Alert archive / North Carolina / Blizzard Warnings in 2010

Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA

February 10, 2010Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Grayson County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this blizzard warning at Feb 10, 2010, 10:36 AM EST for Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Grayson County, Virginia. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2010, 10:36 AM EST (15:36 UTC)
Expired
Feb 11, 2010, 7:08 AM EST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Grayson County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:35 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 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2010-02-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2010-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

502 
WWUS41 KRNK 101536
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1036 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...VERY STRONG WIND AND HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT
LEAST LATE TONIGHT. LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES WILL SEE
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-102200-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.100210T1536Z-100211T1800Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1036 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE
  HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES TO AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE EASTERN SECTIONS
  OF THESE COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW FALL WILL
  FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
  MILE...OR NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NCZ002-102200-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.100210T1536Z-100211T1800Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARTA
1036 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE
  HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES TO AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE EASTERN SECTIONS
  OF THESE COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW FALL WILL
  FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
  MILE...OR NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-045-102200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
1036 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

* PERIODIC HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE
  HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
  LIGHTER ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES WHERE ONLY
  AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW FALL WILL
  REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...OR NEAR
  WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

VAZ010>012-019-020-WVZ044-102200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...
UNION
1036 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW SHOWERS...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
930 
WWUS41 KRNK 102115
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
415 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...VERY STRONG WIND AND HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES WILL SEE THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-110500-
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
415 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. 

* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 5
  INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES.

* VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY 
  AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW FALL WILL 
  FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER 
  MILE...OR NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&

$$

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-045-110500-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
415 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

* PERIODIC HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 7
  INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY 
  AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW FALL WILL 
  REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...OR NEAR 
  WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&

$$

VAZ010>012-019-020-WVZ044-110500-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...
UNION
415 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW SHOWERS...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&

$$
372 
WWUS41 KRNK 110443
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1143 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...VERY STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND OVERNIGHT WITH MORE ACCUMULATIONS...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS PROLONGED ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SEVERAL MORE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON
THE WEST FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. IN
ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-111245-
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1143 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. 

* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  ON THE WESTERN SLOPES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR 5 BELOW
  ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW FALL WILL 
  FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER 
  MILE...OR NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&

$$

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-045-111100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
1143 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

* PERIODIC HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 
  INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES. 

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY 
  AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
  REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...OR NEAR
  WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&

$$

VAZ010>012-019-020-WVZ044-111100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...
UNION
1143 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY IN THE
  HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

* STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW 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 AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&

$$
897 
WWUS41 KRNK 111055 AAA
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
555 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS PROLONGED ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST FACING SLOPES. IN
ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR MAKING FOR
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING.

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-045-111800-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
555 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.


* WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ADDED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY
  IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

* GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
  ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW 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 AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

VAZ011-012-019-020-WVZ044-111200-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
GILES-WYTHE-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
555 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO MAKE
ROADS HAZARDOUS THROUGH MIDDAY.

$$

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-111800-
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
555 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM
  1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO...
  ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW FALL WILL 
  FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER 
  MILE...OR NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&

$$

VAZ010-111800-
/O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND
555 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ADDED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY
  IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

* STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW 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 AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&

$$
254 
WWUS41 KRNK 111208 AAA
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
708 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS PROLONGED ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST FACING SLOPES. IN
ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL OCCUR MAKING FOR
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-111800-
/O.CAN.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
708 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.


* WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS 
  AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES.

* ADDED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
  MAINLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. 

* GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW... ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW THIS
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW 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 AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&



$$

VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-043-045-111800-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-100211T1800Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
708 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* ADDED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
  MAINLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. 

* STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... 
  ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW 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 AND ANY WIND
DAMAGE REPORTS 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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Feb 10, 6:53 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 6:53 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
653 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY AND
THEN SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. A
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT TRAILING THIS SYSTEM WILL USHER IN VERY
STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES INTO THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO
RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
SENDING A QUICK UPDATE TO DROP THE GOING WINTER WX ADVISORY FROM
THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS EAST GIVEN CLEARING SKIES AND
DOWNSLOPING. EXPECT WILL SEE SOME ADDED SNOW SHOWERS REDEVELOP
FROM THE ROA VALLEY WEST THIS MORNING BUT NOT ENOUGH ACCUMULATION
TO KEEP AN ADVISORY GOING AT THIS POINT. ALSO ADDING ALLEGHANY
COUNTY VA TO THE WINTER WX ADVISORY THAT RUNS THRU LATE TONIGHT
GIVEN STRENGTH OF UPSLOPE FLOW. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...

ARCTIC FRONT NOW CROSSING THE BLUE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
EAST BRINGING A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS ALONG WITH FALLING TEMPS
AND A QUICK SHOT OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL THRU DAYBREAK. THUS EXTENDING
THE GOING ADVISORY IN SPOTS THRU NOON TO COVER THIS AND QUICK
FREEZING OF MOISTURE WHERE -SN PERSIST ALONG 460 EARLY ON. THEN AS
THE COASTAL STARTS TO DEEPEN LATER THIS MORNING...GOOD NW
TRAJECTORY OF UPSLOPE SNOWFALL SHOULD CRANK INTO GEAR AND PERSIST
INTO TONIGHT. WITH MOISTURE DEPTH GOOD AND UNIFORM NW
FLOW...INCLUDING SPEED SHEAR WITH HEIGHT THRU A LAYER OF
DEVELOPING INSTABILITY...EXPECT HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS AND BANDS TO
BECOME QUITE WIDESPREAD BY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WEST. THINKING UP
TO A FOOT POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN GREENBRIER THRU TONIGHT WITH
WARNING CRITERIA ALL ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES WHERE WILL ADD A
COUPLE MORE COUNTIES TO THE WARNING. STEEP LAPSES UNDER THE COLD
POOL SHOULD ALSO ALLOW ACCUMULATING SNOW TO WORK FARTHER EAST SO
INCLUDING ANOTHER LAYER OF COUNTIES ACROSS THE WEST IN AN ADVISORY
THRU LATE TONIGHT. WARNING MAY NEED TO GO LONGER INTO THU BUT DEEP
RH ON THE WANE BY THEN SO WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW. ALSO CONSIDERED A
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR PARTS OF THE WESTERN SLOPES GIVEN STRONG
WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALTHO THINK VSBYS MAY ONLY DROP BELOW A 1/4
MILE AT TIMES IN SPOTS SO HELD OFF. OTRW CAT POPS WESTERN SLOPES
RANGING TO CHANCE JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND LITTLE ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT AFTER EARLY THIS MORNING. FALLING TEMPS IN ORDER
UNDER THE PASSING CORE OF -18C 85H COLD POOL THIS MORNING WITH
ONLY A SLIGHT REBOUND...AND OVERALL BELOW MOS THIS AFTERNOON.

BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ESPCLY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS WE GET A FEW BREAKS AND MIXING ENHANCES
UNDER A LOWERING INVERSION. LATEST FCST RAOBS SHOW POTENTIAL FOR
THE HIGHER RIDGES TO SEE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70-75 MPH NW NC AND
60+ BLUE RIDGE. THINGS MAY NOT BE QUITE IN SYNC AS THE FEB 2008
EVENT REGARDING COLD ADVECTION...SUBSIDENCE AND JET DYNAMICS BUT
CLOSE ENOUGH ESPCLY IF LAPSES COME IN LINE WHEN THE 85H JET IS
STRONGEST LATER ON TO PRODUCE A DAMAGING EVENT. STRONGEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY PERSIST THRU MIDNIGHT AND THEN SLACKEN SOME BUT STILL
WARNING CRITERIA ON THE RIDGES THRU THU MORNING. OTRW TYPICAL
BREAK IN CLOUDS IN NW FLOW REGIME OVERNIGHT WITH CLOUDS/SNOW
SHOWERS WEST AND CLEARING EAST. TEMPS LIKELY TO BE STEADY OR RISE
SOME GIVEN MIXING AND STEADY STATE 85H VALUES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG THE
FAVORABLE WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA SOUTH
THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA. IT WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE
NIGHT THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OR LESS COULD ACCUMULATE
BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE.

WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH LATE EVENING THURSDAY AS THE LOW LEVEL
JET DIMINISHES.

HIGH PRESSURE NOSES INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST FRIDAY ENDING THE
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW SEASONAL NORMS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
ON FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD AND BRINGS AN END TO THE
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS. FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF COAST
STATES WHERE ITS ASSOCIATED ENERGY AND PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR.
ONLY THE UNPREFERRED GEM SOLUTION CONTINUES TO KEEP SOME LIGHT
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN EXPANSE OF PRECIPITATION
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW OVER OUR AREA. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH A
FORECAST THAT DOES NOT HAVE THIS SYSTEM IMPACT OUR REGION.

WHAT WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO IMPACT THE WEATHER FOR AT LEAST A
PORTION OF THE AREA...WILL BE A RETURN TO NORTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW
INTO THE SE WV MOUNTAINS BY SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING
SHORTWAVE SWINGING SOUTH OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES. GUIDANCE VARIES ON
THE TIMING AND MOISTURE CONTENT OF THIS SYSTEM. HAVE FAVORED THE
GUIDANCE OFFERED BY HPC THAT SUGGESTS THE BULK OF THE ENERGY AND
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED
PRECIPITATION...RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS DEPENDING UP THE LOCAL
TEMPERATURE...TO A GREATER EXPANSE OF THE REGION ON SUNDAY. JUST
AHEAD...AND ESPECIALLY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...A RETURN OF SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE SE WV MOUNTAINS SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NW NC IS
EXPECTED WITH A TREND TOWARDS DECREASING COVERAGE ON TUESDAY. HAVE
ALSO FAVORED TEMPERATURES IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE FROM HPC.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FRONT NOW EXITING THE REGION WITH CLEARING SKIES EAST BUT WINDS
GUSTING 25-35 KTS ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT THIS SCENARIO TO PREVAIL
TODAY WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS TO VFR EAST AND IFR SE WVA WHERE
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE.

THE MAIN IMPACT IN THE TAFS WILL BE THE STRONG NW FLOW BEHIND THE
FRONT. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF NW WINDS OF 15 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY TONIGHT. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL BE THE RULE.

MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR IN
BLF/LWB...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

SHOULD SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT BY FRIDAY IN SE WVA AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES IN.

A CLIPPER SYSTEM ARRIVES SUNDAY AND COULD BRING SOME LOWER CIGS
INTO BLF/LWB AND EVEN ROANOKE. NW FLOW BEHIND THIS WILL KEEP SOME
POTENTIAL MVFR CIGS OR LOWER IN BLF/LWB EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
MAINLY VFR ELSEWHERE.

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
MALFUNCTION OF THE NEW CEILOMETERS AT LYH...AND BLF HAS BEEN
REPORTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN REGION. THE CEILING
AT BLF IS NOW BEING REPORTED...AND APPEARS IN LINE WITH
SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS. IF A DISCREPANCY IS NOTED...THE
CEILOMETER WILL NEED TO BE LOGGED OUT AGAIN. THE CEILING AT LYH
MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHEN THE
CONTROL TOWER IS CLOSED.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ007-009>014-
     016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ010>012-
     019-020.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ015.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ007-009-
     015.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ003>006-019-
     020.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ002.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ001-002-018.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ001-018.
WV...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY FOR WVZ042>045.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR WVZ044.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR WVZ042-043-
     045.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JH
NEAR TERM...JH
SHORT TERM...REB
LONG TERM...DS
AVIATION...AMS/JH/WP
EQUIPMENT...
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 6:59 AM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

VAZ007-WVZ042-043-045-111200-
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ013-014-018-022>024-035-111200-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND WEST 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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ010-011-019-020-WVZ044-111200-
BLAND-GILES-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>034-043>047-058-059-111200-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ016-017-111200-
CARROLL-FLOYD-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ012-111200-
WYTHE-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ015-111200-
GRAYSON-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ002-111200-
ALLEGHANY NC-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

.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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ009-111200-
SMYTH-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001-018-111200-
ASHE-WATAUGA-
659 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

.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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 10, 4:51 AM EST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
451 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

VAZ044-058-059-101400-
PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
451 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...ICY SPOTS LIKELY TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BEFORE
DAYBREAK. THIS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY DROP INTO THE
20S ALLOWING ANY RESIDUAL WATER TO FREEZE ON ROAD SURFACES. IN
ADDITION A VERY LIGHT COATING OF SNOW COULD OCCUR EARLY THIS
MORNING. THIS WILL MAKE ROAD SURFACES SLIPPERY WITH AREAS OF BLACK
ICE LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH MID OR LATE MORNING. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ICE ON ROADWAYS ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 5:06 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
506 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032-043-044-058-059-101400-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...
KEYSVILLE
506 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...ICY SPOTS LIKELY TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE
REGION BEFORE DAYBREAK. THIS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY
DROP INTO THE 20S ALLOWING ANY RESIDUAL WATER TO FREEZE ON ROAD
SURFACES. IN ADDITION A VERY LIGHT COATING OF SNOW COULD OCCUR
EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT IN VIRGINIA. THIS WILL
MAKE ROAD SURFACES SLIPPERY WITH AREAS OF BLACK ICE LIKELY TO
PERSIST THROUGH MID OR LATE MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ICE ON ROADWAYS ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 7:16 AM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
716 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032-043-044-058-059-101515-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...
KEYSVILLE
716 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...ICY SPOTS LIKELY TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE
REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP
INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S ALLOWING ANY RESIDUAL WATER TO
FREEZE ON ROAD SURFACES. THIS WILL MAKE ROAD SURFACES SLIPPERY
WITH AREAS OF BLACK ICE LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH MID OR LATE
MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ICE ON ROADWAYS ESPECIALLY
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

VAZ013-014-016>018-022>024-033>035-045>047-101515-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-
BUCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...
LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX
716 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING...

AREAS OF BLACK ICE WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST ON AREA ROADWAYS
THROUGH MID OR LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL BELOW
FREEZING. IN ADDITION...SOME UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN
SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS EXPOSED AREAS WILL ALSO OCCUR. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLICK SPOTS ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES AS WELL AS ON SECONDARY AND SIDE ROADS THROUGH THE
MORNING. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE FOR WIND CHILLS
AROUND ZERO IF NOT COLDER AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
Local storm report, Feb 10, 9:13 AM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
913 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0302 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST BOONE                   36.21N 81.67W
02/10/2010  M58.00 MPH       WATAUGA            NC   AWOS

0702 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST JEFFERSON               36.42N 81.47W
02/10/2010  M58.00 MPH       ASHE               NC   AWOS

&&

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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.