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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2013, 4:07 PM EST for Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina; 37 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2013, 4:07 PM EST (21:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2013, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2013, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 49 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 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.
577 WWUS71 KRNK 292107 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 407 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A INTENSE COLD FRONT... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. GIVEN VERY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA FROM RECENT RAINS AND SNOW MELT...TREES MAY MORE EASILY BE BLOWN DOWN. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-300515- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0001.130130T1200Z-130131T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.130130T1100Z-130131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 407 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AS EARLY AS SUNRISE...ENDING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES LIKELY. 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. && $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ043>045- 300515- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.130130T1700Z-130131T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO... PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 407 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGE LINES ALONG AND WEST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND NOON...ENDING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DS
14 follow-up statements
208 WWUS71 KRNK 300237 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 937 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A INTENSE COLD FRONT... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. GIVEN VERY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS FROM RECENT RAINS AND SNOW MELT...TREES MAY MORE EASILY BE BLOWN DOWN. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-301100- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0002.130130T0900Z-130131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 937 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...ENDING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES LIKELY. 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. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-301100- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.130130T1700Z-130131T0500Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 937 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND NOON...ENDING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ043>045- 301100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.130130T1700Z-130131T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO... PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 937 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND NOON...ENDING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
701 WWUS71 KRNK 300935 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 435 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN INTENSE COLD FRONT... .SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT...AND ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER BANDS OF SHOWERS. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-301745- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 435 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING BY NOON...ENDING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ002>006-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047- 058-059-WVZ043>045-301745- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.130130T1700Z-130131T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN... YANCEYVILLE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...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...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 435 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND NOON...ENDING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$ WHP
540 WWUS71 KRNK 301738 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1238 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-310145- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1238 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ002>006-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047- 058-059-WVZ043>045-310145- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130131T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN... YANCEYVILLE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...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...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1238 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$
844 WWUS71 KRNK 302023 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF A LINE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY SUBSIDE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EARLY TONIGHT...BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-310430- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS MAY SUBSIDE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ002>006-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047- 058-059-WVZ043>045-310430- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN... YANCEYVILLE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...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...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$
794 WWUS71 KRNK 302032 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 332 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF A LINE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY SUBSIDE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EARLY TONIGHT...BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-310445- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 332 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS MAY SUBSIDE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ002>006-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047- 058-059-WVZ043>045-310445- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN... YANCEYVILLE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...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...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 332 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$
362 WWUS71 KRNK 310214 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 914 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY... .GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE RESULT OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-311015- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 914 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ002>006-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047- 058-059-WVZ043>045-311015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN... YANCEYVILLE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...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...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 914 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$
932 WWUS71 KRNK 310403 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1103 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY... .GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE RESULT OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-311215- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1103 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ002>006-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047- 058-059-WVZ043>045-311215- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN... YANCEYVILLE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...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...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1103 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$
414 WWUS71 KRNK 310912 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 412 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...EXPECT A PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING... .COLD AIR WILL RUSH IN BEHIND A FRONT THIS MORNING BRINGING A SHOT OF HIGHER WINDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-311015- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 412 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. EXPECT A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THIS MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST. OTHERWISE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY UNDER 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-311715- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 412 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ043>045- 311715- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO... PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 412 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$
374 WWUS71 KRNK 311512 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1012 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE IN BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT THIS MORNING BRINGING A SHOT OF HIGHER WINDS INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT LATER IN THE DAY. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-312100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1012 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ043>045- 312100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO... PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1012 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$
985 WWUS71 KRNK 311945 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 245 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. VAZ007-009-010-012-WVZ042-010345- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... WYTHEVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 245 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-WVZ043-045-312045- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130131T2100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 245 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS OVERNIGHT. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-010345- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 245 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-WVZ044-010345- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...UNION 245 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SOME SMALLER TREES...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$
144 WWUS71 KRNK 010346 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1046 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND AGAIN OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-011700- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1046 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-WVZ042-044-011700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...UNION 1046 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SOME SMALLER TREES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$
801 WWUS71 KRNK 010903 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 403 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...CONTINUED THREAT OF STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING... .A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF US THIS MORNING BRINGING A SURGE OF MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN LATE IN THE DAY ALLOWING WINDS TO SLACKEN. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-011715- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 403 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-WVZ042-044-011715- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...UNION 403 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SOME SMALLER TREES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4. && $$
297 WWUS71 KRNK 011647 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1147 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...STRONG WINDS DECREASING IN SPEED... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA IS WEAKENING AND WIND GUSTS ARE TRENDING SLOWER THAN ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...THROUGH 100 PM. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-011800- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1147 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTS DECREASING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SOME SMALLER TREES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>011-WVZ042-044-011800- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-MERCER-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...UNION 1147 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ002-VAZ012>014-016>020-022>024-011800- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1147 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...GUST SPEEDS DECREASING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SOME SMALLER TREES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS 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 ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OR 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. && $$ DS
757 WWUS71 KRNK 011813 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 113 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN... .AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION...WINDS...WHILE STILL A BIT GUSTY...WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ012>020-022>024-011915- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 113 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ DS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 29, 1:20 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 1:20 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
120 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH
WEDNESDAY BRINGING UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY
ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SOUTHEAST FROM CANADA. THERE WILL
BE SEVERAL CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW IN THE THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
PERIOD.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1255 PM EST TUESDAY...
AFTERNOON UPDATE REFLECTS MAINLY AN INCREASE IN THE FORECAST HIGH
TEMPERATURE AT MANY LOCATIONS BASED UPON THE LATEST TEMPERATURE
OBSERVATIONS AND EXPECTED CONTINUED HEATING. OTHER ADJUSTMENTS
REFLECT TWEAKS IN SKY COVER TO REFLECT OBSERVATIONS AND EXPECTED
TRENDS.
AS OF 950 AM EST TUESDAY...
ANY ISOLATED EARLY MORNING SHOWERS HAVE SINCE DISSIPATED...AND NO
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. MORNING PATCHY FOG STILL
EXISTS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. HAVE
CONTINUED THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO. REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST IS ON TRACK. HAVE ONLY MADE MINOR TWEAK TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS OF TEMPERATURE...DEW POINT...WIND AND SKY
COVER AND EXPECTED TRENDS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HAVE INCLUDED
A CLIMATE SECTION OF THIS DISCUSSION. WE ARE FORECASTING HIGH
TEMPERATURES AROUND RECORD HIGH LEVELS AT BLUEFIELD WV TODAY...AND
JUST SHY OF RECORD AT BLACKSBURG. HAVE INCLUDE RECORDS AT OUR
OTHER CLIMATE SITES FOR COMPARISON.
AS OF 500 AM EST TUESDAY...
THE NEAR TERM WILL BE DOMINATED BY A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AMPLIFYING
WELL NORTH INTO THE EASTERN U.S. THIS WILL PUSH 850MB TEMPS TO
WELL ABOVE NORMAL...INTO THE +10 TO +13C RANGE ACROSS THE CWA
TODAY AND WED. THE INCREASINGLY HIGH AMPLITUDE WESTERN-CENTRAL
U.S. TROUGH AND EASTERN U.S. RIDGE WILL LEAD TO STRONG
CYCLOGENESIS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. INTO EARLY
WED AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MARCHES EAST ALONG THE BAROCLINIC ZONE.
A VERY STRONG LLJ OF 60-80KTS WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN PART OF
THE CWA AT THE END OF THE NEAR TERM...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE
CWA...WEAKENING SLIGHTLY...AFT 12Z WED. WIND AND CONVECTIVE
CONCERNS WILL BEGIN JUST BEYOND THE END OF THE NEAR TERM
PERIOD...OR JUST AFT 12Z WED. UNTIL THAT TIME...LIMITED SENSIBLE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE CWA DURING THE NEAR TERM.
OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS WARM ADVECTION -SHRA STILL SCATTERED ABOUT
SW VA AND SE WV. THE MODELS SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS AND
THE GENERAL TREND FOR THIS TO LIFT NORTHWARD TOWARD NORTHERN WV/PA
THROUGH THE MORNING AS THE UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES NORTHWARD INTO
THE REGION. WILL CARRY 20 POPS ALONG OUR NW BORDER THROUGH MID-
MORNING...THEN DROP THROUGH 06Z. BY 06Z...THE LEADING EDGE OF
CONVECTIVE SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASINGLY DEEP GULF FETCH
AND UPSLOPE/UPLIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WARRANTS
ADVERTISING CHANCE TO HIGH CHANCE POPS INTO OUR NW NC COUNTIES
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND EVEN INTO SW VA...ESPECIALLY THE SE FACING
RIDGES OF THE BLUE RIDGE TOWARD DAYBREAK.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD TODAY THAN YESTERDAY
NOW THAT ANY VESTIGES OF THE WEDGE ARE COMPLETELY GONE AND THE
ENTIRE CWA IS SOLIDLY IN THE WARM SECTOR. WITH 850MB TEMPS IN THE
POSITIVE DOUBLE-DIGIT TEEN VALUES TODAY...EXPECT ADVERTISED TEMPS
NEAR 70 PIEDMONT AND 60S ELSEWHERE TO BE REALIZED. ONLY ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 3000 FT WILL STAY BELOW 60 DEGREES TODAY. 50-70 DEGREES
WARMER THAN IT WAS JUST A WEEK AGO TODAY. TEMPERED MOS VALUES
FROM ALL MODELS AS THEY SEEMED A TAD HIGH GIVEN EXPECTED CLOUD
COVER WESTERN AREAS AND POTENTIAL LINGERING SE FLOW/HIGH RH INTO
THE PIEDMONT REGION.
FINALLY...WHILE SW FLOW HAS KEPT MOST AREAS VERY MILD THIS
MORNING...EVEN CLOSE TO 60 YET AT R0A AND IN THE 50S MOST OTHER
AREAS...THERE IS A SMALL POCKET OF 31F DEG TEMPS ACROSS
SURRY AND YADKIN COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NC WHICH APPARENTLY IS
RESULTING IN SOME FREEZING FOG FROM UPSLOPE SE FLOW. HENCE...WE
ISSUED AN SPS TO HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY ICE EARLY THIS
MORNING IN THOSE AREAS. CERTAINLY VERY LOCALIZED TO SAY THE LEAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 345 AM EST TUESDAY...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE MID WEST WEDNESDAY MORNING TO THE EAST
COAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY
RAIN...AND EVEN A RUMBLE OF THUNDER. WEDNESDAY WILL START OUT BREEZY WITH WIND
SPEEDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY.
CLIMATOLOGICALLY...RICHLANDS- BLUEFIELD AREA DOWN TO THE NORTH
CAROLINA HIGHLANDS HAVE WIND PROBLEMS WITH A STRONG SOUTHERLY JET
APPROACHING THE AREA. WITH THIS IN MIND...HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR RNK SOUTHWESTERN CORNER AND THE NC HIGHLANDS FROM
SUNRISE WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT.
A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WILL BRING RAIN AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS TROUGH WITH ITS VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL PUSH
A SQUALL LINE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THIS LINE IS MOVING INTO A LOW CAPE-
HIGH SHEAR ENVIRONMENT AND COULD CROSS THE AREA WITH NO THUNDER HEARD.
HOWEVER...THIS LOW TOP CONVECTIVE LINE WILL HAVE A STRONG 70+KT JET PUSHING IT
ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG WINDS MIXING TO THE GROUND COULD EXCEED 60 MPH
KNOCKING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. HERE IS THE DILEMMA. EVEN THOUGH THIS LINE
HAS CONVECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS...IT IS MOVING INTO WEAK INSTABILITY...WHICH WILL
MAKE IT MORE NON-CONVECTIVE IN NATURE. THIS EVENT COULD BE COVERED BY A LONG-
FUSE HIGH WIND WATCH/WARNING OR SHORT-FUSED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS. IN
COORDINATION WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES...WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY LONG-FUSED WATCHES
OUTSIDE OF THE SW CORNER PREFRONTAL WATCH.
THERE IS A SECONDARY THREAT WITH THIS FRONT WITH FLOODING. LAST WEEKS RAIN AND
SNOW EVENTS HAVE LEFT THE GROUND SATURATED. WITH THE GULF OPEN FOR
BUSINESS...MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL PWATS TO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY. IF THE RAINFALL IS EFFICIENT...ONE TO AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES OF RAIN
COULD FALL WEDNESDAY. MUCH OF THIS RAIN COULD BE RUNOFF WHICH WOULD BRING
CREEKS AND STREAMS TO OR ABOVE BANKFULL. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE
SQUALL LINE. THIS LINE WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA...REDUCING THE THREAT
OF FLOODING.
ONCE THE FRONT CROSSES THE REGION...WINDS WILL VEER TO THE WEST. THIS WESTERLY
FLOW AND MOISTURE STREAMING IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO
THE MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY. PRESSURE RISES OF 10MB/6HRS...A 50KT CROSS-BARRIER
JET AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA
THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL LIGHTEN THURSDAY EVENING.
MODELS ARE STILL BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM EST MONDAY...
MORNING SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES IN THE WEST WILL TAPER OFF
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM
THE WEST. FEBRUARY STARTS COLD WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE LOWER 20S
IN THE NORTHWEST TO AROUND 40 DEGREES IN THE SOUTHEAST. THE HIGH
CENTER CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL VARY FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
THE LOWER 20S IN THE SOUTH. THE HIGH CENTER MARCHES EAST TO THE
CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY...ALLOWING ANOTHER COLD FRONT/CLIPPER TO
APPROACH FROM THE WEST. THE COLD FRONT/CLIPPER SYSTEM TRAVEL ACROSS
FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE TROF AXIS
MOVES INTO THE ATLANTIC...HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE SOUTHEAST
ON SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES EARLY
NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE MONDAY AS THE FLOW BECOME
SOUTHWEST.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 1245 PM EST TUESDAY...
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...A MIX OF SCT-BKN MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA. VSBYS VFR. SURFACE WINDS WILL
MAINLY BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 KTS IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
REGION FROM THE WEST. 850 MB WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM
THE 200 DEGREES INTO THE 5O TO 60 KT RANGE BY LATE TONGIHT...AND
70 TO 80 KT RANGE BY THE END OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH CIGS DEVELOPING IN THE
MVFR RANGE. NEAR SURFACE WINDS WILL MAINLY BE LIGHT EXCEPT AROUND
KBLF WHERE SOME GUSTINESS IS EXPECTED. OTHERWISE...AND EVEN AT
KBLF...ANTICIPATE STRONG LOW LEVEL SPEED SHEAR AROUND 1000 FT AGL
STARTIN AROUND 06Z...1AM..TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH ABOUT
14Z...9AM...WEDNESDAY WHEN LOW LEVEL MIXING HELPS TO ALLOW FOR
SOME STRONGER SURFACE GUSTS.
RAIN WILL FORM ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW WITHIN THE PRE-FRONTAL
TROUGH SO THAT WE EXPECT AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE CREST
OF THE BLUE RIDGE BY 15Z...10AM.
STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA WENDESDAY EVENING WITH
HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS...QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WEST.
SHARP WIND SHIFT WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS CONTINUING.
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE BETWEEN KBLF AND KLWB
THURSDAY...CLEARING EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH TWO
POTENTIALS FOR CLIPPER SYSTEMS TO BRING UPSLOPE SNOW TO SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND YEAR ESTABLISHED FOR JAN 29.
BLACKSBURG VA...68 IN 1975
BLUEFIELD WV....64 IN 2002
DANVILLE VA.....76 IN 2002
LYNCHBURG VA....74 IN 1975
ROANOKE VA......75 IN 1975
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR VAZ007-009-010-012-015.
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR NCZ001-018.
WV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR WVZ042.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RAB
NEAR TERM...DS/RAB
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...DS
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 5:52 AM EST, 10 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 552 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 NCZ002>006-019-020-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047- 058-059-301100- ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 552 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY A LINE OF SHOWERS THAT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT...WITH SOME DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 1.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND MELTED SNOWFALL MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AS WELL AS CREEK...STREAM...AND EVENTUALLY LONGER TERM RIVER FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR DAMAGING WINDS. NCZ001-018-VAZ009-012-015-301100- ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON- 552 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. HIGH WIND WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY A LINE OF SHOWERS THAT ACCOMPANIES THE FRONT...WITH SOME DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 1.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND MELTED SNOWFALL MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW- LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AS WELL AS CREEK...STREAM...AND EVENTUALLY LONGER TERM RIVER FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR DAMAGING WINDS. WVZ043>045-301100- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 552 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY A LINE OF SHOWERS THAT ACCOMPANIES THE FRONT...WITH SOME DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 1.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND MELTED SNOWFALL MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW- LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AS WELL AS CREEK...STREAM...AND EVENTUALLY LONGER TERM RIVER FLOODING. FINALLY...UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG TYPICAL FAVORED WESTERN SLOPES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR DAMAGING WINDS. VAZ007-010-WVZ042-301100- TAZEWELL-BLAND-MERCER- 552 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. HIGH WIND WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY A LINE OF SHOWERS THAT ACCOMPANIES THE FRONT...WITH SOME DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 1.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND MELTED SNOWFALL MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW- LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AS WELL AS CREEK...STREAM...AND EVENTUALLY LONGER TERM RIVER FLOODING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG TYPICAL FAVORED WESTERN SLOPES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR DAMAGING WINDS. RAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:42 AM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Mercer | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:07 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Mercer | 68 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.