Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 26, 2009, 3:20 PM EST for 13 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Jan 27, 2009, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr. 9 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
- Jan 26, 2009, 3:20 PM EST (20:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2009, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2009, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 5:41 PM EST | ICE STORM | 7 N Dillwyn, VA | TREE DOWN |
| Jan 27, 6:54 PM EST | ICE STORM | Chamblissburg, VA | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE ALONG STUARTSVILLE ROAD |
| Jan 27, 7:15 PM EST | ICE STORM | Forest, VA | TREES DOWN |
| Jan 27, 7:20 PM EST | ICE STORM | 4 E Dillwyn, VA | TREE DOWN |
| Jan 28, 7:00 AM EST | ICE STORM | Amherst, VA | SCATTERED TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE FROM HEAVY ICING |
| Jan 28, 7:00 AM EST | ICE STORM | Appomattox, VA | SCATTERED TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE FROM HEAVY ICING |
| Jan 28, 7:00 AM EST | ICE STORM | Dillwyn, VA | SCATTERED TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE FROM HEAVY ICING. |
| Jan 28, 9:00 AM EST | ICE STORM 0 | 3 E Vinton, VA | 3 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 24 |
| Jan 28, 9:00 AM EST | ICE STORM 0 | Big Island, VA | 4 INCH TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN FROM HEAVY ICE |
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 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 993 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KRNK 262020 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 320 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTRY MIX LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION INTO WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TONIGHT REACHING THE APPALACHIANS EARLY WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF SNOW DURING THE ONSET LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR TUESDAY. THE MOST ICE ACCRETION IS LIKELY TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. VAZ045-262130- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.A.0002.090127T0500Z-090128T2100Z/ CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LYNCHBURG 320 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW AMOUNTS AND ICE ACCRETIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH WITH LIGHT ICING. $$ VAZ019-020-023-024-035-WVZ045-270430- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0002.090127T0500Z-090128T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0002.090127T0500Z-090128T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...AMHERST...LEWISBURG 320 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE WATCH AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY MOSTLY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY BEFORE A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN OCCURS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN IN ALL EXCEPT THE DEEPER VALLEYS BY MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS...FOLLOWED BY A COATING OF ICE. ELSEWHERE...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE COULD OCCUR ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN THE VALLEYS WHERE ICE ACCRETION OF MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ011-014-017-018-022-033-034-WVZ044-270430- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0002.090127T0500Z-090128T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.090127T0500Z-090128T1700Z/ GILES-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...SALEM...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...UNION 320 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW QUICKLY CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE WATCH AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY MOSTLY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES. ICING WILL OCCUR ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN THE VALLEYS WHERE ICE ACCRETION WILL BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ010-013-WVZ042-043-270430- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.090127T0500Z-090128T1700Z/ BLAND-PULASKI-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PULASKI...BLUEFIELD...HINTON 320 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXTURE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE WATCH AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY MOSTLY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES. ICE ACCRETIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KK/JJ
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KRNK 270243 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 943 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTRY MIX LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION INTO WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TONIGHT REACHING THE APPALACHIANS EARLY WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF SNOW DURING THE ONSET LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR TUESDAY. THE MOST ICE ACCRETION IS LIKELY TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. VAZ019-020-023-024-035-WVZ045-271045- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.090127T0500Z-090128T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...AMHERST...LEWISBURG 943 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE WARNING AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY MOSTLY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY BEFORE A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN OCCURS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN IN ALL EXCEPT THE DEEPER VALLEYS BY MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS...FOLLOWED BY A COATING OF ICE. ELSEWHERE...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE COULD OCCUR ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN THE VALLEYS WHERE ICE ACCRETION OF MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ045>047-271045- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.090127T0500Z-090128T1700Z/ CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 943 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY MOSTLY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN WITH THE FREEZING RAIN LIKELY CONTINUING IN SPOTS INTO TUESDAY EVENING. ONE TO PERHAPS TWO TENTHS OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ VAZ010-011-013-014-017-018-022-033-034-WVZ042>044-271045- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.090127T0500Z-090128T1700Z/ BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...SALEM...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION 943 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY MOSTLY SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES. ICING WILL BE HEAVIEST ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN THE VALLEYS WHERE ICE ACCRETION AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 271021 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 521 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...A WINTRY MIX TODAY AND TONIGHT... A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION TODAY...FALLING IN THE FORM OF A WINTRY MIX. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF SNOW AND SLEET AT THE ONSET...THEN TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN. VAZ019-020-023-024-035-WVZ045-271830- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...AMHERST...LEWISBURG 521 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. MOSTLY SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN IN ALL EXCEPT THE DEEPER VALLEYS BY MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS...FOLLOWED BY A COATING OF ICE. ELSEWHERE...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE COULD OCCUR ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN THE VALLEYS WHERE ICE ACCRETION OF MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ010-011-013-014-017-018-022-033-034-045>047-WVZ042>044-271830- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...SALEM...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION 521 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES. ICING WILL BE HEAVIEST ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN THE VALLEYS WHERE ICE ACCRETION AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 271431 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 931 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...A WINTRY MIX TODAY AND TONIGHT... A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION HAS OVERSPREAD THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION...FALLING IN THE FORM OF A WINTRY MIX. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN. VAZ019-020-023-024-035-WVZ045-272245- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...AMHERST...LEWISBURG 931 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. MOSTLY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...THOUGH THERE STILL MAY BE SOME SNOW IN HEAVIER PRECIPITATION. SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING...AND HAVE MOSTLY RAIN. MAINLY RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN IN ALL EXCEPT THE DEEPER VALLEYS BY MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SLEET AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS...FOLLOWED BY A COATING OF ICE OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE. ELSEWHERE...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS...BUT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE COULD OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN THE VALLEYS WHERE ICE ACCRETION OF MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. $$ VAZ010-011-013-014-017-018-022-033-034-045>047-WVZ042>044-272245- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...SALEM...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION 931 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. THERE MAY ALSO BE A FEW PERIODS OF SLEET. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS. ICING FROM THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT COULD ICE UP BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THE ICING WILL BE HEAVIEST ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN THE VALLEYS WHERE ICE ACCRETION AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 271628 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1128 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION INTO WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN THE EAST COAST IS EXPECTED TO HELP LOWER SURFACE TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. VAZ010-011-013-WVZ042-043-271730- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...PULASKI... BLUEFIELD...HINTON 1128 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO ALL RAIN...AND TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN WELL ABOVE FREEZING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ABOVE FREEZING...AND JUST COLD RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. $$ VAZ019-020-023-024-035-WVZ045-280030- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...AMHERST...LEWISBURG 1128 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN...WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP A FEW DEGREES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND THE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE COULD OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... AND IN THE VALLEYS...WHERE ICE ACCRETION OF MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER ICING WILL BE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT ROADS MAY BECOME ICY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. $$ VAZ014-017-018-022-033-034-045>047-WVZ044-280030- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...SALEM...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...UNION 1128 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP A FEW DEGREES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND THE POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. ICING FROM THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT COULD ICE UP BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. ICE ACCRETION AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 271915 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 215 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN INTO WEDNESDAY... A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT AND LIFT NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION INTO WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN THE EAST COAST IS EXPECTED TO HELP LOWER SURFACE TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. VAZ019-023-WVZ045-280315- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BOTETOURT-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...FINCASTLE...LEWISBURG 215 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS DOWNGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP A FEW DEGREES LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THE POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. ICING FROM THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT COULD ICE UP BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. LIGHTER TOTALS ARE EXPECTED WITH ICE ACCRETION UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ VAZ020-024-035-280315- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...AMHERST 215 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN...WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP A FEW DEGREES LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE COULD OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... AND IN THE VALLEYS...WHERE ICE ACCRETION OF MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER ICING WILL BE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT ROADS MAY BECOME ICY LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. $$ VAZ014-017-018-022-033-034-045>047-WVZ044-280315- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...SALEM...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...UNION 215 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP A FEW DEGREES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THE POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. ICING FROM THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT COULD ICE UP BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES LATE THIS EVENING. ICE ACCRETION AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ 07
000 WWUS41 KRNK 272039 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 339 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN INTO WEDNESDAY... A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT AND LIFT NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE MID- ATLANTIC REGION INTO WEDNESDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH DOWN THE EAST COAST...COLD AIR IS PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS REGION ESPECIALLY EAST OF BLUE RIDGE. VAZ034-045>047-280445- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 339 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WAS UPGRADED TO A WARNING BECAUSE OF THE ADVANCE OF COLD AIR SOUTH ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE.. RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP A FEW DEGREES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THE POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE COULD OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WHERE ICE ACCRETION OF MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER ICING WILL BE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT ROADS MAY BECOME ICY LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ020-024-035-280445- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...AMHERST 339 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN...WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP A FEW DEGREES LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE COULD OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... AND IN THE VALLEYS...WHERE ICE ACCRETION OF MORE THAN ONE QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER ICING WILL BE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT ROADS MAY BECOME ICY LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. $$ VAZ014-017>019-022-023-033-WVZ044-045-280445- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN- MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT... UNION...LEWISBURG 339 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP A FEW DEGREES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THE POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. ICING FROM THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT COULD ICE UP BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES LATE THIS EVENING. ICE ACCRETION AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 280106 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 806 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN INTO WEDNESDAY... A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT AND LIFT NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE MID- ATLANTIC REGION INTO WEDNESDAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH DOWN THE EAST COAST...COLD AIR IS PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS REGION ESPECIALLY EAST OF BLUE RIDGE. VAZ020-024-034-035-045>047-280915- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 806 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN...WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP A FEW DEGREES LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE COULD OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND OTHER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... AND IN THE VALLEYS...WHERE ICE ACCRETION UP TO ONE HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER ICING WILL BE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT ROADS MAY BECOME ICY LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. $$ VAZ014-017>019-022-023-033-WVZ044-045-280915- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN- MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT... UNION...LEWISBURG 806 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP A FEW DEGREES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THE POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. ICING FROM THE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BUT COULD ICE UP BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES LATE THIS EVENING. ICE ACCRETION AROUND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 280905 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 405 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...CONTINUED THREAT OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. UNTIL THEN...A COLD WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN LOCKED IN PLACE OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA...WEST INTO THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS WILL KEEP THE TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING INTO MID MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR ARRIVES. VAZ020-024-034-035-045>047-281700- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 405 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ICE WILL BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. THIS WILL BRING TOTALS IN SOME AREAS TO BETWEEN ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH FOR THE STORM. WITH TEMPERATURES STAYING AT OR BELOW FREEZING...THE UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SHOULD BE SLICK...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND EAST INTO THE FOOTHILLS. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS AMOUNT OF ICE WILL ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGE IN SOME AREAS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. $$ VAZ014-017>019-022-023-033-WVZ044-045-281700- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN- MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT... UNION...LEWISBURG 405 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THROUGH THE MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS AT THE MOST EXPECTED. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST OF THE REGION BY NOON. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 281228 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 728 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...CONTINUED THREAT OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BY EARLY AFTERNOON DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. UNTIL THEN...A COLD WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN LOCKED IN PLACE OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA...WEST INTO THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS WILL KEEP THE TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING INTO MID MORNING BEFORE WARMER AIR ARRIVES. VAZ014-017-281330- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ MONTGOMERY-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD 728 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA AS STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO MIX TO THE SURFACE. THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS ENDED. UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS MAY REMAIN ICY IN SPOTS FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO. $$ VAZ020-024-034-035-045>047-281700- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 728 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE INTO MID MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ICE WILL BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. THIS WILL BRING TOTALS IN SOME AREAS TO BETWEEN ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH FOR THE STORM. WITH TEMPERATURES STAYING AT OR BELOW FREEZING...THE UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS SHOULD BE SLICK...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND EAST INTO THE FOOTHILLS. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS AMOUNT OF ICE WILL ALSO CAUSE POWER OUTAGE IN SOME AREAS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. $$ VAZ018-019-022-023-033-WVZ044-045-281700- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT...UNION...LEWISBURG 728 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING IN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS AT THE MOST EXPECTED. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST OF THE REGION BY 1000 AM. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. $$
000 WWUS41 KRNK 281645 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1145 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING MARK... .AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL END. VAZ020-024-034-035-045>047-281745- /O.EXP.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 1145 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISEN ABOVE FREEZING MARK THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA AS WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO MIX TO THE SURFACE. THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS ENDED. UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS MAY REMAIN ICY IN SPOTS UNTIL TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID 30S. $$ VAZ018-019-022-023-033-WVZ044-045-281745- /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090128T1700Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT...UNION...LEWISBURG 1145 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING MARK ACROSS THE AREA AS WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO MIX TO THE SURFACE. THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS ENDED. $$ 07
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 26, 3:17 PM EST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 3:17 PM EST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
317 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL EXIT OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
AN STRONGER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
MIDWEEK RESULTING IN A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
REPLACING WINTER WEATHER WATCH WITH WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY. IT IS A CHALLENGING
FORECAST WITH PCPN TYPE AND AMOUNTS. GFS IS FASTEST WITH ARRIVAL
OF PCPN TONIGHT COMPARED TO THE NAM/CANADIAN.
IN GENERAL...WINTRY PRECIP TONIGHT SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AT THE ONSET...TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH FOR
THE PRECIP TO BEGIN AS SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA. THICKNESSES
SUPPORT MORE OF A MIXED BAG AT THE ONSET ACROSS THE SRN CWA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MODELS CONTINUE THEIR SLIGHT WARMING TREND WITH EACH RUN. THE NAM IS
THE WARMEST SOLUTION...BUT IS SLOWER IN BRINGING THE WARM AIR INTO
THE AREA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...THE GFS IS SLIGHTLY
COLDER...BUT ALSO FASTER BRINGING IN THE WARM AIR. HAVE FOLLOWED
HPC RECOMMENDATION AND USED THE SLOWER NAM...WHICH MEANS MORE OF A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF SLEET/FZRA ACROSS PORTIONS OF SW VA/SE WV. THE
NRN TIER OF THE CWA WILL BE THE COLDEST DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY...AND LOOKS TO REMAIN SNOW...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO SLEET
AND FZRA LATE IN THE DAY. WILL HAVE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
UP THAT WAY. THIS NRN TIER AREA IS ALSO WHERE THE SFC COLD POOL
WILL HANG ON THE LONGEST WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND
SUPPLYING SOME REINFORCING COOLER SFC AIR. THIS AREA WILL NEED A
WINTER STORM WARNING- WILL HAVE THE MOST QPF...AND THE WINTRY
PRECIP THE LONGEST. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR OVER A QUARTER INCH
OF ICING. WILL BE A QUICKER CHANGE OVER FROM SNOW TO SLEET AND
FZRA FURTHER SOUTH...AND THEN ICING WILL HANG ON IN SPOTS ACROSS
THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ROA VALLEY TUE AFT AND POSSIBLY INTO THE
EVENING. STILL...SFC TEMPS WILL BE NEAR FREEZING...SO ICING WILL
BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED SFCS OR EASTERN SLOPES OF HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WILL COVER THIS AREA WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
THE PRECIP WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT TEMPS ALOFT WILL
BE WARN ENOUGH THAT IT WILL BE EITHER RAIN OR FREEZING
RAIN...DEPENDING ON SFC TEMPS. THERE WILL BE POCKETS OF FREEZING
RAIN IN THE ADVISORY AREAS THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT AREAS OF
FREEZING RAIN IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WEDNESDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE AREA BY MID-DAY.
IN ADVANCE OF IT...THERE WILL STILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET NEAR THE I-64 CORRIDOR OF WV/VA WITH REGULAR
RAIN SOUTH OF THAT AREA. BY THE AFTERNOON...COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE
REGION WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE SE WV MOUNTAINS AND
NEIGHBORING SECTION OF SW VA. EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...SOUTH OF
ROUTE 460 A NEARLY ALL RAIN EVENT IS EXPECTED. AS THE PRECIPITATION
ENDS EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...ENOUGH COLD AIR MAY REACH THE AREA
FOR SOME BRIEF LIGHT SNOW TO BE MIXED WITH THE RAIN NEAR A LYNCHBURG
TO MARTINSVILLE LINE. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE ON THE
ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE PREFERRED UPSLOPE AREA.
BY THURSDAY...ANY LINGERING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD HAVE ENDED
BY DAY BREAK...BUT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
LOOK TO RETURN TO THE FORECAST AS OUR NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES. THE
MOUNTAINS STILL SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY THROUGH THE
DAY WITH SOME CLEARING EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THURSDAY...THE AREA WILL STILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SLOWLY DEPARTING
BAROCLINIC ZONE. THURSDAY NIGHT...MODELS SHOW THE LONGWAVE TROUGH
POSITION IN THE EAST...WITH A STRONG NRN STREAM SHORT WAVE
DIGGING INTO THE THE OHIO/TN VALLEYS BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS
SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO BACK TO THE FLOW AND PRODUCE SOME WARM
ADVECTION PRECIP ACROSS THE MTNS...POSSIBLY THE FOOTHILL SAND
PIEDMONT AS WELL. TEMPS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH THAT IT WOULD BE
MAINLY SNOW IN THE MTNS. I HAVE KEPT POPS CHC FOR NOW THU NIGHT.
THE SFC FRONT COMES THROUGH ON FRIDAY...ANY PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH
IT MAINLY IN THE MTNS...WITH UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON IN
THE COLD ADVECTION. STRONG COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL
BRING LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE TEENS IN THE MTNS. SFC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE DEEP SOUTH SATURDAY...KEEPING WEAK COLD
ADVECTION INTO THE AREA...BUT DRY WEATHER. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. SUNDAY...THEN THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION ON MONDAY AND BRINGS A CHANCE OF PRECIP TO THE
AREA MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE PRECIP MONDAY COULD BE SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MTNS.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CHECK AIRMETS AND SIGMETS FOR TURBULENCE...ICING AND MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATION. VFR CONDITION WITH SCT-BKN MVFR CLOUDS IN THE WESTERN
MOUNTAINS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NEXT ROUND OF
WIDESPREAD WINTRY PRECIP WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF WINTER
PCPN AND IFR/LIFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION FOR A 34 TO 48
HOUR PERIOD BEGINNING 12Z TUESDAY...AND THEN CULMINATING WITH A
FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
COLD AIR ON NORTHWEST WINDS MAY BRING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST
LINGERING MVFR/POSSIBLE IFR CONDITIONS AT BLF AND LWB.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR VAZ011-014-017>020-022>024-033>035-045.
NC...NONE.
WV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WVZ044-045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JJ/KK
NEAR TERM...KK
SHORT TERM...DS/JJ
LONG TERM...JJ
AVIATION...KK/PMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 5:20 AM EST, 10 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 520 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 VAZ011-014-017-018-022-023-033-034-WVZ044-271030- GILES-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- MONROE- 520 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ013-032-043-WVZ042-043-271030- PULASKI-PATRICK-HENRY-MERCER-SUMMERS- 520 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION MAY SPREAD WINTER WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE AMOUNTS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE...FIRST AS SNOW TUESDAY MORNING THEN AS FREEZING RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ019-020-024-035-WVZ045-271030- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-GREENBRIER- 520 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001>006-018>020-271030- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN- 520 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ044-046-047-058-059-271030- PITTSYLVANIA-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 520 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION MAY SPREAD WINTER WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ045-271030- CAMPBELL- 520 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-009-010-012-015-016-271030- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL- 520 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION MAY SPREAD WINTER WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 45 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
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.