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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 3:08 PM EST for Bland County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mercer County, West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:08 PM EST (20:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Bland County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1062 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
890 WWUS71 KRNK 192008 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 308 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND ... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE OVER THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THESE VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS LIKELY PERSISTING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA INTO SATURDAY. VAZ007-009-010-200415- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.121220T1100Z-121220T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 308 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...AREAS WHERE SOUTHEAST WINDS CHANNEL ACROSS THE REGION INCLUDING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND THEN AREAWIDE BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY...SHIFTING TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...STARTING EARLY THURSDAY CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...THEN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WVZ042-200415- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.121220T1100Z-121220T2300Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 308 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES AND VALLEYS WHERE SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY CHANNEL THURSDAY...THEN ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...SHIFTING TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STARTING EARLY THURSDAY CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...THEN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. * IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011>020-022>024-032>034-WVZ044-200415- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...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...UNION 308 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
753 WWUS71 KRNK 200306 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1006 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND ... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE OVER THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THESE VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS LIKELY PERSISTING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA INTO SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING ON THURSDAY. VAZ007-009-010-201200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.121220T1100Z-121220T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 1006 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...AREAS WHERE SOUTHEAST WINDS CHANNEL ACROSS THE REGION INCLUDING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND THEN AREAWIDE BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY...SHIFTING TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...STARTING EARLY THURSDAY CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...THEN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ WVZ042-201200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.121220T1100Z-121220T2300Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1006 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES AND VALLEYS WHERE SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY CHANNEL THURSDAY...THEN ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... SHIFTING TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STARTING EARLY THURSDAY CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...THEN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. * IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. 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. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011>020-022>024-032>034-WVZ044-201200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...UNION 1006 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RAB
457 WWUS71 KRNK 201017 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 517 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS BEGINNING TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND ... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATER TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE OVER THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA TODAY. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS LIKELY PERSISTING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. VAZ007-009-010-201830- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.121220T1100Z-121220T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 517 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY...AND A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...WEST OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN TODAY...THEN SPREADING EAST INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS TODAY... THEN AREAWIDE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. 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. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011>020-022>024-032>034-WVZ044-201830- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121222T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...UNION 517 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ035-043>047-058-059-201830- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0016.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 517 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG WINDS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY. 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. && $$ WVZ042-201830- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.121220T1100Z-121220T2300Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 517 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...STRONG WINDS ALSO EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A WINTER STORMLIKE CONDITIONS... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES AND VALLEYS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING TODAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY...IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
762 WWUS71 KRNK 201502 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1002 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND ... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE OVER THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA TODAY. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS LIKELY PERSISTING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. VAZ007-009-010-202315- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 1002 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WEST OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREADING EAST INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... THEN AREAWIDE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. 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. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011>020-022>024-032>034-WVZ044-202315- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...UNION 1002 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ WVZ042-202300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T2300Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1002 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES AND VALLEYS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY...IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. 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. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ035-043>047-058-059-202315- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0016.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1002 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG WINDS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCS
613 WWUS71 KRNK 201735 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1235 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND ... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS LIKELY PERSISTING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. VAZ007-009-010-210145- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 1235 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WEST OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREADING EAST INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... THEN AREAWIDE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. 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. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011>020-022>024-032>034-WVZ044-210145- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...UNION 1235 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ WVZ042-202300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T2300Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1235 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES AND VALLEYS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED AREAWIDE AGAIN FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. 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. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ035-043>047-058-059-210145- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0016.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1235 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG WINDS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
915 WWUS71 KRNK 202022 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 322 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION INTO SATURDAY... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS LIKELY PERSISTING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. VAZ035-210430- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0016.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T2300Z/ AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AMHERST 322 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG WINDS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009-010-210430- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 322 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN FROM THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN AREAWIDE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011>020-022>024-032>034-WVZ044-210430- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...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...UNION 322 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE 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. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-210430- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0016.121221T0000Z-121222T2300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 322 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG WINDS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ042-202300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T2300Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 322 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES AND VALLEYS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED AREAWIDE AGAIN FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. 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. && $$
808 WWUS71 KRNK 202301 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 601 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION INTO SATURDAY... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS LIKELY PERSISTING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. VAZ007-009-010-211200- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T2300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND 601 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN FROM THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN AREAWIDE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ WVZ042-210015- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121220T2300Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 601 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DROPPED OR WILL DROP VERY SHORTLY BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. MOST REPORTING STATIONS AT THIS HOUR SHOW WINDS OF 20 MPH OR LESS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED VIA THE PRODUCT WBCWSWRNK ON THE IMPENDING WINTER STORM. $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-211200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION 601 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-211200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0016.121221T0000Z-121222T2300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 601 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG WINDS FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY. 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. && $$ RAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 3:08 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 20 more | 14 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.