Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Dec 26, 2010, 4:34 AM EST for Alleghany County, Surry County, Wilkes County, North Carolina; 25 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Dec 26, 2010, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2010, 4:34 AM EST (09:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2010, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2010, 8:40 PM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 28 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 4:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mount Airy, NC | SEVERAL TREES DOWNED IN MOUNT AIRY BEGINNING 430 AM. ALSO SEVERAL TREES DOWNED IN VARIOUS LOCATION OF THE COUNTY...REPORTED THROUGH 100 PM. |
| Dec 27, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Snow Creek, VA | TREES DOWN. |
| Dec 27, 8:20 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Ferrum, VA | THREE TO FOUR TREES BLOWN DOWN ON NAFF ROAD AND THE INTERSECTION OF FERRUM ROAD AND BOONES MILL ROAD. |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woolwine, VA | TREES DOWN |
| Dec 27, 10:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Potts Creek, VA | TREE DOWN ON POTTS CREEK ROAD. |
| Dec 27, 11:12 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ararat, VA | TREE AND POWERLINE DOWN |
| Dec 27, 11:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lexington, VA | ONE TREE DOWN. |
| Dec 27, 11:20 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Montvale, VA | TREES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 69 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
117 WWUS71 KRNK 260934 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 434 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY TONIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT...WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. NCZ002-019-VAZ012>020-022>024-262200- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0005.101227T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WILKES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WILKESBORO...WYTHEVILLE... PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 434 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...REACHING 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND INCREASING FURTHER TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-020-VAZ011-032>035-043-WVZ044-262200- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.101227T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-YADKIN-GILES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE... PEARISBURG...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... MARTINSVILLE...UNION 434 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...REACHING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND INCREASING FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...ALONG WITH MOVEMENT OF UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ WERT
9 follow-up statements
020 WWUS71 KRNK 261615 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1115 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY TONIGHT...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT... WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. NCZ002-019-VAZ012>020-022>024-270015- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.101227T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WILKES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WILKESBORO...WYTHEVILLE... PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1115 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...REACHING 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND INCREASING FURTHER TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-020-VAZ011-032>035-043-WVZ044-270015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.101227T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-YADKIN-GILES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE... PEARISBURG...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... MARTINSVILLE...UNION 1115 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...REACHING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND INCREASING FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...ALONG WITH MOVEMENT OF UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$
008 WWUS71 KRNK 261929 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 229 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT... WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. VAZ011-270330- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.101227T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0005.101227T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ GILES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PEARISBURG 229 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ010-270330- /O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0005.101227T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND 229 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ002-019-VAZ012>020-022>024-270330- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.101227T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WILKES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WILKESBORO...WYTHEVILLE... PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 229 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-020-VAZ032>035-043-WVZ044-270330- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.101227T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...UNION 229 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...ALONG WITH MOVEMENT OF UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$
963 WWUS71 KRNK 270303 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1003 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR WINTER STORM OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. NCZ002-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-271100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WILKESBORO...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1003 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-020-VAZ032>035-043-WVZ044-271100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...UNION 1003 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...ALONG WITH MOVEMENT OF UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$
729 WWUS71 KRNK 270933 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 433 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION INTO TONIGHT. NCZ002-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-271745- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WILKESBORO...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 433 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-020-VAZ032>035-043-WVZ044-271745- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...UNION 433 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...ALONG WITH MOVEMENT OF UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ RCS
372 WWUS71 KRNK 271502 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1002 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION INTO TONIGHT. NCZ002-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-272315- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WILKESBORO...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1002 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-020-VAZ032>035-043-WVZ044-272315- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...UNION 1002 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...ALONG WITH MOVEMENT OF UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$
583 WWUS71 KRNK 271537 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1037 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION INTO TONIGHT. NCZ003-VAZ032>035-272345- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ SURRY-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 1037 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ002-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-272345- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WILKESBORO...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1037 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004-020-VAZ043-WVZ044-272345- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ STOKES-YADKIN-HENRY-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE... UNION 1037 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...ALONG WITH MOVEMENT OF UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$
823 WWUS71 KRNK 271921 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 221 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO TONIGHT... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM WEST WILL KEEP STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS SHOULD START TO DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AND BECOME MUCH LIGHTER AFTER MIDNIGHT. NCZ002-003-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035-280330- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 221 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004-020-VAZ043-WVZ044-280330- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ STOKES-YADKIN-HENRY-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE... UNION 221 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...ALONG WITH MOVEMENT OF UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS...IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$
249 WWUS71 KRNK 280040 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 740 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO TONIGHT... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM WEST WILL KEEP STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY TONIGHT. THE WINDS SHOULD START TO DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AND BECOME MUCH LIGHTER AFTER MIDNIGHT. NCZ004-020-VAZ043-WVZ044-280145- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ STOKES-YADKIN-HENRY-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE... UNION 740 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035-280845- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 740 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH GUSTS UP TO 58 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$
504 WWUS71 KRNK 280140 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 840 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 35 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TONIGHT. NCZ002-003-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035-280245- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 840 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 26, 4:14 AM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 4:14 AM EST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
414 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
NORTH ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT...THEN OVER THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BRING A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING IN BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
SNOW HAS BEEN DIMINISHING ACROSS THE WRN TIER OF THE CWA THIS
MORNING AS DEFORMATION BAND SHIFTS EAST INTO THE PIEDMONT. AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THIS MORNING COULD SEE SOME MORE SNOW ACROSS
THE WEST...WITH REGIONAL RADAR SHOWING SOME OVER ERN TN ATTM.
ALTHOUGH DO NOT FORESEE MUCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH
MIDDAY...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND 1-3
INCHES FROM THE BLUE RIDGE EAST...DO NOT PLAN ON CHANGING ANY
HEADLINES EXCEPT FOR THE SE WV COUNTIES SOUTH TO GRAYSON THAT HAVE
AN WINTER STORM WATCH STARTING AT NOON TODAY. WITH ONLY AN INCH OR
LESS EXPECTED THRU NOON...WILL AXE THE WINTER WX ADVISORY FOR THIS
AREA...THEN UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500
FEET. KEPT POPS LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL TO START THE DAY THEN LOWER TO
CHANCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CWA BY MIDDAY...WITH LIKELY IN THE FAR
EAST WITH DEFORMATION BAND AND IN THE FAR WEST AS UPPER LOW AND
NORTHWEST FLOW START BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS BACK INTO THE MTNS.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE CLOSE TO ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE. WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION AND
CLOUDS LINGERING...UNDERCUT MOS HIGHS BY 2 TO 5 DEGREES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
REGARDING WEATHER/PRECIP CHANCES AND AMOUNTS...
BY EARLY THIS EVENING MOST AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE SHOULD BE
FREE OF PRECIP...AND THINK THE ADVISORIES/WARNINGS ESPECIALLY OUT
EAST MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY GIVEN RADAR TRENDS.
THE UPPER LOW WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA BY THIS
EVENING WITH STRONG NW FLOW BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE MTNS FROM GREENBRIER COUNTY INTO NW NC...WITH
SPILLOVER AS FAR EAST AS THE BLUE RIDGE INTO EARLY MONDAY.
ATTM...THINK EARLY THIS EVENING THE NC MTNS WILL SEE A BETTER
THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS...WITH ACTIVITY INCREASING FURTHER NORTH
OVERNIGHT AS DISTURBANCES MOVE IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW. SNOW
RATIOS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL START OUT AT 15:1 THEN DROP
TO 25 OR 30:1 BY MONDAY MORNING AS 8H TEMPS DROP TO -12 TO
-14C...WITH LOWER ELEVATIONS HAVING A 15 OR 20 TO 1 RATIO.
A LIMITING FACTOR TONIGHT WILL BE LOW LVL TRAJECTORIES AT LEAST INTO
NC...AS MODELS HAVE IT COMING ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN MISSING LAKE
MICHIGAN AND ERIE...WHILE SE WV GETS A FEED OF LAKE ERIE AS FLOW IS
MORE NNW AS OPPOSED TO NW. THE LOW LVL FLOW WILL BACK TO NW 18Z
MONDAY WITH MORE FAVORABLE TRAJECTORIES INTO NC. THE FLOW CONTINUE
TO BACK ALOFT TO THE WNW BY 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT LOSING THE LAKE
CONNECTION AND SNOW CRYSTAL GROWTH ZONE BECOMES TOO SHALLOW FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOWS OVER MOST OF THE MTNS...EXCEPT NRN GREENBRIER.
STILL COULD SEE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS INTO EARLY TUESDAY...BUT
ISOLATED. THINKING NOW THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS MAY LAST INTO
EARLY MONDAY EVENING...SO WHEN UPGRADING THE WATCH TO A WARNING I
WILL EXPAND IT UNTIL 9 PM MON NIGHT.
BY TUESDAY...DRIER AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO
THE SRN APPALACHIANS.
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS DISCUSSION....
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG/OFF THE NEW
ENGLAND COASTLINE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS SLOWLY EAST OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. INCREASING
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE BLACKSBURG FORECAST
AREA. 850 MILLIBAR WINDS OF 50-60 KNOTS PROGGED TO DEVELOP AND
CONTINUE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...AND WITH INVERSION LAYER AND HIGH WINDS CLOSE TO RIDGE
LEVEL...CROSS BARRIER FLOW WARRANTS ISSUANCE OF HIGH WIND WARNING
ALONG THE SPINE OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WITH WIND ADVISORIES FURTHER
WEST...AND EAST ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS.
STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND UPSLOPING WINDS WILL MAINTAIN SNOW SHOWERS
WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN UPSLOPE
AREAS...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS. WILL MAINTAIN
THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE COMBINED THREAT OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...WIND...AND WIND CHILL...WITH SEPARATE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
FOR WIND IN AREAS WHERE UPSLOPING SNOW WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT.
SLACKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NEARS AREA
FROM THE WEST...AND SLOWLY BACKING SURFACE WINDS WITH LOSS OF LAKE
TRAJECTORIES...SHOULD ALLOW UPSLOPING SNOWS TO FINALLY END ON
TUESDAY...ALONG WITH SLOWLY CLEARING SKIES.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE PERIOD...AND LIKELY
TO BE BELOW MOS GUIDANCE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WHERE
DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR CLEARING...BUT NEW SNOWPACK WILL
INHIBIT DAILY WARMING BUT SUPPORT BETTER RADIATIVE COOLING AT NIGHT.
UPSLOPING CLOUDS OVER THE WEST WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO
GUIDANCE VALUES...BUT EVEN HERE...MAY BE A BIT TOO HIGH...AT LEAST
FOR THE MORE SHELTERED VALLEYS THAT EXPERIENCE ANY PARTIAL
CLEARING.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION DURING
THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD WILL DRIFT EAST AND OFFSHORE
BY SATURDAY AS UPPER RIDGE SLOWLY BUILDS OVER THE AREA.
INCREASING HEIGHTS AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE
RIDGE WILL ALLOW FOR A SLOW RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...ALTHOUGH MODERATION MAY BE A BIT
SLOWER THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE EXPECTED DUE TO MELTING SNOWPACK THAT
WILL AT LEAST INITIALLY MAINTAIN AN INVERSION WITH LIMITED MIXING
OVER THE AREA.
REGARDLESS...RETURN TO AT LEAST 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 50S EAST
OF THE BLUE RIDGE WILL BE SOME OF THE MILDEST READINGS THAT THE
BLACKSBURG AREA HAS EXPERIENCED THIS MONTH...AND WITH DEW POINTS
RISING ABOVE FREEZING...SNOWMELT WILL BE PRONOUNCED.
APPROACH OF NEXT UPSTREAM SHORT WAVE...AND ASSOCIATED COOL FRONT
THAT WILL SLOW IN ITS EASTWARD PROGRESSION AS DOWNSTREAM UPPER RIDGE
AMPLIFIES...WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AS THE LATE
WEEK/WEEKEND PROGRESSES...AND MAY ALSO INCREASE THE THREAT OF
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF...AT LEAST IN THE MOUNTAINS...IF SUFFICIENT
RAINFALL AND RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT CAN COMBINE.
TIMING DIFFERENCES EXIST WITH THE UPPER TROF AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE
LOW AND PRECIPITATION AT THE END OF THE WEEK. NATIONAL CENTERS TOOK
A BLEND OF GUIDANCE...ESPECIALLY THE ECMWF AND ENSEMBLE ECMWF. HPC
GUIDANCE USED TO POPULATE MOST FIELDS FOR THE LONG TERM PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
IFR CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED AT ALL TAF SITES AT 05Z DUE TO LOW
VISIBILITIES FROM SNOW AND FOG. VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY
IMPROVE BETWEEN 07Z AND 10Z FROM WEST TO EAST...BUT MVFR TO
OCCASIONAL IFR CIGS WILL PERSIST.
LOW PRESSURE QUICKLY DEVELOPING OVER FLORIDA WILL RAPIDLY
STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL INCREASE NORTHWEST WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 25KTS LIKELY BY
AFTERNOON. CIGS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TO VFR LEVELS AT
KROA...KLYH...AND KDAN UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...AND REMAIN IN THE
MVFR CATEGORY AT KBLF AND KLWB THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO
MONDAY...RESULTING IN ANOTHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF MVFR TO
OCCASIONAL IFR WEATHER IN UPSLOPING CLOUDS/SNOW SHOWERS AT/NEAR
KBLF AND KLWB INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 KTS AT
ALL TAF SITES.
WINDS AND UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS/CLOUDS WILL FINALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THIS HIGH WILL BRING VFR CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR VAZ012>020-022>024.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR VAZ011>014-
016>020-022>024-033>035.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST MONDAY FOR
VAZ007-009-010-015.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
VAZ011-032>035-043.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR VAZ032-043.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
VAZ046-047.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR VAZ044-
045-058-059.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR NCZ002-019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ002.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
NCZ003-004-020.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ003-004-019-
020.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ001-018.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ005-
006.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR WVZ044.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST MONDAY FOR
WVZ042-043-045.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
WVZ044.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WP
NEAR TERM...WP
SHORT TERM...WERT/WP
LONG TERM...AMS/WERT
AVIATION...AMS/PHHazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 4:22 AM EST, 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 NCZ001-018-270930- ASHE-WATAUGA- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ003-004-020-VAZ032-043-270930- SURRY-STOKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-HENRY- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA 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. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ019-270930- WILKES- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ005-006-VAZ044-058-270930- ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH MONDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP CLOSE TO ZERO MONDAY MORNING AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-043-045-270930- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST MONDAY... 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ015-270930- GRAYSON- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ002-VAZ012>014-016>019-270930- ALLEGHANY NC-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ011-WVZ044-270930- GILES-MONROE- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ033-034-270930- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ022-023-270930- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ045-059-270930- CAMPBELL-CHARLOTTE- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES MONDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE CLOSE TO ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ046-270930- APPOMATTOX- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 ABOVE MONDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ020-024-270930- BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ047-270930- BUCKINGHAM- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AS LOW AS 5 ABOVE BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ035-270930- AMHERST- 422 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 25, 10:58 PM EST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1058 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010
NCZ001>003-VAZ012>017-032-033-260500-
ALLEGHANY NC-ASHE NC-CARROLL VA-FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-GRAYSON VA-
MONTGOMERY VA-PATRICK VA-PULASKI VA-SURRY NC-WYTHE VA-
1058 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT
ALLEGHANY...ASHE...CARROLL...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY
...PATRICK...PULASKI...SURRY AND WYTHE COUNTIES...
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY
AT TIMES AS BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVE FROM SPARTA TO
GALAX TO FLOYD. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT
WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW DOES FALL.
THE HEAVY SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR A RAPID DROP IN VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN A MILE IN SPOTS AND CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
HAZARDOUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED
AS TEMPERATURES COOL DURING THE EVENING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL
ALSO BECOME ICE COVERED SOONER AS THE SNOWFALL INCREASES.
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS BY CALLING THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING
1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3636 8137 3675 8133 3676 8126 3682 8129
3706 8036 3698 7999 3665 8025 3642 8108
3644 8109 3642 8113 3643 8117 3637 8123
3636 8128 3637 8132
PHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 10:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 62 min |
| Dec 26, 4:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Stokes, Surry, Yadkin | 39 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Craig, Giles, Wythe | 22 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 84 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2010High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2010Every high wind 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.