRESSIVE FLOW PATTERN IS FORECAST TO BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MORE SPACING IN BETWEEN FRONTAL SYSTEMS. ATTM
EXPECT A FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY AND ANOTHER LATE IN THE
WEEK...FRIDAY/SATURDAY TIME FRAME.
MONDAYS FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE THE RESULT OF A STRONG SPRING STORM
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST ON SUNDAY...THEN THROUGH
THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY.
A STRONG SURFACE FRONT WILL TRAIL SOUTH FROM THE PARENT AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE CROSSING OUR FORECAST AREA MONDAY. CONVEYOR BELT OF DEEP
MOISTURE WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT WITH THREAT OF SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT
AND UNTIL THE FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS
STORM...STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION IS FORECAST WITH 85H TEMPS OF M4
TO M8. COLD TEMPS COMBINED WITH WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR A FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR MID WEEK AS COLD HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
CIGS/VSBYS THIS PERIOD ARE GOING TO STAY BELOW MVFR...ESPECIALLY
FROM ROA EAST TO LYH/DAN AS SE FLOW KEEPS THE MOISTURE AT THE
LOWER LVLS. FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS THROUGH MID MORNING THERE WILL
BE AREAS OF DENSE FOG INCLUDING LWB WHERE SKIES HAD REMAINED CLEAR
AND GROUND MOISTURE IS CONTRIBUTING TO DEVELOPMENT THERE. BLF AND
POINTS WEST ARE THE ONLY LOCATIONS THAT SHOULD BE VFR THROUGH THE
MORNING BEFORE FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES AND RETURN FLOW MOISTENS
UP THE LOW LVLS THERE...THEN LOOK FOR BLF TO DROP TO MVFR TO
OCCASIONAL IFR WITH -RA.
WEAK DISTURBANCES COMING OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL ALLOW
LIGHT RAIN TO FILL BACK INTO KDAN EARLY THURSDAY...THEN FARTHER
NORTH AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THEREFORE...IFR CONDITIONS MOST
LIKELY TO PERSIST AT KDAN.
ANOTHER ISSUE WILL BE A STRONG LOW LVL JET COMING INTO THE SW
MOUNTAINS THU EVENING AND THIS SHOULD BRING GUSTY CONDITIONS FROM
BLF...SW TO THE NC MTNS. TURBULENCE WILL BE AN ISSUE HERE.
ANOTHER PERIOD OF SHOWERS WITH IFR CONDITIONS IS LIKELY THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE
THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT SYSTEM... SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR VAZ009-
012>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR
VAZ007-009.
NC...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NCZ001>006-
018>020.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM/WP
NEAR TERM...WP
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...KM/WPHazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 4:44 AM EDT, 23 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 444 AM EDT WED APR 1 2009 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ011>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ044- 020900- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MONROE- 444 AM EDT WED APR 1 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOLLOWING A FRONTAL PASSAGE ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL MAINLY BE ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-043-045-020900- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- 444 AM EDT WED APR 1 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 50 MPH RESULTING IN DOWN TREES AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RCS
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Special weather statement, Apr 2, 12:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1234 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ012>017-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 020700- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...WYTHEVILLE... PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1234 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES THIS MORNING... AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...EAST INTO THE PIEDMONT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WILL BE ENCOUNTERED. IF TRAVELING USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND ALLOW FOR MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
Special weather statement, Apr 2, 3:02 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 302 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ044-045-020915- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARION... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 302 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES THIS MORNING... AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WILL BE ENCOUNTERED. IF TRAVELING USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND ALLOW FOR MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:17 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 28 more | 5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.