Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Oct 28, 2012, 3:35 AM EDT for 27 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr. 60 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 28, 2012, 3:35 AM EDT (07:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 11:12 AM EDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 32 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:38 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, 10:43 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 N Tazewell, VA | |
| Oct 29, 10:56 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Mountain Lake, VA | |
| Oct 29, 2:18 PM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | Grayson Highlands State, VA | 2 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 4000 FT |
| Oct 29, 5:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Pine Swamp, NC | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON PINE SWAMP ROAD. |
| Oct 29, 5:44 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | 1 E Tazewell, VA | AS OF 530PM MONDAY |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Burkes Garden, VA | |
| Oct 29, 6:51 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw New Hope, NC | *** 1 FATAL *** WINDS BLEW AN OAK TREE DOWN IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF A MOVING VEHICLE IN THE 1400 BLOCK OF PRISON CAMP ROAD. THE DRIVER HAD NO TIME TO REACT BEFORE HITTING THE TREE. |
| Oct 29, 7:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Chestnut Grove, NC | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON MEMORIAL PARK DRIVE. |
| Oct 29, 7:36 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Elk Creek, VA | 1 INCH OF SNOW AS OF 730 PM |
| Oct 29, 7:44 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | 6 Nw Lansing, NC | ELEVATION 4500 FEET NW OF LANSING |
| Oct 29, 7:48 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Creston, NC | ELEVATION 4200 FEET |
| Oct 29, 7:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Nnw Wagoner, NC | |
| Oct 29, 7:55 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Boone, NC | |
| Oct 29, 8:12 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Todd, NC | |
| Oct 29, 8:31 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Seaboard, VA | TREEN DOWN |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Stinson, VA | WINDS BLEW A TREE DOWN ON MT. AIRY ROAD NEAR RURAL RETREAT. |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Cherry Lane, NC | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON RASH ROAD. |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Beech Mountain, NC | TREES DOWN ON POWER LINE |
| Oct 29, 9:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ese Roanoke Airport, VA | |
| Oct 29, 10:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Perkinsville, NC | TREE DOWN |
| Oct 29, 10:29 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Buffalo Hill, VA | TREE DOWN |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Marion, VA | |
| Oct 29, 10:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Valle Crucis, NC | TREE DOWN |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Beech Mountain, NC | |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Grayson, NC | FEW TREES DOWN |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Glade Valley, NC | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON STOKER ROAD. |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Atkins, VA | POWER LINES DOWN |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nebo, VA | POWER LINE DOWN |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ssw Grayson, NC | |
| Oct 29, 11:14 PM EDT | SNOW 8 | 1 E Tazewell, VA | |
| Oct 29, 11:27 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Interior, VA | TREE DOWN ON BIG STONY CREEK RD |
| Oct 29, 11:59 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Strom, VA | LARGE TREE DOWN AT 4500 BLOCK OF CRAIG CREEK ROAD NEAR EAGLE ROCK |
| Oct 30, 12:12 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Gala, VA | LARGE TREE DOWN AT 6500 BLOCK OF BOTETOURT ROAD NEAR EAGLE ROCK |
| Oct 30, 1:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Willis, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN WILLIS. |
| Oct 30, 1:59 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Redwood, VA | TREE DOWN |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 Nnw Wagoner, NC | |
| Oct 30, 2:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Warrensville, NC | TREES AND WIRES DOWN NEAR WARRENSVILLE AND THROUGHOUT ASHE COUNTY OVERNIGHT. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 30, 2:27 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Smart, VA | A TREE FELL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MORGAN DRIVE AND STARBUCK ROAD. |
| Oct 30, 3:01 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Tindall, VA | A TREE FELL ON SOWERS ROAD...SOUTHWEST OF CHECK. |
| Oct 30, 4:54 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ese Roanoke Airport, VA | |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newport, VA | A FEW TREES DOWN EASTERN END OF GILES NEAR NEWPORT |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | Willis, VA | |
| Oct 30, 5:03 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Floyd, VA | WINDS BLEW A TREE DOWN ON NEW TOWN ROAD IN FLOYD. |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | SNOW 8.4 | Burkes Garden, VA | |
| Oct 30, 5:33 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Carthage, VA | WINDS BLEW A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WHITE ROCK ROAD AND COPPER VALLEY ROAD. |
| Oct 30, 5:51 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Copper Valley, VA | WINDS BLEW A TREE DOWN ON INDIAN VALLEY ROAD NEAR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BORDER. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Suiter, VA | THE GRAPEFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND POWERLINES BLOWN DOWN ALONG GRAPEFIELD ROAD. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ssw Indian Valley, VA | THE DUGSPUR POST OFFICE REPORTED A LARGE TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 221. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Draper, VA | THE PULASKI FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO CLEAN UP A FEW LARGE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AROUND THE DRAPER COMMUNITY. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hillsville, VA | THE HILLSVILLE POST OFFICE REPORTED A FEW LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS TOWN. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Wilkesboro, NC | THE WILKESBORO POST OFFICE REPORTED A FEW LARGE TREES WERE DOWN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CITY. |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woolwine, VA | A FEW TREES DOWN IN THE AREA |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Copper Hill, VA | |
| Oct 30, 6:36 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saltville, VA | WINDS BLEW A TREE DOWN IN SALTVILLE. |
| Oct 30, 6:42 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Chimney Run, VA | LARGE TREE DOWN ON MUDDY RUN ROAD APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM JUNCTION WITH HIGHWAY 220. |
| Oct 30, 6:42 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Chimney Run, VA | LARGE TREE DOWN ON MUDDY RUN ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 220. |
| Oct 30, 6:43 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Centerville, VA | TREE DOWN |
| Oct 30, 6:55 AM EDT | SNOW 0 | 3 Ene Staffordsville, VA | |
| Oct 30, 6:55 AM EDT | SNOW 0 | 3 Ese Staffordsville, VA | |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Salem, NC | TWO TREES BLOCKING LANES ON CROSS CREEK DRIVE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 581 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
265 WWUS71 KRNK 280735 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 335 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY AND AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST WILL COMBINE TO FORM A LARGE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING VERY STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-281545- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.121029T0400Z-121031T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0004.121029T0400Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 335 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. HEAVY SNOW ON TREES COULD COMPOUND THE THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-281545- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0004.121029T0400Z-121031T0400Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 335 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELAVTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ESPECAILLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ 07
10 follow-up statements
475 WWUS71 KRNK 281402 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1002 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY AND AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST WILL COMBINE TO FORM A LARGE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING VERY STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-282215- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.121029T0400Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 1002 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ RCS
116 WWUS71 KRNK 282110 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 510 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY AND AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST WILL COMBINE TO FORM A LARGE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING VERY STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-290515- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.121029T0400Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 510 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004-020-VAZ043>047-WVZ042>045-290515- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.121029T0400Z-121031T0400Z/ STOKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 510 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... AND THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
177 WWUS71 KRNK 290238 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1038 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY AND AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST WILL COMBINE TO FORM A LARGE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-291100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.121029T0400Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 1038 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004-020-VAZ043>047-WVZ042>045-291100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.121029T0400Z-121031T0400Z/ STOKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1038 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... AND THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
198 WWUS71 KRNK 290907 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 507 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY AND AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST WILL COMBINE TO FORM A LARGE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WVZ045-291015- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 507 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET AS HIGHER WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-291715- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 507 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ005-006-VAZ058-059-291715- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 507 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004-020-VAZ043>047-WVZ042>044-291715- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ STOKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION 507 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
635 WWUS71 KRNK 291353 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 953 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY AND AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST WILL COMBINE TO FORM A LARGE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-292200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 953 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-292200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION 953 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCS
506 WWUS71 KRNK 291951 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 351 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...A POWERFUL AND COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY AND AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST WILL COMBINE TO FORM A LARGE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-300400- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 351 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-300400- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION 351 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
978 WWUS71 KRNK 300104 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 904 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...A POWERFUL AND COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .HURRICANE SANDY AND AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST WILL COMBINE TO FORM A LARGE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-301100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 904 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-301100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION 904 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
528 WWUS71 KRNK 300846 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 446 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY TO CONTINUE TODAY... .WHAT WAS ONCE SANDY WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TODAY THEN LIFT NORTH TOWARD LAKE ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP OUR AREA IN A STRONG WIND FIELD THROUGH TODAY...WHERE GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH IS LIKELY ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINTOPS. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-301700- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 446 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-301700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION 446 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED...LEADING TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
231 WWUS71 KRNK 301338 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 938 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY TO CONTINUE TODAY... .WHAT WAS ONCE SANDY WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TODAY THEN LIFT NORTH TOWARD LAKE ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP OUR AREA IN A STRONG WIND FIELD THROUGH TODAY...WHERE GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH IS LIKELY ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAIN TOPS. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-302145- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 938 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UPROOTED AND DOWNED TREES COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-302145- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION 938 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME TREES AND TREE LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED...LEADING TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
919 WWUS71 KRNK 301512 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1112 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT THE OVERALL MAGNITUDE WILL DECREASE WITH TIME. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRED LAST NIGHT WITH MOST REPORTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 60 MPH. THERE WERE A FEW ISOLATED REPORTS NEAR 70 MPH AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-301615- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 1112 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE STILL LIKELY...BUT THE OVERALL TREND THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL BE FOR DIMINISHING WIND SPEEDS...AND FEWER INTENSE GUSTS. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-301615- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T0400Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION 1112 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE STILL LIKELY...BUT THE OVERALL TREND THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL BE FOR DIMINISHING WIND SPEEDS...AND FEWER INTENSE GUSTS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 5:10 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 4 more | 42 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:33 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, City of Covington | 59 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2012High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Every high wind 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.