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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA

December 26, 201222 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Dec 26, 2012, 3:48 PM EST for 22 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 10:57 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. 13 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
Dec 26, 2012, 3:48 PM EST (20:48 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2012, 10:57 PM EST
Expired
Dec 27, 2012, 12:52 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 25 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath 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, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 27, 12:55 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 602 Nnw Wagoner, NC
Dec 27, 12:55 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Boone, NC
Dec 27, 3:35 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 75Boone, NC
Dec 27, 4:17 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Nw Bent Mountain, VATREE BLOWN DOWN ON HOUSE. PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE
Dec 27, 4:55 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 782 Nnw Jefferson, NC
Dec 27, 5:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Sw Huffman, VATREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD ON ROUTE 42
Dec 27, 6:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Se Rich Creek, VATREE DOWN ALONG ROUTE 460 BETWEEN NARROWS AND RICH CREEK
Dec 27, 6:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBroadford, VASEVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND BROADFORD. TIME IS ESTIMATED.
Dec 27, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Nw Bent Mountain, VATREE BLOWN DOWN ON HOUSE. PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE
Dec 27, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGGrayson Highlands State, VANUMEROUS TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN AT PARK AND ON ADJACENT AREAS ON HIGHWAY 58. DAMAGE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST 700 AM THIS MORNING. POWER IS OUT AT PARK.
Dec 27, 8:18 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFirst Ford, VATREE DOWN AT WOLF CREEK AND BUCKHORN ROAD
Dec 27, 9:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Ene Red Hill, VASEVERAL TREES DOWN ON SILVERLEAF ROAD A COUPLE OF MILES OFF OF HIGHWAY 58
Dec 27, 9:46 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFloyd, VANUMEROUS LARGE TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAY 221 NORTH AND SOUTH OF FLOYD...AND ON CHRISTIANSBURG PIKE BETWEEN CHRISTIANSBURG AND FLOYD. ACCORDING TO AEP...3381 PERSONS CURRENTLY WITHOUT POWER DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES IN C

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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2012-12-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2012-12-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 616 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
431 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
616 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
997 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

995 
WWUS71 KRNK 262048
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND
NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEAST TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY. AS THE LOW DEEPENS...WINDS SURGE IN FROM THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH
OVER MOST OF THE REGION. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH AWAY BY LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-270500-
/O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX
348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN
  ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE 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.

&&

$$

VAZ007-009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045-270500-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...
HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST
  VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST TO THE VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
567 
WWUS71 KRNK 270017
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE LOW
DEEPENS...WINDS SURGE IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER MOST OF THE
REGION TO 60 MPH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH
AWAY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE.

VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-270830-
/O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...
SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA
717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS UPGRADED THE WIND
ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE OF
  SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND
  ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER 
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-270830-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX
717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 PM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN
  OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE 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.

&&

$$

NCZ003-019-270830-
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/
SURRY-WILKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO
717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN SURRY AND WILKES
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER 
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-270830-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/
TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA TO
  INCLUDED THE BLUEFIELD AND RICHLAND AREA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER 
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
535 
WWUS71 KRNK 270357
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1057 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE LOW DEEPENS...
WINDS SURGE IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER MOST OF THE REGION TO
60 MPH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH AWAY BY
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-271200-
/O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0357Z-121227T2100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX
1057 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE 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.

&&

$$

VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-271200-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...
SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA
1057 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE OF 
  SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND 
  ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER 
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE.

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-VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-271200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/
SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
1057 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA 
  TO INCLUDED THE BLUEFIELD AND RICHLAND AREA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER 
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
RCS
937 
WWUS71 KRNK 270512
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1212 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE LOW DEEPENS...
WINDS SURGE IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER MOST OF THE REGION TO
60 MPH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH AWAY BY
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-271315-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX
1212 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE 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.

&&

$$

VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-271315-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...
SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA
1212 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE OF 
  SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND 
  ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TREES AND
  POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

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-VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-271315-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
1212 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AS
  WELL AS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER 
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
705 
WWUS71 KRNK 270900
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
400 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHEAST AND DEEPEN TODAY. AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS...VERY
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH OVER MOST OF THE REGION
TO 75 MPH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH AWAY BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-271700-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX
400 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE 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.

&&

$$

VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-271700-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...
SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA
400 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE OF 
  SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND 
  ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TREES 
  AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

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-VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-271700-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
400 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA 
  AS WELL AS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER 
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
718 
WWUS71 KRNK 271539
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

.WINDS ARE GOING TO REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF WEAKENING AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST HEADING TOWARD THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. ANTICIPATE
WIND GUSTS TO DIMINISH TO UNDER 45 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.

NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-272100-
/O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-
FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...
SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA
1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND JUST
  SOUTHEAST OF THE THE RIDGES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE
  81 AND 77.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER 
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

&&

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ007-032-033-WVZ042>045-271645-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...
STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...
UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS ARE SUBSIDING ACROSS THE AREA AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY. A
FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY
ON THE HIGHER RIDGES AND JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

$$

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-272100-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER 
  TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER 
  OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 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.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
&&

$$

VAZ034-035-272100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...AMHERST
1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER 
  SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
566 
WWUS71 KRNK 271752
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1252 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012



NCZ001-018-VAZ015-271900-
/O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
1252 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO UNDER 40 MPH
GUSTS...AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE THE WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-034-035-271900-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-
FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...
SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST
1252 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO BELOW ADVISORY GUSTS OF GREATER THAN 45 MPH
AND EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 3:18 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 11 more16 hr
Dec 26, 3:23 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningRNKTazewell10 hr
Dec 26, 3:48 PM ESTWind AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more21 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.