Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2013, 4:16 AM EST for Grayson County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia; Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 26, 2013, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 13 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
- Feb 25, 2013, 4:16 AM EST (09:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2013, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2013, 5:58 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Grayson County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 2 W Boone, NC | ICE ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES...AND 0.4 INCHES OF SLEET ON GROUND |
| Feb 26, 7:51 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Jefferson, NC | |
| Feb 26, 8:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Cliffield, VA | TWO TREES DOWN AT THE TAZEWELL COUNTY COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE CLOSE TO POUNDING MILL BRANCH ROAD |
| Feb 26, 9:20 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Tiptop, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ALONG ROUTE 460 NEAR SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| Feb 26, 9:59 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Glendale Springs, NC | |
| Feb 26, 10:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Independence, VA | |
| Feb 26, 10:05 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.15 | Troutdale, VA | |
| Feb 26, 10:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Tazewell, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ALONG BULLDOG AVENUE THAT ALSO TOOK DOWN A POWER LINE |
| Feb 26, 10:31 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Elk Creek, VA | |
| Feb 26, 11:19 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | Boone, NC | |
| Feb 26, 11:43 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Grayson Highlands State, VA | OVER 4K FEET |
| Feb 26, 1:58 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | West Jefferson, NC | |
| Feb 26, 2:01 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 1 | 1 Sse Aho, NC | JUST ABOVE 4000 FT NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PKWY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 2897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
996 WWUS71 KRNK 250916 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 416 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT...CROSSING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND CAROLINAS TUESDAY. WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE GUSTING OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS WILL EXCEED 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TAZEWELL AND SMYTH COUNTIES ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WEAKEN. VAZ007-009-251730- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0006.130226T0500Z-130226T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 416 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...ESPECIALLY BURKES GARDEN...TAZEWELL...SALTVILLE AND SOUTH OF CHILHOWIE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND DAWN TUESDAY THROUGH MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE 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. && $$ WVZ042-251730- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.130226T0500Z-130226T2100Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 416 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 77. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SOME SMALLER TREES COULD FALL AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4 && $$
6 follow-up statements
500 WWUS71 KRNK 251648 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1148 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT...CROSSING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND CAROLINAS TUESDAY. WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE GUSTING OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS WILL EXCEED 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TAZEWELL AND SMYTH COUNTIES ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WEAKEN. VAZ007-009-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.130226T0500Z-130226T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 1148 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...ESPECIALLY BURKES GARDEN...TAZEWELL...SALTVILLE AND SOUTH OF CHILHOWIE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND DAWN TUESDAY THROUGH MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE 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. && $$ WVZ042-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.130226T0500Z-130226T2100Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1148 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 77. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SOME SMALLER TREES COULD FALL AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4 && $$
268 WWUS71 KRNK 252022 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 322 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT...CROSSING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND CAROLINAS TUESDAY. WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE GUSTING OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS WILL EXCEED 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TAZEWELL...SMYTH AND GRAYSON COUNTIES INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WEAKEN. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-260430- /O.EXB.KRNK.HW.W.0006.130226T0500Z-130227T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 322 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN RIDGES ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY AROUND MOUNT ROGERS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND DAWN TUESDAY THROUGH MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE 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. && $$ VAZ007-009-260430- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.130226T0500Z-130226T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 322 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...ESPECIALLY TAZEWELL...SALTVILLE AND SOUTH OF CHILHOWIE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND DAWN TUESDAY THROUGH MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ WVZ043-045-260430- /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.130226T0500Z-130227T0000Z/ SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 322 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES MAINLY WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SOME SMALLER TREES COULD FALL AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE 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 A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ042-260430- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.130226T0500Z-130227T0000Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 322 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 77. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SOME SMALLER TREES COULD FALL AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4 && $$
293 WWUS71 KRNK 252326 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 626 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT...CROSSING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND CAROLINAS TUESDAY. WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE GUSTING OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS WILL EXCEED 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF TAZEWELL...SMYTH AND GRAYSON COUNTIES INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WEAKEN. VAZ007-009-261100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.130226T0500Z-130226T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 626 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...ESPECIALLY TAZEWELL...SALTVILLE AND SOUTH OF CHILHOWIE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND DAWN TUESDAY THROUGH MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-261100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.130226T0500Z-130227T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 626 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN RIDGES ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY AROUND MOUNT ROGERS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND DAWN TUESDAY THROUGH MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ WVZ042-043-045-261100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.130226T0500Z-130227T0000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 626 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES MAINLY WEST OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SOME SMALLER TREES COULD FALL AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE 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 A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
951 WWUS71 KRNK 261037 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 537 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS LASTING THROUGH TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WORKS SLOWLY NORTH INTO THE WESTERN OHIO VALLEY TODAY. A STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD SETS UP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...BRINGING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD START WEAKENING BY DUSK. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-261845- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 537 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN RIDGES ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY AROUND MOUNT ROGERS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 8 AM TO 3 PM TIME FRAME. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ007-009-261845- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 537 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...ESPECIALLY TAZEWELL...SALTVILLE AND SOUTH OF CHILHOWIE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE 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. && $$ WVZ042-043-045-261845- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 537 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES MAINLY WEST OF LEWISBURG AND PRINCETON. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM. * IMPACTS...SOME SMALLER TREES COULD FALL AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4 && $$
142 WWUS71 KRNK 261823 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 123 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS LASTING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES BY LATER THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...BRINGING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD START WEAKENING AFTER DARK. VAZ007-009-270000- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 123 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...ESPECIALLY TAZEWELL...SALTVILLE AND SOUTH OF CHILHOWIE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-270000- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 123 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WESTERN RIDGES ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY AROUND MOUNT ROGERS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 2 PM TO 6 PM TIME FRAME. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ WVZ042-043-045-270000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 123 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES MAINLY WEST OF LEWISBURG AND PRINCETON. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME TREES COULD FALL AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE 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 && $$
377 WWUS71 KRNK 262258 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 558 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-270000- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 558 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. $$ WVZ042-043-045-270000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 558 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Feb 24, 11:56 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 11:56 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1156 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH CENTERED OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND
MONDAY. A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL MOVE
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES FOR MID WEEK...PUSHING A
A FRONT INTO THE AREA BY TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM SLOWS DOWN BUT
MOVES FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE NORTHEAST BY THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 1000 PM EST SUNDAY...
SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO GRIDS TO BRING TEMPS IN LINE WITH CURRENT
CONDITIONS. LOW CLOUDS FLIRTING WITH NORTHERN PORTION OF FORECAST
AREA BUT WILL GO WITH MODEL RH SOLUTION WHICH DOES NOT BRING THEM
ANY FURTHER SOUTH. NO CHANGES TO THINKING FROM PRIOR SHIFT
REGARDING WEATHER SITUATION FOR TOMORROW NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING...WITH RADIATIONAL COOLING HELPING TO BRING WIND SPEEDS
DOWNWARD AS THE NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURE INVERSION SETS UP. STRONGER
GUSTS IN THE 20 MPH TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL LINGER FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS UNTIL THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS REGION RELAXES A LITTLE
MORE...HOWEVER GUSTS FOR MOST OF THE REGION WILL VERY QUICKLY FALL
BELOW 10 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...IF THEY HAVE NOT
ALREADY. FOR THE OVERNIGHT...GOOD NET RADIATIONAL COOLING AND
LIGHT WINDS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT.
ON MONDAY...THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TRANSITIONS TO
OVER PENNSYLVANIA...AND ITS RIDGE AXIS NOSES SOUTH ALONG THE LEE OF
THE APPALACHIANS. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL PROVIDE FOR A
DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST WIND ACROSS THE AREA BY THE AFTERNOON.
CONTRIBUTING TO THAT WIND WILL BE COUNTER-CLOCKWISE FLOW ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF AN APPROACHING LOW IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
WE ARE EXPECTING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY.
MONDAY AFTERNOON...ANTICIPATE INCREASING HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LOW. SOME LOW TO MID LEVEL
CLOUD COVER MAY ARRIVE LATE IN THE DAY ALONG THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE FAIRLY UNIFORM.
THE SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL YIELD A BIT OF A DOWNSLOPING COMPONENT
OVER WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA AND PROVIDE FOR HIGHS
COMPARABLE...OR SLIGHTLY MILDER THAN EASTERN PARTS OF THE REGION.
A MIX OF UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S IS FORECAST FOR HIGHS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 400 PM EST SUNDAY...
WINTER STORM...PARENT LOW...MOVES NORTHEAST INTO OHIO VALLEY AND
GREAT LAKES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...SFC FRONT ADVANCING EAST
ACROSS THE TN VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST STATES. THE LOW OCCLUDES
TUESDAY WITH TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMING ALONG THE ADVANCING FRONT
VCNTY OF THE CAROLINAS...AND MOVING RAPIDLY UP THE EASTERN
SEABOARD. THIS MILLER B SCENARIO SUGGESTS MIXED BAG OF PRECIP FOR
THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WITH WARM NOSE ALOFT PERMITTING MELT
OF HYDROMETEORS ABOVE THE SURFACE. CHALLENGE FOR OUR FCST AREA
WILL BE WHETHER BOUNDARY LAYER WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO RE-FREEZE
INTO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN.
BEFORE ADDRESSING THE PRECIP TYPE CHALLENGE...WILL NEED TO WATCH
FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
APPALACHIANS PER APPROACH OF THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT. MODELS ARE
FCSTING SOUTHEASTERLY 85H WINDS OF 50 TO 70 KTS...SUGGESTING THERE
WILL BE SOME PRETTY DECENT CROSS BARRIER FLOW DOWN THE WEST SIDE
OF THE APPALACHIANS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PLACES LIKE
TAZEWELL AND SMYTH WILL LIKELY SEE SFC GUSTS OF 40 TO AS MUCH AS
60 MPH PRIOR TO THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN
POSTED FOR MUCH OF THE UPPER TN VALLEY.
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS...NO WIND ISSUES. THE
SOUTHEASTERLY LLJ WILL BE BLOWING...BUT ABOVE THE WEDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WHICH WILL BE
CENTERED OVER NEW ENGLAND MONDAY WILL BE WEDGED DOWN THE EAST
SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS...DRY AIRMASS FEATURING DEWPOINTS IN THE
TEENS/20S. THIS STABLE AIRMASS IS NOT OVERLY COLD WITH RESPECT TO
TEMPERATURE...BUT WILL STILL PROMOTE ENOUGH COOLING ONCE THE
PRECIP ARRIVES LATE MONDAY NIGHT...WET BULB EFFECT...TO FORCE THE
SURFACE TEMPERATURE JUST BLO FREEZING...ESP FROM THE BLUE RIDGE
WEST INTO THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.
ATTM THINK WE ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SORT
OF EVENT. SIMILAR TO THE LAST EVENT...ONSET OF PRECIP LIKELY TO BE
A MIXTURE OF SLEET/SNOW...THEN TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN
DEPENDING ON THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES. QPF FROM THIS EVENT WILL BE
LIMITED TO A 6 TO 12 HOUR WINDOW...ROUGHLY 4AM-4PM TUESDAY.
MODELS SUGGEST UPWARDS OF A HALF INCH LIQUID EQUIVALENT...TRENDING
HIGHER AS YOU HEAD EAST TOWARD THE PIEDMONT. THERE MAY BE SOME
ENHANCEMENT RIGHT ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY DUE TO THE
SOUTHEAST UPSLOPE FLOW...AND A SHADOW EFFECT ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE MOUNTAINS WHERE DOWNSLOPE WILL COUNTER THE SYNOPTIC LIFT. OF
THE HALF INCH QPF...THEN ITS A MATTER OF WHAT PTYPE FORM THAT IT
WILL TAKE. THIS SEEMS PRETTY TRIVIAL FOR THE PIEDMONT AND POINTS
EAST WHERE THE BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING....DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...ETC RECEIVING PLAIN OL RAIN.
AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS...AND ESP ALONG AND JUST WEST
OF THE BLUE RIDGE...FROM THE MTNS OF NC INTO THE HIGHLANDS OF VA
AND WV...THINK THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF SNOW/SLEET...UPWARDS OF
AN INCH...BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN...THEN RAIN. CAN'T RULE
OUT A TENTH OR TWO OF ICING...BUT A LOT WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH
FALLS AS SLEET PRIOR TO THE CHANGE OVER OR WHETHER WE CAN MAINTAIN
SFC TEMPS BLO 32 FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
REGARDLESS OF THE EXACT OUTCOME...THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH PRETTY
QUICK WITH RAIN COMING TO AN END LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER
THAT...FCST WILL HINGE ON THE OCCLUDING PARENT LOW AS IT SPIRALS
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND EVENTUALLY INTO NEW ENGLAND
BY THURSDAY. THE FCST FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID WEEK LOOKS
DRY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH SCATTERED MOUNTAIN RAIN/SNOW
SHOWERS PERSISTING DUE TO MOISTURE LINGERING OVER AND WEST OF THE
MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND BELOW NORMAL AS COLD AIR
FUNNELS SOUTHWARD AROUND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 336 PM EST SUNDAY...
THIS PERIOD LOOKS TO FEATURE THE MOST PERSISTENT TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN CONUS DURING THE ENTIRE WINTER. AN UPPER LOW OF SOME TYPE
WILL REMAIN AND RELOAD NEAR NOVA SCOTIA WITH UPPER RIDGING
INCREASING AND EVENTUALLY CLOSING OFF JUST SW OF THE TIP OF
GREENLAND. THIS BLOCKY PATTERN WILL BE SELF SUSTAINING AS RIDGING
INCREASES WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH MULTIPLE SHRTWVS
ENTERING THE TROUGH ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST THEN DIVING DUE
SOUTH. SENSIBLE WEATHER HERE WILL BE ALMOST STEADY STATE. WNW-NW
WINDS AND H85 TEMPS FROM -8C TO -11C ACROSS SE WEST VA WILL MEAN
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS EVERY DAY AND NIGHT TO VARYING DEGREES...BUT
PROBABLY NO MORE THAN 2 INCHES IN ANY 12 HR PERIOD. HOWEVER...THE
SNOW MAY START TO PILE UP AFTER SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS WESTERN
GREENBRIER. CLOUDS WILL REMAIN EACH DAY...RETREATING SOMEWHAT TO
THE WEST DURING THE DAY WITH BETTER MIXING...THEN EXPANDING EAST
DURING THE NIGHT. SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY SURVIVE INTO THE
ROANOKE/NEW RIVER VALLEYS DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS AS WINDS
TURN MORE WNW OR EVEN DUE WEST DURING SOME OF THE EVENINGS. H85
TEMPS GET COLDER SLOWLY EACH DAY WITH THE COLDEST AIR ARRIVING
SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 1200 AM EST MONDAY...
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS THE DOMINANT FEATURE OF THE REGION. THROUGH THE AM HOURS
OF MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH FROM THE GREAT
LAKES...WEDGING ALONG THE EASTERN FACE OF THE APPALACHIANS. AS
SUCH...EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO NORTHEASTERLY BY
SUNRISE...AND TO EAST SOUTHEASTERLY BY NOON. HIGH CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
ADVANCES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES.
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ON MONDAY EVENING AS THE LOW
APPROACHES WILL RESULT IN A STRENGTHENING SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL
JET...POTENTIALLY AFFECTING BLF WITH GUSTY WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY MORNING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALSO MAKE A RETURN EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...BRINGING A RETURN OF MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS AND
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...MAINLY AFFECTING THE MOUNTAINS.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND RESIDUAL
MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN SCATTERED MVFR SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR VAZ007-009.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...DS/MBS
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...KM
AVIATION...KM/NFHazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:57 PM EST, 11 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 457 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035-045>047-WVZ042>045- 252200- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 457 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATION ALONG WITH ICE IS POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-009-252200- TAZEWELL-SMYTH- 457 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043-044-058-059-252200- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- 457 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 28 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 26 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2013High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013
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.