Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA

Issued

Apr 23, 2012, 6:29 AM EDT (10:29 UTC)

Expired

Apr 23, 2012, 1:11 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Blacksburg, VA

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
629 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...WET SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER AND
BATH COUNTIES...

..A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG FROM THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST NORTHWARD TO ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY
TONIGHT. UNUSUALLY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A LATE SEASON ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.

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GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
629 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR GREENBRIER COUNTY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW 2500 TO 3000 FEET...4 TO 6
  INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET. ISOLATED 6 TO 8 INCH SNOWFALL
  TOTALS POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST
  VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. TRAVEL MAY BE 
  HAZARDOUS AROUND RUSH HOUR MONDAY MORNING. SOME TREES MAY FALL 
  FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND THE STRONG...GUSTY 
  WINDS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM 2500
  TO 3000 FEET AND 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET.
  ISOLATED 6 TO 8 INCH SNOW FALL TOTALS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
  FEET...MAINLY NORTHWEST GREENBRIER COUNTY. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE
  QUICKLY EARLY THIS MORNING. ACTIVITY WILL TAPER MORE TO SNOW
  SHOWERS FROM MID-DAY THROUGH EVENING...WITH SPOTTIER
  ACCUMULATIONS OVERALL. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS PRIMARILY ON
  GRASSY SURFACES AND ELEVATED OBJECTS.

* TIMING...SNOW DURING THE MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW 
  SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON. ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THE EVENING...BUT GENERALLY DIMINISH TO LITTLE OR NO ACTIVITY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN NOW AND EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG AND INCREASINGLY 
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND 
  SOME WEAK TREES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY AN ISSUE WITH MOST TREES 
  NOW HAVING BUDDED AND SUBSTANTIALLY LEAFED OUT FROM RECENT 
  WARM WEATHER. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE 
  SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE 
  CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS GENERALLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. 

* VISIBILITIES...BRIEFLY NEAR ZERO IN HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW 
  DURING THE EARLY TO MID-MORNING HOURS. 

* TEMPERATURES...AT OR BELOW FREEZING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000
  FEET...GENERALLY 32 TO 35 FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS
629 AM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET...

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW 2500 TO 3000 FEET...2 TO 
  4 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET. 

* LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. TRAVEL MAY BE 
  HAZARDOUS AROUND RUSH HOUR MONDAY MORNING. SOME TREES MAY FALL 
  FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND THE STRONG...GUSTY 
  WINDS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM 2500 
  TO 3000 FEET AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. 
  ISOLATED 5 TO 6 INCH SNOW FALL TOTALS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 
  4000 FEET...MAINLY NORTHWEST GREENBRIER COUNTY. SNOW MAY 
  ACCUMULATE QUICKLY OVER A FEW HOURS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 
  ACTIVITY WILL TAPER MORE TO SNOW SHOWERS FROM MID-DAY THROUGH 
  EVENING...WITH SPOTTIER ACCUMULATIONS OVERALL. 

* TIMING...SNOW DURING THE MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW 
  SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON. ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THE EVENING...BUT GENERALLY DIMINISH TO LITTLE OR NO ACTIVITY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN NOW AND EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG AND INCREASINGLY 
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND 
  SOME WEAK TREES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY AN ISSUE WITH MOST TREES 
  NOW HAVING BUDDED AND SUBSTANTIALLY LEAFED OUT FROM RECENT 
  WARM WEATHER. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE 
  SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE 
  CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS GENERALLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. 

* VISIBILITIES...BRIEFLY NEAR ZERO IN HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW 
  DURING THE EARLY TO MID-MORNING HOURS. 

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.

&&

$$

RAB

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
111 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012


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GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
111 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
ANY LINGERING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH RAIN...RESULTING IN 
LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

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BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS
111 PM EDT MON APR 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

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