Alert archive / North Carolina / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 7, 2011, 5:26 PM EST for Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia; Grayson County, Virginia. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2011, 5:26 PM EST (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2011, 3:57 AM EST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Grayson County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Summers County, WV
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
719 WWUS41 KRNK 072226 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 526 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL OCCUR ON AND OFF THROUGH SATURDAY... .UPPER DISTURBANCES AROUND A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL BE BRING PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE FIRST DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MORE SO THIS EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DISTURBANCE ARRIVES SATURDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING MORE SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION...MUCH COLDER AIR AND STRONGER WINDS ARRIVE SATURDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-080630- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.110107T2226Z-110108T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 526 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY BELOW 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY BELOW 3000 FEET. * ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...THE FIRST WAVE WILL BE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT. THE SECOND ROUND WILL BE SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS INTO THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES STAY COLD. * WINDS...WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL DROP TO AROUND ZERO TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...STAYING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO JUST BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ007-009-010-012-020-WVZ042>045-080630- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 526 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THE FIRST WAVE WILL BE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT. THE SECOND ROUND WILL BE SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS INTO THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES STAY COLD. * WINDS...WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL DROP TO AROUND ZERO TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...STAYING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO JUST BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
10 follow-up statements
626 WWUS41 KRNK 080033 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 733 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL OCCUR ON AND OFF THROUGH SATURDAY... .UPPER DISTURBANCES AROUND A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL BE BRING PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE FIRST DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MORE SO THIS EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DISTURBANCE ARRIVES SATURDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING MORE SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION...MUCH COLDER AIR AND STRONGER WINDS ARRIVE SATURDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-080845- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 733 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY BELOW 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...THE FIRST WAVE WILL BE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT. THE SECOND ROUND WILL BE SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS INTO THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES STAY COLD. * WINDS...WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL DROP TO AROUND ZERO TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...STAYING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO JUST BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. 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. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-016-017-032-080845- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0900Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...STUART 733 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATION...2 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...CONTINUED OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO LATE TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS INTO THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES STAY COLD. * WINDS...WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL DROP TO AROUND ZERO TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...STAYING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO JUST BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ007-009-010-012-020-WVZ042>045-080845- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 733 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATION...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THE FIRST WAVE WILL BE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SECOND ROUND WILL BE SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS INTO THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES STAY COLD. * WINDS...WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL DROP TO AROUND ZERO TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...STAYING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO JUST BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. && $$
650 WWUS41 KRNK 080350 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1050 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL OCCUR ON AND OFF THROUGH SATURDAY... .UPPER DISTURBANCES AROUND A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL BE BRING PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE FIRST DISTURBANCE WILL EXIT THE REGION OVERNIGHT ALLOWING A BRIEF LULL IN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY. THE NEXT DISTURBANCE ARRIVES SATURDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING MORE SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION...MUCH COLDER AIR AND STRONGER WINDS ARRIVE SATURDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-081200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1050 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS INTO THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES STAY COLD. * WINDS...WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL DROP TO AROUND ZERO LATE TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...STAYING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO JUST BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. 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. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-016-017-032-080900- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0900Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...STUART 1050 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATION...LESS THAN 1 INCH. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO LATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLACK ICE WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. * WINDS...WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ007-009-010-012-020-WVZ042>045-081200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1050 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY INTO SATURDAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE SATURDAY AS WINDS INCREASE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS INTO THIS WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES STAY COLD. * WINDS...WILL BE INCREASING SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL DROP TO AROUND ZERO TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...STAYING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO JUST BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
425 WWUS41 KRNK 081001 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 501 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...MORE SNOW TODAY WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND COLD WIND CHILLS... ..LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY THIS EVENING THEN DEEPEN OVER THE ATLANTIC TONIGHT. A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING AROUND THIS LOW WILL CROSS THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-081815- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 501 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. ALSO EXPECT BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO. 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. 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. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ042>045-081815- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 501 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT * WINDS...BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ007-009-010-012-081815- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE 501 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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 IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. 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. && $$
140 WWUS41 KRNK 081555 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1055 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS INTO THIS AFTERNOON 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 THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY AND FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL EASE UP EARLY THIS EVENING AND 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. WVZ042-043-045-090000- /O.EXB.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 1055 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS 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 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-082300- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1055 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. ALSO EXPECT BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009-010-012-082300- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE 1055 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ044-090000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...UNION 1055 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2500 FEET 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 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND 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. && $$
322 WWUS41 KRNK 081612 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1112 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS INTO THIS AFTERNOON 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 THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY AND FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL EASE UP EARLY THIS EVENING AND 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. WVZ042-043-045-090015- /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 1112 AM 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 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-082300- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1112 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. ALSO EXPECT BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ044-090015- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 1112 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESS THAN 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO TODAY AND ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ007-009-010-012-082300- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE 1112 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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 IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. 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. && $$
547 WWUS41 KRNK 082237 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 537 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND COLD WIND CHILLS... ..STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES COMBINED PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY AND FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL EASE UP EARLY TONIGHT BUT CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-082345- /O.EXP.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 537 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW 3000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES EARLY TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY END BY MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES BEFORE THE ACCUMULATING SNOW TOTALLY ENDS THIS EVENING. SOME ADDED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH SOME LATE TONIGHT. $$ VAZ007-009-010-012-082345- /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE 537 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY END AFTER MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES BEFORE THE ACCUMULATING SNOW TOTALLY ENDS THIS EVENING. SOME ADDED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH SOME LATE TONIGHT. $$ WVZ042-043-045-090645- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 537 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET INTO TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LESS THAN 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY DAWN. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE. * WINDS...BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ044-090645- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 537 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. && $$
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. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ044-090715- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1100Z/ BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 604 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATION...ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESS THAN 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. EXPECT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILLS...WILL BE ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 7, 5:25 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 5:25 PM EST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
525 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COVER MUCH OF THE GREAT LAKES AND
EASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH SATURDAY...RESULTING IN A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN SUNDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED MOVE FROM THE
NORTHERN GULF TO OFF THE CAROLINA COAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
QUICK UPDATE TO RAISE WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NW NC RIDGES AND GRAYSON CTY IN VA. HEAVIER
SNOWFALL LOOKS TO PERSIST ACROSS THAT REGION THIS EVENING AND
AGAIN WITH UPSLOPE LATER TONIGHT.
GOING WITH A BLEND OF THE 12Z ECMWF/GFS AND SOME OF THE LOCAL WRF
BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS WILL STILL BE PUTTING ADVISORY LEVEL
SNOWS OUT INTO SATURDAY. SOME MESOSCALE BANDING THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE NEW RIVER VALLEY INTO ROANOKE/BEDFORD WILL BEGING
TAPERING OFF SOME. THE WARMUP THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTN HAS
MAINLY KEPT ANY ACCUMULATIONS TO GRASSY SFCS AS AREA WEBCAMS AND
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS ARE SHOWING CLEAR/WET ROADS. AS THE NEXT WAVE MOVES
FROM THE TN VALLEY INTO THE MTNS LATE THIS AFTN...THE MAIN BAND OF
SNOW WILL BE SITUATED ACROSS THE SRN VA COUNTIES INTO NC...LASTING
INTO THE EVENING. THE PRECIP SHOULD BE MAINLY RAIN OR RAIN/SNOW MIX
FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF HOURS EAST OF THE FOOTHILLS...THEN SWITCHING
TO SNOW AFTER DARK. THE WARMER TEMPS WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS BUT
ANOTHER BAND COULD BRING DOWN AROUND AN INCH ACROSS THE VA/NC
BORDER...BUT STILL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS OF 2 INCHES.
THE MAIN ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE MTNS OF NC UP
INTO SE WV. THE BEST LIFT PUSHES ACROSS THE NC MTNS THIS AFTN AND
THEN EXITS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AN ADDTIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL FALL
THROUGH MIDNIGHT IN THE NC MTNS WITH LESS FURTHER NORTH AND EAST.
ONCE THIS WAVE PASSES WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WNW AND SNOW SHOWERS
SHOULD BEGIN ENHANCING LATER SATURDAY MORNING INTO SAT AFTN
ESPECIALLY FURTHER NORTH INTO SE WV AS THE NEXT VORT PASSES ACROSS
SRN WV SAT AFTN. LOW LVL TRAJECTORIES ALSO FAVOR THIS OFF THE LAKES.
STILL NOT LOOKING AT MORE THAN 6 TO 8 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST SLOPES
IN A 30 HOUR PERIOD...SO WILL KEEP ADVISORY GOING TIL SAT 6 PM.
THE WINDS SHOULD INCREASE ESPECIALLY BY SAT MIDDAY INTO SAT AFTN AS
40-50 KNOT 8H JET ARRIVES. WILL KEEP WINDS BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BUT
MENTION THEM IN THE WINTER WX ADVISORY. HAVE ALSO ADDED BLOWING SNOW
TO SOME OF THE MTNS.
TEMPS TONIGHT WILL DROP OFF LATE AS THE COLD AIR ADVECTION DOESNT
ARRIVE TIL AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT WINDS AND CLOUD SHOULD ALSO KEEP
TEMPS FROM DROPPING TOO FAR. WENT CLOSE TO MAV MOS HERE.
SAT...THE COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BE STRONG AND THINK TEMPS IN THE
MTNS WILL NOT RISE MUCH IF AT ALL STAYING IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S
WHILE THE EAST SEES A RISE INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S AT BEST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE TN RIVER VALLEY WILL ARRIVE ACROSS
SE WEST VA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BEFORE THEN UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FAVORED WESTERN SLOPES. PROBABLY A COUPLE
OF INCHES IN WESTERN GREENBRIER BEFORE THE SNOW FINALLY ENDS ON
SUNDAY. TRENDED A FEW DEGREES ABV MOS AT LWB WHERE CLOUDS AND PRECIP
PERSIST. IF CLEARING OCCURS ACROSS EXTREME SW VA THERE COULD BE SOME
MINS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. AS THE INVERSION LOWERS SAT
NIGHT...40-50KTS OF WIND WILL BE SQUEEZED NEAR THE SURFACE. THUS
SATURDAY NIGHT COULD BE WINDY ENOUGH FOR AN ADVISORY ESPECIALLY FOR
NW NC AND EXTREME SW VA. MODELS TYPICALLY DO A POOR JOB USUALLY
FORECASTING WINDS TO DIE OFF WITH SUNSET...WHEN ACTUALLY WIND
GUSTS STRENGHTEN WITH NIGHTFALL. DID PUT WIND GUSTS NEAR ADVISORY
CRITERIA FOR THE ENTIRE NIGHT ACROSS NW NC. CLOUDS WILL PERSIST
ON SUNDAY ACROSS SE WEST VA...AND THEN HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM
NORTHWARD AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING STORM OFF THE LOUISIANA COAST.
RECENT TREND IN MODELS AND SREF HAS BEEN FASTER...FURTHER WEST AND
WETTER. STORM TRACK WILL BE CRITICAL AS PROFILES SHOW MAINLY SNOW.
SOME SLEET OR RAIN COULD MIX IN ON THE EDGES OF THE WEDGE...IN THE
PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE. SINCE THIS IS STILL DAY 4 WILL KEEP JUST
RAIN/SNOW FOR NOW IN THOSE PARTS. BIAS IN THE MODELS WITH ONSET OF
ISENTROPIC LIFT IS TO BE TOO SLOW AND THEY DO NOT SEEM TO SPREAD
THE PRECIP SHIELD FAR ENOUGH NORTH. BECAUSE OF THIS...HAVE A
FASTER SOLUTION IN THE GRIDS THAN GFS/NAM SUGGESTS AT 0Z TUESDAY.
THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF WARNING CRITERIA SNOW IN NW NC AND
POSSIBLY AT LEAST ADVISORY SNOWFALL IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND
SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH. MONDAY NIGHT WOULD BE APPEAR THE BE THE TIME
WHEN THE MOST SNOW WILL FALL. A JET COUPLET WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE OUTBREAK OF PRECIP WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND BOTH THE
GFS/ECMWF PLACE THIS COUPLET IN A SIMILAR LOCATION 0Z MONDAY.
POSSIBLE THAT THE PRECIP SHIELD WILL SLOW IN THE LYH/FVX/DAN
CORRIDOR AS A STRONG SHORT WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECONDARY LOW
GETS SUCKED INTO THE COASTAL LOW. CONSIDERING THE ABV MAX T LOOKED
WAY TOO WARM ON MONDAY SO UNDERCUT IT BY A FEW DEGREES ACROSS THE
CWA.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
COASTAL LOW CENTER WILL FORM OFF THE CAROLINA COAST AND MOVE
NORTHEAST BY WEDNESDAY. ONCE THE LOW IS EAST OF OUR AREA...NORTHWEST
UPSLOPE FLOW SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE
END OF THE WEEK. THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE PROLONGED
UPSLOPE SNOW EVENT WILL OCCUR IN THE FAVORED AREAS ALONG THE WESTERN
SLOPES...WHERE AMOUNTS COULD BE GREATER THAN FOUR INCHES. THE QPF IS
DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE MODEL CHOICE WITH GFS PRODUCING MORE THAN
THE ECMWF. INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF QPF
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COASTAL LOW SEEMS TO BE SOUTH AND EAST OF OUR
AREA ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN. HOWEVER...WE WILL WORK OUT DETAILS ON
THIS WINTER STORM AS WE GET CLOSER IN TIME. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED ACROSS THE MIDWEST WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS OUR REGION ON
FRIDAY. IN GENERAL FOLLOWED HPCGUIDE FOR TEMPERATURES WITH VALUES
REMAINING BELOW NORMAL BY 5F-10F THROUGH THE PERIOD. A PERSISTENT
NEGATIVE AO INDICATES THAT THE COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
10-14 DAY PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE NEXT SHORTWAVE WILL BRING SNOW AND SNOW/RAIN MIX TO THE AREA
THIS AFTN. THE MIX WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF LINE FROM
KDAN-KNWK. OTHERWISE THE MAIN EMPHASIS FOR SNOW FALL LOOKS TO STAY
SOUTH OF BLF-DAN WHERE CIGS/VSBYS SHOULD DROP TO SUB VFR. BLF WILL
BE DROPPING TO IFR BY THIS EVENING ONCE THE WAVE PASSES AND WEST
TO NW WINDS BANK THE MOISTURE UP AGAINST THE MTNS. FURTHER
EAST...ROA AND LYH WILL BE MAINLY VFR ALTHOUGH A PERIOD OF MVFR
CIGS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTN IF A HEAVIER SNOW BAND PASSES.
AHEAD OF THIS WAVE...WINDS WILL BE SW AND MAINLY UNDER 10 KNOTS.
AS IT PASSES WINDS SHIFT AND GRADUALLY INCREASE...BUT THE STRONGER
WINDS DO NOT ARRIVE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT AND EVEN MORESO AFTER
DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
THE CIGS OVERNIGHT IN THE MTNS STAY IFR/MVFR THEN INCREASE TO MVFR
AT BLF/VFR AT LWB BY 15Z SAT AS WINDS MIX OUT THE LOW CLOUDS.
DANVILLE WILL BE MVFR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THIS AFTN/EVENING
UNTIL THE WAVE PASSES THEN INCREASES BACK TO VFR.
ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING LOWER CIGS BACK TO BLF/LWB BY SAT
AFTN ALONG WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF
UPSLOPE CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH SUB VFR CEILINGS IS EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
A BREAK IN THE WEATHER OCCURS SUNDAY WITH A SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM IN
EXPECTED TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
THE KFCX 88D RADAR REMAINS DOWN THIS EVENING DUE TO PHONE LINE
ISSUES. RETURN TO SERVICE TIME IS UNKNOWN AT THE MOMENT.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR VAZ015.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR VAZ007-009-
010-012-020.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NCZ001-018.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...AMS/WP
NEAR TERM...AMS/JH/WP
SHORT TERM...KM
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...AMS/WP
EQUIPMENT...Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 3:59 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 359 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 VAZ007-009-010-012-020-WVZ042>045-082100- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 359 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ARRIVING EARLY NEXT WEEK COULD BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS COULD GUST TO 50MPH THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-016>019-022>024-032>035-043>047- 058-059-082100- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 359 PM EST FRI JAN 7 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-082100- ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- 359 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINDS MAY GUST TO 50MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. A STORM ARRIVING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY COULD PROVIDE MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ002-082100- ALLEGHANY NC- 359 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO 50MPH. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF COAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST COASTAL AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK AND COULD BRING MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 7, 4:42 PM EST, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 442 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 VAZ011-013-014-016>018-022-023-033>035-045-072345- GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG 442 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING... AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 6:45 PM ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE UP TO A COUPLE INCHES. AS TEMPERATURES START TO FALL BELOW FREEZING...ROADS MAY BECOME ICY AND SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT IF TRAVELLING ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 6:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 88 min |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
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.