Alert archive / Virginia / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this blizzard warning at Oct 29, 2012, 3:58 PM EDT for Wise County, City of Norton, Virginia. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2012, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 7:50 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties City of Norton, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 9:50 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Wise, VA | DISPATCH REPORTED A TOTAL OF 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN WISE...ELEVATION OF ABOUT 2451 FT. |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Coeburn, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Norton, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Wise, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | SNOW 14 | 6 E Wise, VA | SANDY RIDGE |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Big Stone Gap, VA | |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 12 | Wise, VA | |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 24 | 2 S Norton, VA | HIGH KNOB |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 262 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
- 1102 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
936 WWUS44 KMRX 291958 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WITH THE COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS THE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS AND MOISTURE INCREASES. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE...PARTICULARLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE IT BEGINS TO TAPER OFF AND END BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AS WELL...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...THESE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH ONE INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS BELOW 1500 FEET. VAZ002-300900- /O.NEW.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.121030T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-300900- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 24 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALIZED AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN 24 TO 35 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO NEAR A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ087-300900- /O.EXA.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.121030T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COKER CREEK 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. * EVENT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY IN ELEVATIONS AT OR ABOVE 2500 FEET. TOTAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-300900- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.121030T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...A WINTRY MIX...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1 INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ AP/DGS
4 follow-up statements
235 WWUS44 KMRX 300020 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING AS DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE REGION... RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING AS WELL... PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...THESE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH ONE INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS BELOW 2000 FEET. VAZ002-301000- /O.EXP.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-301000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 24 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALIZED AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN 24 TO 35 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DECREASED VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-301000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY EVENING... * EVENT...RAIN SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS MAY BE AROUND AN INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET AND HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ087-301000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COKER CREEK 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY EVENING... * EVENT...RAIN SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS MAY BE AROUND AN INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET AND HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
381 WWUS44 KMRX 301020 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION... SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE ARE OCCURRING. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING AS WELL... PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...THESE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH ONE INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS BELOW 2000 FEET. VAZ002-301830- /O.CON.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-301830- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 24 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALIZED AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN 24 TO 35 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DECREASED VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-301830- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...RAIN SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS MAY BE AROUND AN INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET AND HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ087-301830- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COKER CREEK 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...RAIN SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS MAY BE AROUND AN INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET AND HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
369 WWUS44 KMRX 301946 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 346 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE OF 1 TO 2 FEET HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING AS WELL...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...THESE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH ONE INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS BELOW 2000 FEET. TNZ012>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-087-302100- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...COKER CREEK 346 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...BUT ANY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT...WITH MOST AREAS EXPERIENCING NOW SNOWFALL. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ VAZ002-310515- /O.CON.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 346 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-310515- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 346 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DECREASED VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
499 WWUS44 KMRX 302350 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 750 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. VAZ002-310900- /O.CAN.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 750 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-310900- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 750 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. 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. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
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Blizzard Warnings in Virginia, 2012Every blizzard warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.