Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Chill Advisories in 2011
Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 8, 2011, 6:04 PM EST for 16 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 8, 2011, 6:13 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2011, 6:04 PM EST (23:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2011, 6:13 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2011, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 22 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Radford, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski 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), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
430 WWUS41 KRNK 082304 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 604 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND COLD WIND CHILLS... ..STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES COMBINED PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY AND FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL EASE UP EARLY TONIGHT BUT CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. WVZ042-043-045-090715- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 604 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET INTO TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY DAWN. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * WINDS...BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>019-090715- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.110108T2304Z-110109T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE 604 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ044-090715- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 604 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESS THAN 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
5 follow-up statements
314 WWUS41 KRNK 082313 CCA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 613 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND COLD WIND CHILLS... ..STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES COMBINED PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY AND FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL EASE UP EARLY TONIGHT BUT CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. WVZ042-043-045-090730- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 613 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET INTO TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY DAWN. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * WINDS...BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>019-090730- /O.COR.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.110108T2313Z-110109T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE 613 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...MINUS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ044-090730- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 613 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESS THAN 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
891 WWUS41 KRNK 090132 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 832 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND COLD WIND CHILLS... ..NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH LINGERING MOISTURE TO PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY AND FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT BUT CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WINDS CHILLS IN THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 RANGE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. WVZ042-043-045-090945- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 832 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET INTO TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY DAWN. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * WINDS...BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE MINUS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ044-090945- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 832 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE MINUS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>019-090945- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE 832 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...MINUS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
122 WWUS41 KRNK 090857 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 357 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE WINDS CHILLS IN THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS MORNING. WVZ042-043-045-091200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 357 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. * ACCUMULATION...ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. * IMPACTS...EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING. ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOW SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ044-091200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1500Z/ BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 357 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING. ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>019-091200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE 357 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOW SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS. * IMPACTS...EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING. ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
301 WWUS41 KRNK 091057 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 557 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE WINDS CHILLS IN THE MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS MORNING. WVZ042-043-045-091500- /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 557 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOW SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ044-091500- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 557 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20. * TEMPERATURES...LOW SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
079 WWUS41 KRNK 091453 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 953 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-091600- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-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...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 953 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL RISE TO ZERO TO FIVE ABOVE. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL STILL SEE WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO TO 10 BELOW. * IMPACTS...THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WILL STILL NEED TO BUNDLE UP AND WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 5 TO 15 MPH GUSTING HIGHER ON THE RIDGES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 chill advisory went out at Jan 8, 4:10 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 4:10 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
410 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COVER MUCH OF THE GREAT LAKES AND
EASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE REGION FROM THE OHIO VALLEY SUNDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE NORTHERN GULF TO OFF THE CAROLINA COAST
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SNOW SHOWERS HAVE TAKEN ON MORE CELLULAR LOOK THIS AFTERNOON AS
USUALLY HAPPENS DURING THE DAY. THE EXTENT OF SNOW SHOWER COVERAGE
HAS WANED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT/FOOTHILLS AND EXPECT A DECREASING
TREND THIS EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. WILL MAINTAIN HEADLINES AS
IS WITH THE NC/SW VA WARNINGS/ADVISORIES EXPIRING AT 6 PM WHILE
LEAVING THE SE WV INTO THE HIGHLANDS HEADLINES INTO OVERNIGHT...AS
THE NEXT SHORTWAVE PASSES ACROSS SRN WV BEFORE MOISTURE PROFILE
BECOMES TOO SHALLOW TO SUPPORT ACCUMULATING SNOW.
STILL LOOKING AT AN ADDITIONAL FROM LATE THIS AFTN INTO TONIGHT OVER
THE WRN SLOPES OF SE WV WITH AROUND AN INCH OR LESS FURTHER SOUTH.
WINDS FROM THE NW WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 30-40 MPH ACROSS THE
MTNS/FOOTHILLS OUTSIDE THE CLOUDY AREAS...BUT NOT TOO IMPRESSED WITH
WIND ADVISORY LEVELS BEING REACHED GIVEN LOW LVL JET IS EXPECTED TO
BE AROUND 40 KNOTS. THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE BLUE RIDGE SOUTH OF
FLOYD TO THE NC MTNS COULD SEE GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS
LATE THIS AFTN INTO THE EVENING BEFORE GRADIENT SLACKENS SOME.
THE WIND SPEEDS WILL SEND WIND CHILLS DOWN TO AROUND 5 BELOW OR
LOWER ESPECIALLY THE RIDGES AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY LOOKS PROBABLE
FOR THE NC MTNS INTO FAR SW VA. WILL LET EVENING SHIFT HOIST THAT
HEADLINE ONCE THE WINTER WX ADVISORY EXPIRES. THIS WIND WILL ALSO
KEEP BLOWING SNOW AROUND...AS A LOT THE NC MTNS INTO SE WV HAVE
RECEIVED OVER 4-5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH OVER A FOOT IN THE WRN
SECTIONS OF WATAUGA AND ASHE.
THE SNOW WILL FINALLY WITHER TO SNOW FLURRIES SUNDAY MORNING IN
GREENBRIER COUNTY AS THE FLOW BECOME ANTICYCLONIC. MORE SUN EXPECTED
SUNDAY BEFORE HIGHER CLOUDS FROM THE SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM RACE
NORTHEAST INTO THE SWRN FORECAST AREA DURING THE LATE AFTN.
KEPT HIGHS CLOSER TO THE MET MOS ON THE COLD SIDE AS SNOW COVER IN
THE WEST AND ENOUGH OF A BREEZE HOLD TEMPS DOWN IN THE UPPER TEENS
TO MID 20S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
A CHALLENGING FORECAST WITH LOW CONFIDENCE IS ON TAP FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE NAM HAS BEEN FLIP FLOPPING BETWEEN SUPPRESSING MOST
OF THE PRECIP SOUTH OF THE VA/NC BORDER...BUT ON SOME RUNS ALLOWING THE
PRECIP TO REACH THE NEW RIVER VALLEY ON MONDAY. HOW MUCH THE
STRONG ZONAL FLOW IS ABLE TO STOP THE PRECIP FROM COMING NORTH
REMAINS A BIG UNCERTAINTY. A MORE SOUTHERN SOLUTION OF THIS JET
MAX WOULD MEAN MUCH LESS SNOWFALL. THE GFS/GEFS HAS BEEN THE MOST
CONSISTENT SOLUTION WITH THE ECMWF IN BETWEEN THE NAM. THE SREF
SEEMS TO ALSO BE SIDING WITH THE GFS SO FOLLOWED ITS QPF AND
PLACEMENT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THROWING
MOISTURE OVER THE WEDGE IN PLACE. BIG QUESTION WITH THIS SYSTEM IS
HOW STRONG WILL THE HIGH BE OVER EASTERN VA. TYPICALLY MODELS HAVE
A SOUTH BIAS REGARDING PRECIP IN THE WEDGE...IN OTHER WORDS SNOW
WOULD BE FURTHER NORTH THEN PERHAPS WHAT THE NAM SHOWS. ALSO...A
RATHER DRY AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE TO BEGIN THIS EVENT SUCH THAT
SOME OF THE QPF WILL BE SACRIFICED TO MOISTENING THE COLUMN.KEPT A
LITTLE QUICKER START TIME THAN MODELS PROJECT TOO. LOOKING FOR THE
FIRST FLAKES BEFORE DAYBREAK MONDAY ACROSS NW NC...THEN MOVING
INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY INTO THE AFTERNOON. DID GO COOLER THAN
GUIDANCE ON HIGHS MONDAY CONSIDERING DECOUPLING EARLY THEN CLOUDS
STREAMING NORTH QUICKLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. EARLY SHOT AT SNOW TOTALS
SUGGESTS WATCHWRNG CRITERIA SNOW ACROSS NW NC AND GRAYSON. ADV
CRITERIA MAY BE REACHED INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY WITH ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL LATER MONDAY NIGHT. EVENTUALLY WAA SQUEEZES THE WEDGE
SUCH THAT A SNOW/SLEET/FZDZ MIX DEVELOPS ALONG THE SOUTHSIDE AND
PIEDMONT LATE MONDAY NIGHT. IN FACT...TEMPS WARM ALOFT SUCH THAT
FZDZ MAY BE PREDOMINATE INSTEAD OF SLEET/SNOW...FURTHER
COMPLICATING MATTERS FOR TRAVEL TUESDAY MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES IN
THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE
COLD WITH WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO IN SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WESTERN
MOUNTAINS. INCREASED WIND SPEEDS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SFC
PRESSURE RISES AROUND 4 MB/6HR. IN THE FAVORED LOCATIONS...AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
WESTERN SLOPES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY IN
WEST VIRGINIA. A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS THE MIDWEST
WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS OUR REGION ON FRIDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...THE HIGH CENTER WILL SLIDE OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. IN GENERAL
FOLLOWED HPCGUIDE FOR TEMPERATURES WITH VALUES REMAINING BELOW
NORMAL BY 5F-10F THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL KEEP DISTURBANCES
PASSING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE NC/VA AREA THROUGH THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BEFORE LIFTING OUT SUNDAY. THE SNOW
SHOWERS THAT HAVE BEEN MAKING IT INTO THE PIEDMONT EARLY TODAY
WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTN AND NW WINDS MIX THE DRIER AIR
DOWN...BUT STILL CANNOT RULE OUT A REDUCTION IN VSBY EARLY FROM
ROANOKE EAST.
OVER BLF/LWB THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL KEEP THING VARIABLE BUT MAINLY
SUB VFR THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH IMPROVEMENT TO VFR OVERNIGHT.
NW WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS AT MOST SITES...AND
POTENTIALLY HIGHER AT ROANOKE THIS EVENING.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT
WHICH WILL ALLOW THE WINDS TO LIGHTEN.
HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT ALL TAFS SITES WILL BE VFR FOR A MAJORITY OF
THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
A SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE
MID ATLANTIC REGION ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LINGERING UPSLOPE
CLOUDS/-SHSN WILL FOLLOW THE SYSTEM FOR WEDNESDAY WITH MVFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY AT BLF/LWB INTO MIDWEEK.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR VAZ015.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR VAZ007-
009-010-012.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR VAZ020.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ001-
018.
WV...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR WVZ042-043-045.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR WVZ044.
&&
SYNOPSIS...AMS/WP
NEAR TERM...WP
SHORT TERM...KM
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...AMS/WPHazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 5:58 PM EST, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 558 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 WVZ042-043-045-092300- MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- 558 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ARRIVING EARLY NEXT WEEK COULD BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ020-WVZ044-092300- BATH-MONROE- 558 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ARRIVING EARLY NEXT WEEK COULD BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-092300- ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- 558 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A STORM ARRIVING MONDAY INTO TUESDAY COULD PRODUCE MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-009-010-012-092300- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE- 558 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ARRIVING EARLY NEXT WEEK COULD BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ002-VAZ011-013-014-016>019-092300- ALLEGHANY NC-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA- 558 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF COAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK AND COULD BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL TO THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-092300- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 558 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 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...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF COAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK AND COULD BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL TO THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 8:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, City of Radford, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 9:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 11:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 39 min |
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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.