Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Oct 28, 2012, 5:33 PM EDT for Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia; 6 counties in Virginia; Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 52 hr. 55 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2012, 5:33 PM EDT (21:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2012, 4:16 AM EDT
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, City of Covington, VA, Grayson County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 10:43 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 1 N Tazewell, VA | |
| Oct 29, 2:18 PM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | Grayson Highlands State, VA | 2 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 4000 FT |
| Oct 29, 3:13 PM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Ssw South Bluefield, WV | 1 TO 2 INCHES ON DECK AND GRASS |
| Oct 29, 5:42 PM EDT | SNOW 4.2 | 1 Sw Bluefield, WV | SINCE 6AM MONDAY |
| Oct 29, 5:44 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | 1 E Tazewell, VA | AS OF 530PM MONDAY |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Burkes Garden, VA | |
| Oct 29, 6:12 PM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Nne Jumping Branch, WV | |
| Oct 29, 7:36 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Elk Creek, VA | 1 INCH OF SNOW AS OF 730 PM |
| Oct 29, 7:44 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | 6 Nw Lansing, NC | ELEVATION 4500 FEET NW OF LANSING |
| Oct 29, 7:48 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Creston, NC | ELEVATION 4200 FEET |
| Oct 29, 7:55 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Boone, NC | |
| Oct 29, 8:12 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Todd, NC | |
| Oct 29, 8:20 PM EDT | SNOW 5.8 | 1 S Bluefield, WV | |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Marion, VA | |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Beech Mountain, NC | |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ssw Grayson, NC | |
| Oct 29, 11:14 PM EDT | SNOW 8 | 1 E Tazewell, VA | |
| Oct 30, 3:20 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 1 Sw Bluefield, WV | SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | SNOW 8.4 | Burkes Garden, VA | |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.2 | 1 Ssw Transou, NC | |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Sse Hinton, WV | |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3.8 | Pence Springs, WV | |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 5.6 | 1 Se Boone, NC | |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 7 | Richlands, VA | |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 9 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | Princeton, WV | |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Trout Dale, VA | |
| Oct 30, 8:36 AM EDT | SNOW 7 | Richlands, VA | |
| Oct 30, 8:42 AM EDT | SNOW 9 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Sweet Springs, WV | |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Tannersville, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | 1 Sw Valle Crucis, NC | 3 TO 4 INCHES |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Union, WV | 4-5 INCHES IN UNION WITH LOTS OF DRIFTING |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 1 S Whitetop, NC | LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 6.5 | Clifton, NC | LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Beech Mountain, NC | LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME 3 FT DRIFTS |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Richlands, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Tazewell, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM EDT | SNOW 9 | Ashland, NC | LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW. ELEVATION 4200FT |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | Pipestem, WV | |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM EDT | SNOW 9.5 | Athens, WV | |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM EDT | SNOW 12 | Lashmeet, WV | 11 TO 12 INCHES |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM EDT | SNOW 6.2 | 2 Ne Hungry Mother Stat, VA | |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Wsw Page Hollow, VA | LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 3 Se Flatridge, VA | 2FT DRIFTS |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | 1 W Mcmullin, VA | |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Mouth Of Wilson, VA | 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH 2FT DRIFTS |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 14.5 | 2 N Tazewell, VA | |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | 1 Ese Thomas Bridge, VA | |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM EDT | SNOW 8 | Lansing, NC | 3500 FEET IN ELEVATION |
| Oct 30, 3:42 PM EDT | SNOW 6 | 1 Wsw Rominger, NC | SPICE CREEK RD |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM EDT | SNOW 7 | 4 Nw Sugar Grove, NC | SKYWARN SPOTTER |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM EDT | SNOW 28 | Flat Top, WV | STORM TOTAL AS OF 7PM |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM EDT | SNOW 9 | 2 N Athens, WV |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
268 WWUS41 KRNK 282133 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 533 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE... .HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE MONDAY NIGHT IN NEW JERSEY...CAUSING UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR TO WRAP AROUND THE STORM INTO OUR AREA. THE COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-290545- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0004.121030T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0005.121029T0400Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 533 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW MONDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY EVEN INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>045-290545- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0004.121030T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0005.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 533 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW MONDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY EVEN INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
11 follow-up statements
631 WWUS41 KRNK 290235 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1035 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .HURRICANE SANDY WILL MERGE WITH A DEEPENING UPPER LOW AND WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR INTO THE REGION. THE COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-291100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 1035 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-291100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.121029T0400Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1035 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WVZ045-291100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1035 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ON MONDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 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. && $$
048 WWUS41 KRNK 290948 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 548 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...UNUSUAL EARLY WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS... .HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK INTO THE MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE THIS AFTERNOON AND COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LOW TO BRING COLDER AIR AND SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ONCE WE GET ACCUMULATING SNOWS BY TONIGHT. WVZ045-291800- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 548 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LESS THAN 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE MIXED AT TIMES WITH RAIN THIS MORNING BECOMING ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-291800- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 548 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LESS THAN 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED MAINLY BY THIS EVENING LASTING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-291800- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 548 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ010-011-018-291800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND 548 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN...MOUNTAIN LAKE...PEARIS MOUNTAIN AND BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW MIXED WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WET SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL BY TUESDAY MORNING ON THE RIDGES. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
281 WWUS41 KRNK 291358 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 958 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...UNUSUAL EARLY WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS... .HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK INTO THE MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE THIS AFTERNOON AND COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LOW TO BRING COLDER AIR AND SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW ONCE WE GET ACCUMULATING SNOWS BY TONIGHT. WVZ045-292200- /O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 958 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LESS THAN 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE MIXED AT TIMES WITH RAIN THIS MORNING BECOMING ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-292200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 958 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LESS THAN 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED MAINLY BY THIS EVENING LASTING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-292200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 958 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ010-011-018-292200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.121029T1600Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND 958 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PEARIS MOUNTAIN AND BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW MIXED WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE WET SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL BY TUESDAY MORNING ON THE RIDGES. SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
907 WWUS41 KRNK 292017 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 417 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...UNUSUAL EARLY WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS... .HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK INLAND TONIGHT AND COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LOW TO BRING COLDER AIR AND SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SNOW WILL BE A WET SNOW...STICKING TO ELEVATED OBJECTS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW POTENTIALLY DOWNING TREES AND POWERLINES. WVZ045-300430- /O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 417 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...ALONG WITH WIND DRIVEN SNOW AT TIMES. LESS THAN 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-300430- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 417 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET IN ELEVATION...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LESS THAN 4 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-300430- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 417 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ024-035-300430- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.121030T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- 417 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SOUTH OF MONTEBELLO TO NEAR THE HIGHWAY 60 INTERCHANGE. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FARTHER NORTH TOWARD MONTEBELLO AND WESTWARD INTO THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW MIXED WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ010-011-018-300430- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND 417 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PEARIS MOUNTAIN AND BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET IN ELEVATION...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WET SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. IT WILL ALSO STICK TO TREES AND POWERLINES...AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
771 WWUS41 KRNK 300057 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 857 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...UNUSUAL EARLY WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS... .HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK INLAND TONIGHT AND COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LOW TO BRING COLDER AIR AND SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SNOW WILL BE A WET SNOW...STICKING TO ELEVATED OBJECTS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW POTENTIALLY DOWNING TREES AND POWERLINES. WVZ045-301100- /O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 857 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 18 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 3500 FEET. LESS THAN 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-301100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 857 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-301100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 857 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 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. && $$ VAZ012>014-016-017-301100- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALAX 857 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NEW RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSBILY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WET SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. IT WILL ALSO STICK TO TREES AND POWERLINES...AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ010-011-018-301100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND 857 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PEARIS MOUNTAIN AND BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSBILY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WET SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. IT WILL ALSO STICK TO TREES AND POWERLINES...AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ024-035-301100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- 857 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SOUTH OF MONTEBELLO TO NEAR THE HIGHWAY 60 INTERCHANGE. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
101 WWUS41 KRNK 300901 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 501 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT... .COLDER AIR AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS ONCE HURRICANE SANDY TRACKS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE STARTS TO LIFT NORTH INTO WESTERN NEW YORK STATE. WVZ045-301715- /O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 501 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-301715- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 501 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 9 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-301715- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 501 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 9 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 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. && $$ VAZ010>014-016>018-301715- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...GALAX 501 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PEARIS MOUNTAIN AND BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN...BRUSH MOUNTAIN...PILOT MOUNTAIN...BUFFALO MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WET SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. IT WILL ALSO STICK TO TREES AND POWERLINES...AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ024-035-301715- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- 501 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SOUTH OF MONTEBELLO TO NEAR THE HIGHWAY 60 INTERCHANGE. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
401 WWUS41 KRNK 301341 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 941 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT... .COLDER AIR AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS ONCE HURRICANE SANDY TRACKS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE STARTS TO LIFT NORTH INTO WESTERN NEW YORK STATE. WVZ045-302145- /O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 941 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-302145- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 941 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 9 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-302145- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 941 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 9 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ010>014-016>018-302145- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...GALAX 941 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PEARIS MOUNTAIN AND BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN... BRUSH MOUNTAIN...PILOT MOUNTAIN...BUFFALO MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WET SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. IT WILL ALSO STICK TO TREES AND POWERLINES...AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ024-035-302145- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- 941 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SOUTH OF MONTEBELLO TO NEAR THE HIGHWAY 60 INTERCHANGE. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RCS
481 WWUS41 KRNK 301610 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1210 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .COLD AIR AND WIND...COMBINED WITH LINGERING MOISTURE FROM POST TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN WINTRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY WITH TIME...WITH MORE BREAKS BETWEEN EPISODES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW...BUT HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND AT NIGHT WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS. WVZ045-310015- /O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1210 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...LESS THAN 6 INCHES BELOW 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-310015- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 1210 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET MAY ONLY EXPERIENCE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...AND IN SOME OF THE WARMEST LOCATIONS LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-310015- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1210 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET TO EXPERIENCE MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 INCHES...AND IN SOME CASES JUST A TRACE WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED ABOVE FREEZING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. 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. && $$ VAZ010>014-016>018-310015- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...GALAX 1210 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PEARIS MOUNTAIN AND BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN... BRUSH MOUNTAIN...PILOT MOUNTAIN...BUFFALO MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS...A DUSTING TO AN INCH...MOST OF THE SNOW MELTING ON CONTACT DUE TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING. * TIMING...SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WET SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. IT WILL ALSO STICK TO TREES AND POWERLINES...AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ024-035-310015- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- 1210 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SOUTH OF MONTEBELLO TO NEAR THE HIGHWAY 60 INTERCHANGE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
853 WWUS41 KRNK 301950 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 350 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .COLD AIR AND WIND...COMBINED WITH LINGERING MOISTURE FROM POST TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN WINTRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY WITH TIME...WITH MORE BREAKS BETWEEN EPISODES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW...BUT HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND AT NIGHT WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS. WVZ045-310400- /O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 350 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY...NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY VICINITY OF LEWISBURG AND ALDERSON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL DRIFT ACROSS HIGHWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...27 TO 32. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-310400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 350 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET MAY ONLY EXPERIENCE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...AND IN SOME OF THE WARMEST LOCATIONS LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADS ALSO LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-310400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 350 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET WILL EXPERIENCE MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS... GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 INCHES...AND IN SOME CASES JUST A TRACE WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED ABOVE FREEZING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...27 TO 34. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ010>014-016>018-310400- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...GALAX 350 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PEARIS MOUNTAIN AND BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN... BRUSH MOUNTAIN...PILOT MOUNTAIN...BUFFALO MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS...A DUSTING TO AN INCH...MOST OF THE SNOW MELTING ON CONTACT DUE TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. POWER OUTAGES FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ024-035-310400- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- 350 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SOUTH OF MONTEBELLO TO NEAR THE HIGHWAY 60 INTERCHANGE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND WIND. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
022 WWUS41 KRNK 310208 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1008 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .COLD AIR AND WIND...COMBINED WITH LINGERING MOISTURE FROM POST TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN WINTRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS. WVZ045-311200- /O.CON.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1008 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY... NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY IN THE VICINITY OF LEWISBURG AND ALDERSON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL DRIFT ACROSS HIGHWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...27 TO 32. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-311200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 1008 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADS ALSO LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-311200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1008 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...27 TO 34. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. 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. && $$ VAZ010>014-016>018-311200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...GALAX 1008 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PEARIS MOUNTAIN AND BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN... BRUSH MOUNTAIN...PILOT MOUNTAIN...BUFFALO MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. POWER OUTAGES FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ024-035-311200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- 1008 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SOUTH OF MONTEBELLO TO NEAR THE HIGHWAY 60 INTERCHANGE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND WIND. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * WIND CHILL...IN THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
100 WWUS41 KRNK 310816 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 416 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...ACCUMLATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY... .SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS THROUGH THE DAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SEVERAL MORE INCHES POSSIBLE MAINLY ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL START TO BECOME LESS NUMEROUS BY TONIGHT. WVZ045-311630- /O.CAN.KRNK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0006.121031T0816Z-121031T2000Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 416 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY... NORTHWEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL DRIFT ACROSS HIGHWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-311630- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0012.121031T0816Z-121031T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 416 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL KEEP ROADS HAZARDOUS OVER THE HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ007-009-019-020-WVZ042>044-311630- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0012.121031T0816Z-121031T2000Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD... HIX 416 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW. WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ010>014-016>018-024-035-310930- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- 416 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THERE MAY STILL BE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AROUND THIS MORNING BUT ONLY ANOTHER DUSTING TO AN INCH EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 5:10 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 42 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:35 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 56 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.