Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 18, 2012, 4:36 PM EST for 35 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 26 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2012, 4:36 PM EST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 2:09 AM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 43 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, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, 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, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 1848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
404 WWUS41 KRNK 182136 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 436 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WET SNOW EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF COAST STATES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...THEN PUSH OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A VERY FAVORABLE TRACK FOR PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-022-WVZ042-190545- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0002.120219T1100Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.120219T0500Z-120220T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...BLUEFIELD 436 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE EAST FLANKS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET...GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO WET SNOW BY OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ018>020-023-024-035-WVZ043>045-190545- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0002.120219T1100Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.120219T0500Z-120220T1100Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-SUMMERS- MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 436 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE EAST FLANKS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW OR SLEET...QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO WET SNOW BY OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ034-190545- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.120219T0500Z-120220T1100Z/ BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEDFORD 436 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BEDFORD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT CITY OF BEDFORD. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW OR SLEET...QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO WET SNOW BY OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ032-033-043>047-058-059-190545- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.120219T0500Z-120220T1100Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 436 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN CAMPBELL...APPOMATTOX...AND BUCKINGHAM COUNTY. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW OR SLEET...GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO WET SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460 DURING THE MORNING...AND MIXING WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO SNOW NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE DURING THE AFTERNOON. WET SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING ON SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S SUNDAY MORNING...FALLING TO THE LOWER AND MID 30S SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WERT
6 follow-up statements
194 WWUS41 KRNK 190321 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1021 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WET SNOW EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF COAST STATES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...THEN PUSH OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A VERY FAVORABLE TRACK FOR PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-022-WVZ042-191130- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.120219T0500Z-120220T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...BLUEFIELD 1021 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER VALLEY... ROANOKE VALLEY...AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE EAST FLANKS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET...GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO WET SNOW BY OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-WVZ043>045-191130- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.120219T0500Z-120220T1100Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1021 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE EAST FLANKS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW OR SLEET...QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO WET SNOW BY OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WET SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ032-033-043>047-058-059-191130- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.120219T0500Z-120220T1100Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1021 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN CAMPBELL...APPOMATTOX...AND BUCKINGHAM COUNTY. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW OR SLEET...GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO WET SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460 DURING THE MORNING...AND MIXING WITH OR CHANGING OVER TO SNOW NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE DURING THE AFTERNOON. WET SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING ON SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S SUNDAY MORNING...FALLING TO THE LOWER AND MID 30S SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
392 WWUS41 KRNK 190855 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 355 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...EXPECT A HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE GULF COAST STATES THIS MORNING TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...THE UPPER LEVEL PART OF THIS SYSTEM WORKS FROM THE GULF COAST STATES INTO THE CAROLINAS DURING THIS SAME TIME. THIS TRACK WILL ALLOW COLDER AIR TO MOVE FURTHER SOUTH...AND AT THE SAME TIME BRING A BETTER THREAT OF WET SNOW OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS NORTH INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. THIS SYSTEM EXITS TONIGHT WITH SNOW ENDING BY DAWN MONDAY. VAZ032-033-043>045-058-059-191700- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 355 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN MIXING WITH A CHANGING TO SNOW NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE BEFORE NOON...AND BECOMING ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SLEET WILL BE MIXED IN ACROSS SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW BY DUSK. SNOW EXITS BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...AS THE SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S BY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE 20S BY EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ003-019-191700- /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ SURRY-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO 355 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AGAINST THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW BY LATE MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN. SNOW TAPERS OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING IN THE MID 30S BY DUSK...AND DROPPING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-022-WVZ042-191700- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...BLUEFIELD 355 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...NORTH TO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS MORNING...BECOMING ALL SNOW BEFORE NOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS EXPECTED...BECOMING SNOW COVERED BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-WVZ043>045-191700- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 355 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...A LIGHT MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET THIS MORNING...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO UNDER A MILE. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-191700- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...YADKINVILLE 355 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET THIS MORNING WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY DUSK. SNOW TAPERS OFF BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ046-047-191700- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...APPOMATTOX 355 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING BECOMES ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW TAPERS OFF BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND THE MID 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$
440 WWUS41 KRNK 191457 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 957 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...THE UPPER LEVEL PART OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SLIDE EAST FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THE CAROLINAS LATER TODAY. THIS TRACK WILL ALLOW COLDER AIR TO MOVE FURTHER SOUTH...AND AT THE SAME TIME BRING A BETTER THREAT OF WET SNOW OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS NORTH INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. THIS SYSTEM EXITS TONIGHT WITH SNOW ENDING BY DAWN MONDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-022-WVZ042-192300- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...BLUEFIELD 957 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...BANDS OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A MORE UNIFORM CORRIDOR OF HEAVY WET SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS EXPECTED...BECOMING SNOW COVERED BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AROUND 30 THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-WVZ043>045-192300- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 957 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO UNDER A MILE. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032-033-043>045-058-059-192300- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 957 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SLEET WILL BE MIXED IN ACROSS SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...SWITCHING TO ALL SNOW BY DUSK. SNOW EXITS BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...AS THE SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S BY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE 20S BY EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ046-047-192300- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...APPOMATTOX 957 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW TAPERS OFF BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND THE MID 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-192300- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...YADKINVILLE 957 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW TAPERS OFF BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$
248 WWUS41 KRNK 191952 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 252 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...HEAVY WET SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... .A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL PUSH NORTHEAST TO OFF THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING AND THEN OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE...THE UPPER LEVEL PART OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS INTO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS TRACK WILL ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW FREEZING BY EARLY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM EXITS LATER TONIGHT WITH SNOW ENDING BY DAWN MONDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-022-WVZ042-200400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...BLUEFIELD 252 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS EXPECTED...BECOMING SNOW COVERED BY EARLY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW THIS EVENING. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-WVZ043>045-200400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 252 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS BY THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO UNDER A MILE. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032-033-043>045-058-059-200400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 252 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES TOTAL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SLEET WILL BE MIXED IN AT TIMES EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK BY THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...AS THE SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S BY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE 20S BY EARLY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ046-047-200400- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...APPOMATTOX 252 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW TAPERS OFF BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-200400- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...YADKINVILLE 252 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SNOW TAPERS OFF BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$
708 WWUS41 KRNK 200307 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1007 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...BANDS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS OUR AREA THIS EVENING... .BANDS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS OUR AREA THIS EVENING...BUT ARE DIMINISHING IN BOTH INTENSITY AND COVERAGE. UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...BUT OVERALL SNOW WILL COME TO AN END DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-022-WVZ042-201100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...BLUEFIELD 1007 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW THIS EVENING. POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-WVZ043>045-201100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1007 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW THIS EVENING. POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032-033-043>045-058-059-201100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1007 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE REGION. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW THIS EVENING. POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND INTO PORTIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ046-047-201100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...APPOMATTOX 1007 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 INCH. * TIMING...BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY. SNOW TAPERS OFF BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH UP TO 5 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-201100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...YADKINVILLE 1007 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 INCH. * TIMING...BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY. SNOW TAPERS OFF BY DAWN MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH UP TO 5 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$
020 WWUS41 KRNK 200709 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 209 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>045-058-059- WVZ042>045-200815- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ 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-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 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...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 209 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT FOR SLUSH ON THE ROADS. WATER AND SLUSH ON THE ROADS MAY FREEZE INTO PATCHES OF BLACK ICE AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ046-047-200815- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120220T1100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...YADKINVILLE... APPOMATTOX 209 AM EST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT FOR SLUSH ON THE ROADS. WATER AND SLUSH ON THE ROADS MAY FREEZE INTO PATCHES OF BLACK ICE AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. $$ 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax and 6 more | 34 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2012Every winter storm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.