Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Nov 26, 2013, 11:22 AM EST for 15 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 26, 2013, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 26, 2013, 11:22 AM EST (16:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 26, 2013, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2013, 7:56 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Amherst County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 68 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 441 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 527 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
590 WWUS71 KRNK 261622 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1122 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TO NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...A VERY STRONG WIND MAXIMUM AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL WILL SPREAD UP THE BLUE RIDGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TO COUNTIES BORDERING THE BLUE RIDGE. MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES ABOVE 2500 FEET. VAZ016-017-022>024-032-033-270030- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0007.131126T2100Z-131127T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 1122 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...COUNTIES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING...AND ALSO THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH AND ROANOKE VALLEYS FOR THE ADVISORY ON WEDNESDAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WITH SOME TREES DOWN ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. THEN GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...SOUTH AT 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 60 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THEN NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING...AND THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-034-035-270030- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0007.131126T2100Z-131127T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1122 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES MAY BE UPROOTED...POSSIBLY FALLING ON POWERLINES AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ013-014-018-019-270030- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON 1122 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...COUNTIES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE... NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH AND ROANOKE VALLEYS. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
833 WWUS71 KRNK 262010 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 310 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TO NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...A VERY STRONG WIND MAXIMUM AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL WILL SPREAD UP THE BLUE RIDGE LATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TO COUNTIES BORDERING THE BLUE RIDGE. MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES ABOVE 2500 FEET. VAZ016-017-022>024-270415- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.131126T2100Z-131127T0500Z/ CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 310 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...COUNTIES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WITH SOME TREES DOWN ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING...AND THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ VAZ013-014-018-019-262115- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON 310 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN SPEED...AND STRONG GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ VAZ032-033-270415- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.131126T2100Z-131127T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 310 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PATRICK AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WITH SOME TREES DOWN ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. THEN GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...THIS EVENING...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ034-035-270415- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.131126T2100Z-131127T0500Z/ BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...AMHERST 310 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...BEDFORD AND AMHERST COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WITH SOME TREES DOWN ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. THEN GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...THIS EVENING...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING...AND THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-270415- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.131126T2100Z-131127T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 310 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJOINING GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...THIS EVENING...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES MAY BE UPROOTED...POSSIBLY FALLING ON POWERLINES AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-270415- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ SURRY-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO 310 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SURRY AND WILKES COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
768 WWUS71 KRNK 262159 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 459 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TO NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...A VERY STRONG WIND MAXIMUM AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL WILL SPREAD UP THE BLUE RIDGE LATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TO COUNTIES BORDERING THE BLUE RIDGE. MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES ABOVE 2500 FEET. VAZ032>035-270600- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131127T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 459 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WITH SOME TREES DOWN ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. THEN GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...THIS EVENING...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-022>024-270500- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131127T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 459 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...THIS EVENING...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES MAY BE UPROOTED...POSSIBLY FALLING ON POWERLINES AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-270600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ SURRY-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO 459 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SURRY AND WILKES COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
220 WWUS71 KRNK 270056 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 756 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TO NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST INCREASES ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. VAZ032>035-270900- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131127T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 756 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-022>024-270200- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131127T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 756 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING. HOWEVER VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 60 MPH POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ NCZ003-019-270900- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.131127T1100Z-131127T2300Z/ SURRY-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO 756 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SURRY AND WILKES COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
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 Nov 26, 9:33 AM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 9:33 AM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
933 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S.
TO OFF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING A
VARIETY OF INCLEMENT WEATHER TO THE REGION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING
RAIN THIS MORNING...HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THIS WEATHER SYSTEM
FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. BY THE WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
INTO THE REGION WITH MODERATING TEMPERATURES.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 930 AM EST TUESDAY...
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BUT REMAIN AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING IN MTN
VALLEYS AND PARTS OF FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. COULD DROP THE ADV IN
THE MTNS NOW...BUT IN AN HOUR OR SO THE HEAVIER PRECIP WILL HELP
BRING WARMER TEMPS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND ALL PRECIP WILL
CHANGE TO RAIN ELSEWHERE...BY ABOUT 11AM TO NOON WILL LIKELY DROP
ALL ADVISORIES FOR FREEZING RAIN. SO LATEST GRID UPDATE JUST TO
INCREASE TEMPS AT THOSE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND TO INCREASE QPF
AMOUNTS IN THE WEST AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE A LITTLE BIT.
HEAVY RAIN A CONCERN FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT NOT
READY TO ISSUE FLOOD WATCH JUST YET. ANOTHER UPDATE BEFORE NOON
LIKELY.
PREV DISCUSSION AS OF 520 AM EST TUESDAY...
COMPLEX/STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM STILL ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE REGION
THROUGH THE NEAR AND WELL INTO THE SHORT TERM PERIODS. WE BEGIN
THIS MORNING...AS EXPECTED...WITH WIDESPREAD -RA/-FZRA IMPACTING
THE REGION. NOT RECEIVING ANY SIGNIFICANT REPORTS OF ICING ON
ROADS OR OTHERWISE AT THIS POINT...BUT SFC TEMPS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REGION STILL HOVERING IN THE 29-32F RANGE AT THIS HOUR. BELOW
FREEZING AIR IS VERY SHALLOW...WHICH HAS CONVERTED ALL PCPN TO
-RA/FZRA AND GIVEN CONTINUED STRONG WAA...ALL LIQUID PCPN EXPECTED
FROM THIS POINT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE CWA HAVE WARMED INTO THE MID
30S...SUCH AS WATAUGA/MERCER/SUMMERS COUNTIES. WITH IN SITU WEDGE
IN PLACE...EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WILL
LEAVE THE WSW FOR TODAY AS IS FOR NOW TO AVOID CONFUSION AND HOLES
WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES. HOWEVER...EARLY CANCELLATION FOR AT
LEAST THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA APPEAR QUITE
POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT PROBLEM IS RAINFALL. STILL EXPECTING QPF ON THE ORDER OF
2 TO 3 INCHES FOR MUCH OF THE CWA. HOWEVER...AS NOTED IN THE HYDRO
DISCUSSION YESTERDAY...GIVEN THE DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA THIS FALL...NOT EXPECTING ANY SIGNIFICANT FLOOD PROBLEMS.
WHILE RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS A RESULT OF LOW
EVAPOTRANSPORATION AT THIS TIME OF YEAR...MOST RIVERS WILL NOT
EVEN REACH ACTION STAGE. ALSO...GIVEN THAT THE RAINFALL WILL FALL
OVER A 12-18 PERIOD OF TIME...FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED
EITHER.
THE UPSLOPE/DEFORMATION SNOW PORTION OF THIS EVENT WILL BEGIN JUST
AFTER THIS PERIOD ENDS...NAMELY AFT 06Z TONIGHT.
GIVEN THE IN-SITU WEDGE IN PLACE...HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THE COLDEST
GUIDANCE READINGS AND ADJUSTED READINGS DOWN IN AREAS THAT
TYPICALLY SEE LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN TEMPS IN WEDGE SITUATIONS AND
OFTEN RUN MUCH COLDER THAN GUIDANCE WOULD OTHERWISE INDICATE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 535 AM EST MONDAY...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
BEGINNING TO PHASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND BECOME ONE SYSTEM WEDNESDAY.
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW TRACKING ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL OPEN OVER THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND MERGE WITH THE NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH ENTERING
THE OHIO VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE GULF SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE
INLAND OVER GEORGIA TUESDAY EVENING...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE
LEE SIDE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE
NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH BECOMES DOMINATE...A SECONDARY SURFACE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE VIRGINIA TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN TRACKS TO
NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY.
THE HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE AND SHORT WAVES WILL
ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THEN TAPER WEST TO
EAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THIS RAIN MOVES EAST...COLD AIR WILL
BEGIN TO ENTER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
WEDNESDAY. THIS COLD AIR AND A DEFORMATION ZONE TRACKING ALONG THE
WESTERN APPALACHIANS WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TO
THE MOUNTAINS WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER
RIDGES. LOW CONFIDENCE ON AMOUNTS...THEREFORE ONLY WENT WITH A
WINTER STORM WATCH INSTEAD OF AN ADVISORY OR WARNING. AREAL
EXPANSION TO THE EAST IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ONCE THIS DEFORMATION ZONE
EXITS WEDNESDAY EVENING...PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS TO BRING STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS TO COUNTIES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR COUNTIES NOT IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH AND EMBEDDED
WIND INFORMATION TO COUNTIES IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH. NORTHWEST
UPSLOPE FLOW WILL BRING LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS TO WESTERN SLOPES OF SE
WV INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 1245 PM EDT MONDAY...
LARGE SCALE PATTERN TRANSITIONS TO ZONAL FLOW WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IN CONTROL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS RESULTS IN SLOWLY
MODERATING TEMPERATURES...YET SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEASONABLE
AVERAGES EVEN BY SUNDAY. ALSO THINKING HIGHER CLOUDS WILL BECOME
MORE PREVALENT BY SUNDAY WHICH WOULD KEEP HIGHS DOWN SOMEWHAT. LONG
TERM MODELS GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT THAT NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
MATERIALIZE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE SUNDAY AND THEN QUICKLY
APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY.
RIGHT NOW THE 00Z ECWMF IS A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE 12Z GFS AND
GIVEN THE GENERALLY ZONAL FLOW PATTERN THIS FASTER IDEA IS
FAVORED...ESPECIALLY AS A STRONGER SYSTEM DIGS INTO THE WESTERN U.S.
AND EJECTS THIS WAVE OUT ACROSS THE PLAINS AND TOWARDS THE
APPALACHIANS. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE WEAKENING AND RETREATING AS
THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES BY EARLY MONDAY BUT AIRMASS APPEARS THAT IT
WILL MODERATE ENOUGH SO THAT PRECIP TYPE REMAINS JUST RAIN. HOWEVER
IT WILL BE WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON THE TIMING OF PRECIP ARRIVAL AND
STRENGTH OF LINGERING HIGH...AS WELL AS HOW LOW INITIAL WET BULB
TEMPERATURES ARE WHEN PRECIP ARRIVES. CANT RULE OUT SOME POCKETS OF
FREEZING RAIN IF THIS COMES IN OVERNIGHT...BUT AT THIS POINT STILL A
LONG WAY OFF.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 715 AM EST TUESDAY...
VERY POOR AVIATION CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF VALID
PERIOD WITH COMBINATION WAA/WEDGE EVENT...THEN DEVELOPMENT OF A
DEEP COASTAL LOW/NOREASTER BY WEDNESDAY. WE BEGIN WITH WIDESPREAD
-FZRA AND BR WITH CIGS EXPECTED TO LOWER INTO THE IFR RANGE MOST
SITES THROUGH THE MORNING IF NOT ALREADY THERE. VSBYS SHOULD HOLD
MOST OF THE DAY IN THE IFR RANGE AS WELL...ALTHOUGH AT TIMES COULD
RISE INTO THE LOW END MVFR RANGE. ANY -FZRA WILL CHANGE TO -RA ALL
AREAS BY 16Z-18Z. RAIN THEN CHANGES TO A SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE EVENT
AFTER 04Z WED WITH PERHAPS A TRAILING DEFORMATION BAND OF SNOW
WORKING EAST TOWARD THE BLUE RIDGE WED MORNING. THIS MAY RESULT IN
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AROUND KBLF/KLWB BY WED MORNING WITH 1-2
INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE AS FAR EAST AS BCB. RAIN WILL END ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT AS DOWNSLOPE MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WIND
WILL ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE WED WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 KTS OR MORE
WED AS A THE COASTAL LOW DEVELOPS.
RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AS THE STORM
SYSTEM PULLS AWAY AND DRIER AIR WORKS IN...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD
VFR CONDITIONS. VFR THEN CONTINUES UNDER HIGH PRESSURE FOR FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
AS OF NOON EST MONDAY...
MODEL CONSENSUS AND HPC GUIDANCE GENERALLY IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE
OF LIQUID QPF FOR THE IMPENDING STORM EVENT ALTHOUGH SOME SREF
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SHOWING OVER 4 INCHES BY ABOUT 12Z WEDNESDAY THE
27TH. QUESTION IS WHAT IMPACT THE RUNOFF FROM THIS WILL HAVE ON AREA
STREAMS AND RIVERS. POINT ONE IS THAT RIVERS ARE STARTING OFF AT
VERY LOW LEVELS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER PORTIONS OF OUR RIVER
BASINS...ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. USGS DAILY STREAMFLOW PERCENTILES AS
OF THIS MORNING ARE SHOWING NEARLY ALL PIEDMONT RIVER AND STREAM
LOCATIONS RUNNING AT FLOWS BELOW THE 25TH PERCENTILE FOR THE DATE
AND SOME BELOW THE 10TH PERCENTILE. THIS ALSO HOLDS TRUE FOR MUCH OF
THE UPPER JAMES RIVER BASIN. 60-DAY RAINFALL DEFICITS HAVE BECOME
QUITE SIGNIFICANT...REACHING 4 TO 6 INCHES IN MANY OF THESE BASINS
OR AROUND 25 PERCENT OF NORMAL. DETERMINISTIC RIVER FORECASTS ISSUED
THIS MORNING BY THE FOUR RFCS SERVING THE BLACKSBURG HYDRO SERVICE
AREA INCLUDE 48 HOURS OF QPF THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY OF GENERALLY 2 TO
2.5 INCHES. AT OF THIS PACKAGE NO RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD
STAGE OR EVEN ACTION STAGE (GENERALLY A FEW FEET BELOW FLOOD STAGE)
ALTHOUGH SEVERAL COME CLOSE...INCLUDING THE NORTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER
AT SALTVILLE AND GREENBRIER RIVER AT ALDERSON. THAT SAID HYDROLOGIC
MODELS TEND TO HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY AFTER EXTENDED DRY PERIODS IN
HANDLING RUNOFF WHICH IS GENERALLY MUCH MORE EFFICIENT IN THE COOL
SEASON. HENCE...THE RESPONSE ON RIVERS REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN
BUT NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH. NOT EXPECTING MUCH
IF ANY CONVECTION WITH THIS STORM SO RAINFALL RATES SHOULD REMAIN
MODEST..IN THE 0.10 TO 0.25 INCH PER HOUR RANGE. BUT HIGHER RAINFALL
RATES IN ANY ELEVATED STORMS THAT ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP COULD LEAD TO
LOCALIZED RUNOFF PROBLEMS. THESE COULD BE HANDLED WITH SHORT-FUSE
HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS..FLOOD ADVISORIES OR EVEN FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS
BUT THE LIKELIHOOD AT THIS POINT IS QUITE LOW FOR THIS TO OCCUR.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
VAZ018>020-023-024-035.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR VAZ013-014-
016>019-022>024-032-033.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR VAZ007-
009>017-022-032>034-043>047-058-059.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR VAZ007-009>012-015-020.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ003-019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ001>006-
018>020.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR NCZ001-002-018.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
WVZ045.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR WVZ042>044.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RAB
NEAR TERM...RAB
SHORT TERM...RCS/SK
LONG TERM...SK
AVIATION...JC/RAB
HYDROLOGY...PCHazardous weather outlook, Nov 26, 6:01 AM EST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 VAZ007-009>012-WVZ042>044-271115- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ013-014-271115- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003-019-VAZ022-032-033-271115- SURRY-WILKES-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ034-271115- BEDFORD- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ023-271115- BOTETOURT- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ020-WVZ045-271115- BATH-GREENBRIER- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ018-019-024-271115- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROCKBRIDGE- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-271115- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ035-271115- AMHERST- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-271115- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ016-017-271115- CARROLL-FLOYD- 601 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RCS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 26, 8:42 AM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
842 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0841 AM FREEZING RAIN HEBRON 36.74N 80.91W
11/26/2013 E0.10 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
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EVENT NUMBER RNK1301468
FISHERLocal storm report, Nov 26, 8:58 AM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
858 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM FREEZING RAIN BLOWING ROCK 36.13N 81.67W
11/26/2013 E0.10 INCH WATAUGA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER RNK1301469
FISHERLocal storm report, Nov 26, 9:07 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
907 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0906 AM FREEZING RAIN RONDA 36.22N 80.94W
11/26/2013 E0.10 INCH WILKES NC POST OFFICE
JUST ON ELEVATED SURFACES
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EVENT NUMBER RNK1301470
FISHERLocal storm report, Nov 26, 9:26 AM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
926 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0910 AM FREEZING RAIN 1 WSW LYNCHBURG 37.41N 79.16W
11/26/2013 M0.10 INCH CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA BROADCAST MEDIA
TIMBROOK PARK
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EVENT NUMBER RNK1301471
FISHERLocal storm report, Nov 26, 9:46 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
946 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM FREEZING RAIN MOUNT AIRY 36.50N 80.61W
11/26/2013 E0.10 INCH SURRY NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1301472
FISHERSpecial weather statement, Nov 26, 11:02 AM EST, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1102 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-270500- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS- MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1102 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RAIN AND FOG... MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH WIDESPREAD FOG TO BRING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. MANY LOCATIONS ARE REPORTING VISIBILITIES OF 1 MILE OR LESS IN MODERATE RAIN...WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS LIKELY. IN ADDITION...MANY LOCATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING FANCY GAP AND THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR THROUGH VIRGINIA...ARE REPORTING VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN HEAVY RAIN AND FOG. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ONLY WORSEN THROUGH THE DAY AS RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW TONIGHT. MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 4:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 14 more | 42 hr |
| Nov 26, 5:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Bath, Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 26, 11:05 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin and 12 more | 18 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 32 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 15 more | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.