Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 3:38 PM EST for 6 counties in Virginia; Monroe County, West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:38 PM EST (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 1:15 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Lexington, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Monroe County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Hot Springs, VA | |
| Dec 26, 11:26 AM EST | SNOW 2.6 | 4 E Covington City, VA | |
| Dec 26, 12:21 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Covington, VA | QUARTER INCH OF ICE AND ONE INCH OF SLEET |
| Dec 26, 12:24 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.3 | Goshen, VA | |
| Dec 26, 12:25 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Goshen, VA | 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET |
| Dec 26, 12:31 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Sweet Springs, 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
895 WWUS41 KRNK 252038 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 338 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE MID-SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN TO OUR REGION. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED SOUTH AND WEST OF THE WARNING AREA...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN IN THESE AREAS. VAZ019-020-024-WVZ045-260445- /O.CAN.KRNK.IS.W.0001.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0008.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 338 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS... GREENBIER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA AND ALLEGHANY...BATH AND ROCKBRIDGE IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POTENTIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AND CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE 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. && $$ WVZ044-260445- /O.UPG.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0008.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...UNION 338 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...DEEPER VALLEYS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME ICE COVERED...SLICK... AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED ON TREES AND POWER LINES...WHICH MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ013-017-034-WVZ043-260445- /O.EXA.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ PULASKI-FLOYD-BEDFORD-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...PULASKI...FLOYD...HINTON... HIX 338 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...DEEPER VALLEYS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS A WINTRY MIXTURE. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/10 TO 2/10 OF AN INCH. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND SIDEWALKS MAY BECOME ICE COVERED...SLICK... AND HAZARDOUS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED ON TREES AND POWER LINES...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ011-014-018-022-023-035-260445- /O.CON.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ GILES-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...AMHERST 338 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...DEEPER VALLEYS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS MANILY NORTH OF A PEARISBURG...BLACKSBURG...ROANOKE...AMHERST LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN THEN RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/10 TO 2/10 OF AN INCH. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND SIDEWALKS MAY BECOME ICE COVERED...SLICK... AND HAZARDOUS. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED ON TREES AND POWER LINES...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
470 WWUS41 KRNK 260431 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1131 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ANOTHER LOW FORMS OVER THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. COLDER AIR OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA WILL BE PINCHED SOUTHWARD FROM HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. ENOUGH COLD AIR IN PLACE WILL CAUSE SOME PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AS THE RAIN INCREASES IN INTENSITY AND THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN. VAZ019-020-024-WVZ044-045-261245- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1131 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS... EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS FROM GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA EAST TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM PRE-DAWN WEDNESDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BECOMING SLICK ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES AND UNTREATED ROADS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE 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 AND ICE ACCUMULATION 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. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-017-018-022-023-034-035-WVZ043-261245- /O.CON.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD- AMHERST-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... AMHERST...HINTON...HIX 1131 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST AND NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS INTO SOME OF THE COLDER VALLEYS. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSED MAY BECOME SLICK. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$
906 WWUS41 KRNK 260818 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 318 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATER THIS MORNING AS A SECONDARY LOW FORMS OVER THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. COLDER AIR OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA WILL BE PINCHED SOUTHWARD FROM HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. ENOUGH COLD AIR IN PLACE WILL CAUSE SOME PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN INTO THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE RAIN INCREASES IN INTENSITY AND THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN EXCEPT ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...AND SOUTHERN SHENADOAH VALLEY WHERE AN ICY MIX MAY PERSIST. VAZ011-013-014-018-022-023-034-035-WVZ043-261630- /O.CAN.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.121226T0818Z-121227T0000Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-AMHERST- SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD... AMHERST...HINTON...HIX 318 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS NORTH AND EAST ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICE COVERED BY AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION 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. 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. && $$ VAZ019-020-024-WVZ044-045-261630- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 318 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS... EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS FROM GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA EAST TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BECOMING SLICK ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES AND UNTREATED ROADS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ016-032-033-261630- /O.EXA.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ CARROLL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 318 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...EAST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION 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. && $$ VAZ017-261630- /O.CON.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLOYD 318 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY EAST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$
301 WWUS41 KRNK 261126 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 626 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATER THIS MORNING AS A SECONDARY LOW FORMS OVER THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. COLDER AIR OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA WILL BE PINCHED SOUTHWARD FROM HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. ENOUGH COLD AIR IN PLACE WILL CAUSE SOME PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN INTO THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE RAIN INCREASES IN INTENSITY AND THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN EXCEPT ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...AND SOUTHERN SHENADOAH VALLEY WHERE AN ICY MIX MAY PERSIST. VAZ019-020-024-WVZ044-045-261930- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 626 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS... EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS FROM GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA EAST TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BECOMING SLICK ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES AND UNTREATED ROADS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE 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 AND ICE ACCUMULATION 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. && $$ VAZ016-017-032-033-261930- /O.CON.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 626 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EAST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN STRIPS ALONG THE PARKWAY. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-018-022-023-034-035-WVZ043-261930- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-AMHERST- SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD... AMHERST...HINTON...HIX 626 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS NORTH AND EAST ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH...EXCEPT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICE COVERED BY AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION 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. 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. && $$
601 WWUS41 KRNK 261235 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 735 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATER THIS MORNING AS A SECONDARY LOW FORMS OVER THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. COLDER AIR OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA WILL BE PINCHED SOUTHWARD FROM HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. ENOUGH COLD AIR IN PLACE WILL CAUSE SOME PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN INTO THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE RAIN INCREASES IN INTENSITY AND THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN EXCEPT ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...AND SOUTHERN SHENADOAH VALLEY WHERE AN ICY MIX MAY PERSIST. VAZ019-020-024-WVZ044-045-262045- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 735 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS... EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS FROM GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA EAST TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL BECOMING SLICK ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES AND UNTREATED ROADS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE 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 AND ICE ACCUMULATION 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-VAZ015-262045- /O.EXA.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 735 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...EAST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN INCLUDING SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN STRIPS ALONG THE PARKWAY. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION 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. && $$ VAZ016-017-032-033-262045- /O.CON.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 735 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EAST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN STRIPS ALONG THE PARKWAY. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-018-022-023-034-035-WVZ043-262045- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-AMHERST- SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD... AMHERST...HINTON...HIX 735 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS NORTH AND EAST ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH...EXCEPT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICE COVERED BY AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION 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. 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. && $$
187 WWUS41 KRNK 261815 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON... .THE DRY SLOT AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION AND SOLID PRECIPITATION AREA IS EXITING THE REGION. WILL SEE SOME LINGERING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY EAST OT THE BLUE RIDGE UNTIL MID AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD BE ONLY SPOTTY. VAZ019-020-024-WVZ045-270000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER VALLEY EAST TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET OR SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET LESS THAN AN INCH..ALONG WITH ANOTHER TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLIPPERY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO PERIST AS TEMPERATURES HOVER AROUND OR UNDER FREEZING. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...UPPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION 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. 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. && $$ WVZ044-261915- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ MONROE- 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS EXITED THE AREA. SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR FREEZING RAIN MAY BE POSSIBLE BUT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-032-033-261915- /O.CAN.KRNK.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. THE MAIN BULK OF THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS EXITED THE AREA. ONLY EXPECT A FEW SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ADDITIONAL GLAZE ON TREES. $$ VAZ011-013-014-018-022-023-034-WVZ043-261915- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-SUMMERS- 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE BULK OF THE WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS EXITED THE AREA. ONLY SPOTTY SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE EXPECTED AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING EXCEPT FOR A FEW LOCATIONS. SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. $$ VAZ035-270000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AMHERST 115 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE COUNTY BUT WORSE OVER THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 5:32 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington, City of Lexington | 10 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:32 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 11 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery and 10 more | 22 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.