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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2011, 3:36 PM EST for 37 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 3:36 PM EST (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 49 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, 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, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1188 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
918 WWUS71 KRNK 242036 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 336 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...EXPECT STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY... .VERY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES UP THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TO THE NORTH OF OUR REGION. WINDS WILL START THE DAY FROM THE SOUTH...AND WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE... ESPECIALLY IN PARTS OF THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-250445- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.110225T1100Z-110225T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 336 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION...AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS DURING THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE RIDGELINES OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...BEGINNING IN THE MORNING...LASTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-250445- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.110225T1200Z-110226T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 336 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT REGION OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS DURING THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING IN THE MORNING...LASTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 16
4 follow-up statements
279 WWUS71 KRNK 250251 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 951 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...EXPECT STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .VERY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES UP THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TO THE NORTH OF OUR REGION. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AND WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE TONIGHT...AND THEN OVER THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND POINTS EAST ON FRIDAY. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-251100- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.110225T0500Z-110225T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 951 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION... AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 30 MPH... AND GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE RIDGELINES OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ESPECIALLY BY MID MORNING FRIDAY BEHIND A PASSING BAND OF SHOWERS. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT...LASTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-251100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.110225T1200Z-110226T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 951 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT REGION OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS DURING THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 MPH... AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH OR HIGHER. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED JUST BEHIND A LINE OF PASSING SHOWERS LATER FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...BEGINNING IN THE MORNING...LASTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
562 WWUS71 KRNK 250927 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...EXPECT STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING...THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. NCZ020-251800- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.110225T1100Z-110226T0100Z/ YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YADKINVILLE 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ015>017-020-251800- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0005.110225T0927Z-110226T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...HOT SPRINGS 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ022>024-032>035-045>047-251800- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.110225T1200Z-110226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0005.110225T0927Z-110226T0100Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EAST BLUE RIDGE FROM CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-018-019-WVZ042>045-251800- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION...AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-059-251800- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.110225T1100Z-110226T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT REGION OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
276 WWUS71 KRNK 251644 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC AND MID APPALACHIAN REGION INTO THIS EVENING. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ015>017-020-022>024-032>035-045>047-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-018-019-WVZ042>045-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE NEW RIVER VALLEY... THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION...AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-059-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT REGION OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ020-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YADKINVILLE 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WERT
238 WWUS71 KRNK 260000 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 700 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS EVENING... NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ015>017-020-022>024-032>035-045>047-260100- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 700 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE QUICKLY DIMINISHED EARLY THIS EVENING AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ007-009>014-018-019-043-044-058-059-WVZ042>045- 260100- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 700 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ020-260100- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YADKINVILLE 700 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 24, 3:12 PM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 3:12 PM EST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
312 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT
AND WILL BE CENTERED NEAR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BY FRIDAY MORNING.
THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON
FRIDAY. COLDER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE ACROSS ERN OK THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO
NEW YORK BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS CWA
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WENT WITH A NON-DIURNAL TEMPERATURES
CURVE TONIGHT WITH FORECAST AREA LOCATED IN THE WARM SECTOR...HAVE
RISING TEMPERATURES IN MOST AREAS. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL VARY FROM
AROUND 40 DEGREES TO NEAR 50 DEGREES. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN POPS
ONCE THE WARM FRONT IS NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND BEFORE THE
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
ON FRIDAY MORNING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION. IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT MODELS FORECAST A 55 TO 70 KT
SOUTHWEST 850 MB FLOW. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...850 MB
FLOW VEERS WEST AND IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 45 KTS. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL PUSH PLENTY OF RICH MOISTURE INTO THE AREA IN ADVANCE
OF THE FRONT...THUS CONTINUING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS. WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECTED POSTED WIND ADVISORIES FOR LATE
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
CONTINUED THE IDEA OF A DISTINCT LINE OF CONVECTION WITH WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY ASSOCIATED WINDS. THE LATEST DAY 2 CONVECTIVE
OUTLOOK BY SPC ALSO MAKE REFERENCE TO SUCH A POTENTIAL.
POST COLD FRONT WIND TRAJECTORIES AND SPEEDS SUPPORT CONTINUING
WIND ADVISORIES CONDITIONS INTO THE EARLY EVENING FROM THE VIRGINIA
HIGHLANDS SOUTH THROUGH AND JUST WEST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
THROUGH VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION WILL BE
CONFINED TO SCATTERED UPSLOPE RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE SE WV
MOUNTAINS. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 60S IN THE PIEDMONTS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO OUR REGION FRIDAY EVENING BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT...AND ALTHOUGH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX THROUGH
THE EVENING...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY.
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
OF SATURDAY...DIMINISHING THROUGH THE NIGHT FROM EAST TO WEST AS DRY
AIR WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE REGION.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER PATTERN ON SATURDAY...
ALLOWING CLOUD COVER TO BECOME SCATTERED IN THE DOWNSLOPE FLOW. THE
HIGH WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY...ALLOWING OUR WINDS
TO SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHEAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND EVENTUALLY
FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AHEAD OF
THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO AFFECT OUR AREA.
THE NEXT LOW WILL ONCE AGAIN PUSH OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS. HOWEVER...IT WILL FOLLOW A MORE
NORTHEASTERLY TRACK...CROSSING INTO ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN. WHILE
MOST OF OUR REGION IS EXPECTED TO SEE RAINFALL WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THIS SYSTEM...OVERALL PRECIPITATION TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW A HALF INCH DUE TO THE STORMS INCREASED DISTANCE FROM OUR
REGION. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION
EARLY MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY
INCREASES AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MODELS ARE LITTLE FARTHER TO THE NORTH WITH THE TRACK OF THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM FOR MONDAY. THE TRACK NOW GOES FROM THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO LAKE ERIE. THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE STILL
LOOKS TO BE MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE CUT DOWN TO
ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH. WITH LESS RAIN AND MORE TIME IN THE WARM
SECTOR...TEMPERATURES MONDAY COULD BE 15F-20F ABOVE NORMAL.
FOLLOWING THE FRONT PASSAGE...TUESDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES DROP
BACK TO NEAR NORMAL AS A CHILLY HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SETS UP OVER
THE REGION. MODELS PUSH A DRY FRONT ACROSS THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY...THEN A 1036 MB HIGH WEDGES DOWN THE EAST COAST ON
THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MVFR CONDITIONS WITH ISOLD IFR/LIFR IN CLOUDS AND RAIN EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS OUR AREA
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A BREAK IN THE RAIN IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT ONCE THE WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. MODELS HAVE
VERY LOW CEILINGS BUT DID NOT GO THAT PESSIMISTIC IN THE TAFS.
EXPECT INCREASING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT AS THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS WITH THE SURFACE LOW MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. KEPT
THE MENTION OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR INTO THE TAFS AFTER 00Z SINCE
THE 850 MB JET INCREASES UP TO 50-60 KNOTS.
A BAND OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THROUGH THE
AREA FRIDAY FROM WEST TO EAST WITH IFR TO MVFR CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES. ONCE THE FRONT GOES BY STRONG PRESSURE RISES AND COLD
AIR ADVECTION WILL RESULT IN VERY GUSTY WINDS...BUT CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE QUICKLY TO VFR. CONDITIONS AREA EXPECTED
TO REMAIN VFR THROUGH SUNDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR VAZ007-009>020.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR VAZ022>024-
032>035-043>047-058-059.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ001>003-
018>020.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ004>006.
WV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...AMS
NEAR TERM...KK
SHORT TERM...NF
LONG TERM...RCS
AVIATION...AMS/KKHazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 6:40 AM EST, 8 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 640 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-251145- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 640 AM EST THU FEB 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BRING GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.