Alert archive / Virginia / Blizzard Warnings in 2010

Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA

February 25, 2010Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia; Grayson County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia; Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this blizzard warning at Feb 25, 2010, 12:50 PM EST for Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia; Grayson County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia; Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 25, 2010, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 25 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 25, 2010, 12:50 PM EST (17:50 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2010, 6:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2010, 6:48 PM EST
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Grayson County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:53 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 159 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2010-02-25Temperature 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°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 2010-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
948 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 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.

683 
WWUS41 KRNK 251750
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1250 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...A LONG PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG WINDS...

.STRONG UPPER WEATHER DISTURBANCES ARE GOING TO PASS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING
PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...ALONG WITH STRONG AND
BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS.

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/O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
1250 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT AFTER THE BLIZZARD WARNING ENDS...FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY
NIGHT TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 3O MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 40
  MPH...WILL BRING PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...FROM TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 18 TO
  24 INCHES AND MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD
  RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-260200-
/O.NEW.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.100225T2300Z-100227T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T1100Z-100228T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1250 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 600 AM
SATURDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT AFTER THE BLIZZARD WARNING ENDS...600 AM SATURDAY MORNING...
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50
  MPH...WILL BRING PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 8 TO 16 INCHES
  AND MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12
  HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 50 MPH TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

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.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ010-260200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND
1250 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 4 TO 10 
  INCHES AND MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS 
  ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD 
  RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH THURSDAY 
  NIGHT AND FRIDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

VAZ011-020-WVZ044-260200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
GILES-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
1250 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 3 TO 8 
  INCHES AND MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
  EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT
  AND FRIDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF PERIODS
  OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
785 
WWUS41 KRNK 252052
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
352 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...A LONG PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG WINDS...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ALONG THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...STRONG UPPER WEATHER DISTURBANCES
WILL PASS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINATION WILL BRING PERIODS OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...ALONG WITH STRONG AND BLUSTERY
NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN THE
MOUNTAINS. 

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-045-260500-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.100225T2300Z-100227T0500Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T0500Z-100228T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
352 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY
NIGHT TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
FRIDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 40 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...FROM
  TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 18 TO 24
  INCHES...WITH OVER 30 INCHES POSSIBLE IN WESTERN GREENBRIER
  COUNTY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES
  AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR
  PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-260500-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.100225T2300Z-100227T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T1100Z-100228T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
352 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS OVER 50 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...FROM TONIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 12 TO 24
  INCHES...MAINLY IN HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF
  THE COUNTIES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD
  RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 50 MPH TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ010-260500-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND
352 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 5 TO 12
  INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE
  FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF PERIODS OF
  WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
  ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

VAZ011-020-WVZ044-260500-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
GILES-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
352 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 4 TO 10
  INCHES AND MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
  EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY...CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF PERIODS
  OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
  ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
271 
WWUS41 KRNK 252305
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
605 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...A LONG PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG WINDS...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ALONG THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...STRONG UPPER WEATHER DISTURBANCES
WILL PASS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINATION WILL BRING PERIODS OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...ALONG WITH STRONG AND BLUSTERY
NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-260715-
/O.EXP.KRNK.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T1100Z-100228T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
605 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY.

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50MPH
  EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
  NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 12 TO 24
  INCHES...MAINLY IN HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF
  THE COUNTIES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE
  FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATION IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL
  RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 50 MPH TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-045-260715-
/O.EXP.KRNK.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T0500Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T0500Z-100228T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
605 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY
NIGHT TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY.

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT...WILL FREQUENTLY GUST
  OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
  NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...FROM TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
  EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 18 TO 
  24 INCHES...WITH OVER 30 INCHES POSSIBLE IN WESTERN GREENBRIER 
  COUNTY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES 
  AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 
  HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ010-260715-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND
605 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 5 TO 12 
  INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 
  2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE 
  FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

VAZ011-020-WVZ044-260715-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
GILES-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
605 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 4 TO 10 
  INCHES AND MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
  EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY...CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
024 
WWUS41 KRNK 260432
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1132 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG WINDS...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY ALONG THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST...
WHILE STRONG UPPER WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL PASS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS
COMBINATION WILL BRING PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW
SHOWERS...ALONG WITH STRONG AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND
CHILLS TONIGHT WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS.

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-045-261215-
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T0500Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T0500Z-100228T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
1132 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY
NIGHT TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT...WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 
  OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 
  WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...FROM TONIGHT INTO 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 18 TO 24
  INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN WESTERN GREENBRIER
  COUNTY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES
  AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR
  PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-261215-
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T1100Z-100228T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1132 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...FROM TONIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 12 TO 24 
  INCHES...MAINLY IN HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF 
  THE COUNTIES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD 
  RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATION IN LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 50 MPH TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ010-261215-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND
1132 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 5 TO 12 
  INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 
  2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE 
  FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TONIGHT 
  AND FRIDAY CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

VAZ011-020-WVZ044-261215-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
GILES-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
1132 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 4 TO 10 
  INCHES AND MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
  EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 45 MPH TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY...CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF PERIODS
  OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
  ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
586 
WWUS41 KRNK 261045
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
545 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG WINDS...

.A WINTER STORM OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. 
THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THE
WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO.

VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-045-262100-
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T0500Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T0500Z-100228T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
545 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY...WITH FREQUENTLY GUSTS OF
  OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 18 TO 24
  INCHES...IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF BLUEFIELD AND WEST OF
  LEWISBURG. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING
  SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN AND
  INTO THE MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG.
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 8
  INCHES. ACTUAL SNOWFALL WITHIN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY...WHICH
  INCLUDES LEWISBURG...WILL BE MUCH LESS...WITH AMOUNTS CLOSER TO
  1 TO 3 INCHES PER 12 HOUR TIME PERIOD.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TODAY CAUSING
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS OF 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW 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.

A WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO 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.

&&

$$

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-262100-
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T1100Z-100228T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
545 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 12 TO 24
  INCHES...MAINLY IN HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF
  THE COUNTIES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE
  FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATION IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL
  BE MUCH LESS.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 50 MPH TODAY...CAUSING
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS OF 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW 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.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ010-262100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND
545 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 5 TO 12 
  INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 
  2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE 
  FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TODAY
  CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF PERIODS OF WHITE
  OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS.

* WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ011-020-WVZ044-262100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
GILES-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
545 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 4 TO 10 INCHES
  AND MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 4
  INCHES.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 45 MPH
  TODAY...CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF PERIODS OF
  WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS.

* WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$
514 
WWUS41 KRNK 261550
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1050 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG WINDS...

.A WINTER STORM OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. THE
COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO.

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-270000-
/O.CAN.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T1100Z-100228T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1050 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY.


* STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER
  SNOW THURSDAY AND OVERNIGHT. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND
  SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL
  RANGE FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ009-270000-
/O.CAN.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
/O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T1100Z-100228T1100Z/
SMYTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION
1050 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY.


* STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER
  SNOW THURSDAY AND OVERNIGHT. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND
  SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL
  RANGE FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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.


&&

$$

VAZ007-WVZ042-043-045-270000-
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T0500Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T0500Z-100228T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
1050 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY AND THIS EVENING...
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...DUE
  TO BLOWING SNOW.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 12
  TO 24 INCHES...IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF BLUEFIELD AND WEST OF
  LEWISBURG. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING
  SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN AND
  INTO THE MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG.
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 8
  INCHES. ACTUAL SNOWFALL WITHIN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY...WHICH
  INCLUDES LEWISBURG...WILL BE MUCH LESS...WITH AMOUNTS CLOSER TO
  1 TO 3 INCHES PER 12 HOUR TIME PERIOD.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TODAY 
  CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* WIND CHILLS OF 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW 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.

A WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO 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.

&&

$$

VAZ010-270000-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND
1050 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 1 TO 5
  INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  2500 FEET. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TODAY 
  CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF PERIODS OF WHITE 
  OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ011-020-WVZ044-270000-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
GILES-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
1050 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

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

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

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE 1 TO 5
  INCHES...WITH HEAVIEST MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES OF THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 45 MPH TODAY... 
  CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF PERIODS OF WHITE 
  OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

* WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$
921 
WWUS41 KRNK 262025
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
325 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...ANOTHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS
ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS TONIGHT...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY INTO SUNDAY AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS. THIS WILL
KEEP PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO
SUNDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION
OF THE WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS NEAR
ZERO IN HIGH ELEVATIONS TONIGHT.

VAZ007-WVZ042-043-045-270430-
/O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T0500Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T0500Z-100228T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
325 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

* HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY
  EVENING AND LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF
  ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE FROM SATURDAY
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...DUE
  TO BLOWING SNOW.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 12
  TO 24 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF
  BLUEFIELD AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE MAINLY
  ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...FLAT
  TOP MOUNTAIN AND INTO THE MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST NORTHWEST
  OF LEWISBURG. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD COULD RANGE
  FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES. ACTUAL SNOWFALL WITHIN THE GREENBRIER
  VALLEY...WHICH INCLUDES LEWISBURG...WILL BE MUCH LESS...WITH
  AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 1 TO 3 INCHES PER 12 HOUR TIME PERIOD.

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 35 MPH THIS
  EVENING...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW 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.

A WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO 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.

&&

$$

NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-270430-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T1100Z-100228T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
325 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

* STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER SNOW THURSDAY
  AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

* MORE PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
  AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL 
  RANGE FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND 
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

VAZ012-019-270430-
/O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T2300Z/
WYTHE-ALLEGHANY VA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WYTHEVILLE
325 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. 

* STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER SNOW THURSDAY
  AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO
  SATURDAY. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL RANGE
  FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES
  AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

VAZ010-011-020-WVZ044-270430-
/O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T2300Z/
BLAND-GILES-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...HOT SPRINGS...UNION
325 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

* STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER SNOW THURSDAY
  AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO
  SATURDAY. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL RANGE
  FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES
  AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET.

* WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
958 
WWUS41 KRNK 262348 AAA
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
648 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...ANOTHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY INTO SUNDAY AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS. THIS WILL
KEEP PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS INTO
SUNDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE
COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND
CHILLS NEAR ZERO IN HIGH ELEVATIONS TONIGHT.

VAZ007-WVZ042-043-045-270800-
/O.CAN.KRNK.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100227T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T0000Z-100228T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
648 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM EST SUNDAY. 


* HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN
  CONTINUE FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE 
  12 TO 24 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF 
  BLUEFIELD AND WEST OF LEWISBURG. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE MAINLY 
  ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...FLAT 
  TOP MOUNTAIN AND INTO THE MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST 
  NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD 
  COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES. ACTUAL SNOWFALL WITHIN THE 
  GREENBRIER VALLEY...WHICH INCLUDES LEWISBURG...WILL BE MUCH 
  LESS...WITH AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 1 TO 3 INCHES PER 12 HOUR TIME 
  PERIOD. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTING OVER 25 MPH TONIGHT
  ...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW 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.

A WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO 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.

&&


$$

NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-270800-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0011.100227T1100Z-100228T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T1100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
648 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

* STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING OF SNOW IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER SNOW THURSDAY 
  AND THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* MORE PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED 
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WILL 
  RANGE FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES AND 
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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-WVZ044-270800-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-100227T2300Z/
BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...
UNION
648 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

* STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING OF SNOW IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVIER SNOW THURSDAY 
  AND THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT 
  INTO SATURDAY. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL 
  RANGE FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ON WESTERN FACING 
  SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. 

* WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS 
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

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 25, 10:29 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 10:29 AM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1029 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL ADVANCE NORTHWARD
AND INTENSIFY...AND BECOME A MAJOR WINTER STORM FOR THE
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TODAY AND FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL
BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO OUR AREA ALONG WITH MOUNTAIN
SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST
IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND.  SNOW AMOUNTS IN
THE WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG COULD EXCEED
18 INCHES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
SNOWFALL REPORTS THIS MORNING FROM THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON THE
WESTERN SLOPES AREAS FROM TAZEWELL COUNTY VA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH
SMYTH AND GRAYSON COUNTY...AND INTO ASHE AND WATAUGA COUNTIES IN
NC...SHOW THAT THERE WAS WIDESPREAD 4+ INCHES BACK THAT WAY. WITH
WATER VAPOR SHOWING ANOTHER SHORT WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF
THE UPPER LOW INTO THE SRN APPLNS...AND UPSTREAM RADAR SHOWING A
LARGE AREA OF SNOW SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE SW VA MTNS AND NRN NC
MTNS...HAVE UPGRADED THE ADVISORIES BACK THAT WAY TO WARNINGS. I
ALSO LOWERED THE MAX TEMPS TODAY BY A FEW DEGREES- MOSTLY IN THE
MTNS.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
AS WINTER STORM GETS UNDERWAY FOR NEW ENGLAND...WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE AND BACKLASH WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS...BUT THE MAIN FOCUS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE IN
THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN POSTED FOR OUR WESTERN
CWA...AND SEE NO REASON TO CHANGE OR MODIFY THESE ATTM. WINDS WILL
ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE WITH STRONG CROSS BARRIER FLOW DEVELOPING
OVER THE MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE ARCTIC FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE WESTERN CWA DURING THE
OVERNIGHT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CWA THIS MORNING. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS ARE ON THE WAY DOWN...AND THEY WILL
STRUGGLE TO RISE TODAY PER THE STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. UPSTREAM
TEMPS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS ARE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
LOWER 20S...AND THIS AIRMASS WILL ADVECT INTO THE CWA TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL DRIFT FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COAST INTO NEW
ENGLAND DURING THE PERIOD. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR BEHIND THE
ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WRAP-A-ROUND MOISTURE AND TRAJECTORIES FROM
THE GREAT LAKES WILL BRING NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS
WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WESTERN SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 2500 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

WITH A LONG DURATION OF SNOW AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEARING 24 INCHES
IN WESTERN GREENBRIER TO 18 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN SLOPES OF MERCER
AND SUMMERS COUNTIES...WILL KEEP WARNINGS CURRENTLY OUT INTO SUNDAY.
EACH 24 HOUR PERIOD COULD PRODUCE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
BREAKS FROM TIME TO TIME. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS WESTERN
FACING SLOPES OF TAZEWELL...SMYTH...GRAYSON AND NORTH CAROLINA
HIGHLANDS COULD SEE 24 HOUR SNOWFALL EACH DAY OF 2 TO 6 INCHES.

BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES FROM
TIME TO TIME ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH A DEVELOPING COASTAL LOW AND A
LOW LEVEL JET ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE OF 60-70 KTS. CLOUD COVER MAY BE
THE KEY TO WHERE HIGH WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.  SUBSIDENCE
INCREASES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...AND WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...HIGH
WINDS COULD MIX DOWN FOR COUNTIES EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.

WILL CONTINUE HIGH WIND WARNINGS AS IS INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH
HIGH WIND CLIMATOLOGY FOR A DEVELOPING COASTAL LOW SUGGESTING STRONG
WINDS COULD CAUSE WIND DAMAGE AS FAR EAST AS DANVILLE AND LYNCHBURG.
PLAYED TEMPERATURES TOWARDS THE COOLER MOS GUIDANCE HOLDING
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
UPSLOPE SNOWS SHOULD FINALLY END ON MONDAY...AS THE SYSTEM THROUGH
NEW ENGLAND MOVES EAST. A FEW SHRTWVS ROUNDING THE UPPER LOW WILL
ALLOW FOR SNOW SHWS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY ACROSS SE
WEST VA. ATTENTION THEN SHIFTS TO POTENTIAL SYSTEM INTO NEXT WEEK.
NOT MANY CHGS WITH CURRENT LONG RANGE SUITE. THE OP GFS IS THE
FARTHEST EAST OFF THE COAST...WITH THE GEFS STILL OFF THE COAST BUT
FARTHER WEST. THE ECMWF/CANADIAN...AND AS HPC REMARKS...THE ECMWF
ENSEMBLES ARE CLOSER TO THE COAST WITH AN IMPACT THROUGH THE
SOUTHEAST AND PERHAPS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC. ALTHOUGH NO SOLUTION
REALLY MOVES QPF INTO THE CWA...DID GO WITH SOME SLT CHC AND CHC
POPS CONSIDERING THE UNCERTAINTY...HPC SURFACE PLOTS...AND LARGE SE
BIAS THAT HAS PLAGUED THE LONG RANGE MODELS THIS SEASON. ALSO...THE
OP GFS PLACEMENT OF THE ACTUAL SURFACE LOW SEEMS TO BE DISPLACED TOO
FAR SOUTH AND EAST OF THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL FEATURES. THERE IS
STILL REASONABLE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS SYSTEM IMPACTS THE CWA NEXT
WEEK. DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT TIMING AT THIS POINT...SO PLACED THE
HIGHEST POPS IN ALL OF DAY 7...WHICH AT THIS POINT WOULD BE NEXT
TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE WIDESPREAD THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
WITH IFR CONDITIONS AT KBLF AND MVFR AT KLWB. CIGS AND VSBYS
SHOULD REMAIN PREDOMINANTLY VFR EAST OF THE MTNS AT
KROA/KLYH/KDAN... ALTHOUGH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR A SNOW
SHOWER TO DRIFT EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND BRIEFLY IMPACT
OPERATIONS AT KROA AND KLYH.

VERY STRONG W-NW WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 18Z TODAY AND CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY. AT THE PEAK OF THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THRU MIDDAY FRIDAY...GUSTS OVER 50 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. SEVERE TURBULENCE IS POSSIBLE IN THE
VCNTY OF THE MTNS.

MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WITH ACCOMPANYING IFR/MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR VAZ009>020-
     022>024.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR VAZ010-011-
     020.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR VAZ007-009-015.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
     NIGHT FOR VAZ032>035-043>045.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
     NIGHT FOR VAZ007-046-047-058-059.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR NCZ001-002-018.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ001-018.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
     NIGHT FOR NCZ003-019-020.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
     NIGHT FOR NCZ004>006.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR WVZ044.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR WVZ042-043-045.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
     NIGHT FOR WVZ042>045.

&&

SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...JJ/PM
SHORT TERM...KK
LONG TERM...KM
AVIATION...PM
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 10:27 AM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

WVZ042-043-045-261530-
MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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 WARNING.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE SNOW REPORTS.

WVZ044-261530-
MONROE-
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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 WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE SNOW REPORTS.

VAZ020-261530-
BATH-
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE SNOW AND WIND DAMAGE REPORTS.

NCZ002-VAZ012>014-016>019-022>024-261530-
ALLEGHANY NC-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE WIND DAMAGE REPORTS.

VAZ010-011-261530-
BLAND-GILES-
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE SNOW AND WIND DAMAGE REPORTS.

VAZ007-261530-
TAZEWELL-
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

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.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE SNOW REPORTS.

NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-261530-
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
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.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE SNOW AND WIND DAMAGE REPORTS.

NCZ003-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>045-261530-
SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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...

SPOTTERS PLEASE PROVIDE WIND DAMAGE REPORTS.

NCZ004>006-VAZ046-047-058-059-261530-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
1027 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RCS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 12:50 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningRNKMercer, Summers3 days

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in Virginia, 2010Blizzard Warnings in West Virginia, 2010Blizzard Warnings in North Carolina, 2010Every blizzard warning in 2010

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.