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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 1, 2013, 3:41 PM EST for Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia; 7 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Feb 1, 2013, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2013, 3:41 PM EST (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2013, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2013, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, City of Covington, VA, Craig County, VA, Giles County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 1325 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
774 WWUS41 KRNK 012041 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 341 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY... ...ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY... .BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PASS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND PRODUCING PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW...BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. VAZ010-011-019-WVZ044-020445- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.130201T2100Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ BLAND-GILES-ALLEGHANY VA-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...UNION 341 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...BLAND...GILES...ALLEGHANY COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. MONROE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ020-020445- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.130201T2100Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ BATH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS 341 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ045-020445- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.130201T2100Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 341 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ007-WVZ042-043-020445- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.130201T2100Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 341 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA. MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLUEFIELD. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-012-015-020445- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 341 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SMYTH...WYTHE...AND GRAYSON COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. ASHE AND WATAUGA COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES... ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND EARLY SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ018-020445- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.130201T2100Z-130202T1400Z/ CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW CASTLE 341 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...CRAIG COUNTY VIRGINIA. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
3 follow-up statements
157 WWUS41 KRNK 020428 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1128 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY... ...ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY... .BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PASS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND PRODUCING PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW...BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. VAZ010-011-019-WVZ044-021230- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ BLAND-GILES-ALLEGHANY VA-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...UNION 1128 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BLAND...GILES...ALLEGHANY COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. MONROE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ020-021230- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ BATH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS 1128 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ045-021230- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1128 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEWISBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ007-WVZ042-043-021230- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 1128 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA. MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLUEFIELD. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-012-015-021230- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1128 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SMYTH...WYTHE...AND GRAYSON COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. ASHE AND WATAUGA COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES... ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON... SATURDAY NIGHT...AND EARLY SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...OF SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ018-021230- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW CASTLE 1128 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...CRAIG COUNTY VIRGINIA. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
952 WWUS41 KRNK 020914 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 414 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...A COUPLE OF CLIPPERS TO BRING EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL THROUGH SUNDAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STAY UP EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHLANDS OF BATH AND GREENBRIER COUNTY LEADING TO SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS. A COUPLE OF CLIPPER SYSTEMS ARE GOING TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO SUNDAY. THE FIRST WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SEVERAL UPPER DISTURBANCES KEEPING THE SNOW AROUND INTO TONIGHT WITH A BRIEF LULL. THE NEXT CLIPPER PUSHES IN SUNDAY MORNING EXITING IN THE AFTERNOON. VAZ018-021715- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW CASTLE 414 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...IMPACTING TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 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. && $$ VAZ010-011-019-WVZ044-021715- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ BLAND-GILES-ALLEGHANY VA-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...UNION 414 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...IMPACTING TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ007-WVZ042-043-021715- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 414 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. SOME BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVING BY MIDDAY TODAY...AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...IMPACTING TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 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. && $$ VAZ013-014-021715- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG 414 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES... SNOW. SOME BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ020-021715- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ BATH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS 414 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS AND SNOW. BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 8 BELOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 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. && $$ WVZ045-021715- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 414 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS AND SNOW. BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 8 BELOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW ARRIVING BY MIDDAY..AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-012-015-021715- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 414 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY. * HAZARD TYPES... SNOW. BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER ON NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND ON MOUNT ROGERS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 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. && $$
120 WWUS41 KRNK 021405 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 905 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...A COUPLE OF CLIPPERS TO BRING EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL THROUGH SUNDAY... .A COUPLE OF CLIPPER SYSTEMS ARE GOING TO AFFECT THE REGION INTO SUNDAY. THE FIRST WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SEVERAL UPPER DISTURBANCES KEEPING THE SNOW AROUND INTO TONIGHT WITH A BRIEF LULL. THE NEXT CLIPPER PUSHES IN SUNDAY MORNING EXITING IN THE AFTERNOON. VAZ020-022215- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ BATH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS 905 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ045-022215- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130202T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 905 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW ARRIVING BY MIDDAY..AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ010-011-013-014-018-019-WVZ044-022215- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... UNION 905 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...IMPACTING TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-012-015-022215- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 905 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY. * HAZARD TYPES... SNOW. BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER ON NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND ON MOUNT ROGERS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON..AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ007-WVZ042-043-022215- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.130202T1500Z-130204T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 905 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. SOME BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW ARRIVING BY MIDDAY TODAY...AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SUNDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...IMPACTING TRAVEL. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ DS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 chill advisory went out at Feb 1, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 225 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS... CLIPPER MOVES EAST THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES TONIGHT. ANOTHER CLIPPER WILL AFFECT THE AREA BY SATURDAY NIGHT. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 220 PM EST FRIDAY... HAVE CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED AND WIND CHILLS VALUES ARE ARE NOW IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AT MOST LOCATIONS. AS OF 108 PM EST FRIDAY... HAVE ALLOWED THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 100 PM. MOST RECENT GUSTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS...AND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HAVE MADE MINOR TWEAKS TO THE HOURLY TEMPERATURE...DEW POINT AND SKY GRIDS BASED UPON THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND EXPECTED TRENDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AS OF 1140 AM EST FRIDAY... WIND GUSTS ARE TRENDING LOWER ACROSS THE AREA...AND THAT TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. HAVE CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR A PORTION OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND DOWNGRADED THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TO A WIND ADVISORY. THE END TIME FOR THE CURRENT ADVISORIES HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK IN TIME TO 100 PM EST. AS OF 950 AM EST FRIDAY... HAVE REDEFINED THE AREA OF THE BEST COVERAGE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WILL BE MAINTAINING THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WITH LESS EMPHASIS ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND CONTINUING TO MENTION THE LOW WIND CHILLS. TEMPERATURES HAVE REACHED THEIR HIGHS IN MANY PARTS OF THE AREA. STEADY OR FALLING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY GIVEN PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER IN THE WEST AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. AS OF 400 AM EST FRIDAY... CLIPPER NOW POSITIONED OVER THE BLUE RIDGE AS NARROW BAND OF SNOW PUSHES OVER THE MTNS INTO THE FOOTHILLS. SHOULD SEE SMALL ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WHICH IS HANDLED BY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS. AN INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. SOME STRONGER WIND GUSTS WERE ALSO OCCURING AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BAND. FURTHER WEST THE NW FLOW IS TAKING SHAPE AND SHOULD SEE WNW-ESE BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE MTNS...AS THE UPPER VORT PIVOTS OVER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THIS MOVES EAST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL SEE A QUICK DECREASE IN SNOW SHOWERS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE DAY. KEEPING THE WINTER WX ADVISORY AS IS...BUT MAY BE ABLE TO DROP THE NC/VA COUNTIES OUT BEFORE NOON. THE WINDS SHOULD ALSO BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING AS MOMENTUM TRANSFER OF 50 KNOTS SHOWING UP ON THE BUFKIT SOUNDINGS FOR BOONE. THIS IN PLACE DUE TO STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION AS 8H TEMPS FALL FROM -5C THIS ATTM TO -15 TO -18C BY 18Z. NO CHANGES PLANNED TO THE WIND HEADLINES EITHER. LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL BE DROPPING OFF THIS AFTERNOON TO UNDER ADVISORY LEVELS SO MAY BE ABLE TO CANCEL EARLY. HIGH PRESSURE EDGES INTO THE MTNS BY THE END OF THE DAY. TEMPS WILL BE TROUBLESOME IN TERMS OF HIGHS. THINKING IS THAT HIGHS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING WITH TEMPS STEADY OR FALLING DURING THE DAY. LOOKING AT READINGS IN THE 20S MOST LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEENS OVER THE WRN MTNS AND LOWER 30S ACROSS SOUTHSIDE VA INTO NW NC PIEDMONT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD TONIGHT AND CLEAR SKIES ANTICIPATE LOWS TO PLUMMET TO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE MTNS AND TEENS EAST. SOME HIGHER LEVEL MOISTURE APPEARST TO STREAM IN LATE SO NOT EXPECTING MUCH IMPACT ON LOWS AT THIS POINT. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 300 AM EST FRIDAY... SEVERAL CLIPPER SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT OUR AREA WITH SNOW AND WIND FOR THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND THE APPALACHIANS. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE EAST COAST AND LIFT NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE. LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...A LIGHT TO MODERATE MEASURABLE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS PRIMARILY THE PREFERRED UPSLOPE AREA OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NEIGHBORING SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY...WHERE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NOTABLY LESS THE FARTHER EAST. ADDITIONALLY...THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE RAIN AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE ANOTHER PROBLEM IN THE FORECAST. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY...VERY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. MODEL GUIDANCE PLACES NORTHWEST 850 MB WINDS IN THE 45 TO 55 KT OVER THE REGION BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 341 PM EST THURSDAY... A WEAK DISTURBANCE ARRIVES MONDAY NIGHT SPREADING LIGHT SNOW ACROSS SE WEST VA. THIS SYSTEM MAY END UP TAKING A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK. ADDITIONAL STRONGER WAVES WILL DIG OUT ANOTHER TROUGH ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. H85 TEMPS ONLY FALL TO ABOUT -10C WITH THIS COLD SHOT. HOWEVER...THE STRENGTH OF THIS WAVE AND ITS EVENTUAL TRACK OFF THE CAROLINA COAST SUGGEST THAT THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR IT TO BE MORE IMPACTFUL THAN THE MODELS INDICATE AT THIS TIME RANGE...ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS MORE AMPLITUDE IN THE UPPER FLOW WHEN THE POTENTIAL EVENT NEARS. H85 TEMPS DO WARM ABOVE 0C FOR THE END OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK. && .AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF NOON EST FRIDAY... RADAR...SATELLITE...AND SURFACE OBS ALL SHOW THAT AFTER AN ACTIVE MORNING...CONDITIONS ARE NOW VFR AT ALL TAF SITES AND WILL REMAIN AS SUCH THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. HOWEVER...WIND IS STILL PROBLEMATIC AS GUSTS NEAR 25KT CONTINUE AT ALL SITES. EXPECT LOW LEVEL FLOW TO RELAX AND...AFTER SUNSET AND LOSS OF GOOD MIXING WINDS...SHOULD SLACKEN CONSIDERABLY. HOWEVER...KBLF WILL LIKELY HANG ON TO SOME WIND AS FLOW BACKS TO A FAVORABLE SW DIRECTION BY MORNING. NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHING WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TAF SITES UNTIL AFTER 18Z TOMORROW. .EXTENDED AVIATION... A SERIES OF FAST MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEMS WILL BE ROLLING THROUGH THE AREA ABOUT EVERY 48 HOURS. EXPECT PERIODS OF MVFR OR LOWER CIGS/VSBYS WITH THESE SYSTEMS FOLLOWED BY LINGERING UPSLOPE -SHSN FOR KBLF AND KLWB...POSSIBLY INTO KBCB AND KROA. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE NW AND WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. && .HYDROLOGY... BREMO BLUFF ON THE JAMES RIVER AND RANDOLPH ON THE ROANOKE ARE FLOODING OR EXPECTED TO FLOOD. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WP NEAR TERM...DS/WP SHORT TERM...KK LONG TERM...KM AVIATION...DS/MBS HYDROLOGY...
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 2:30 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 230 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>011-015-WVZ042>045-021930- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- MONROE-GREENBRIER- 230 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ002-VAZ012>014-016>020-022>024-021930- ALLEGHANY NC-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- 230 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE 5 TO 15 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-021930- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 230 PM EST FRI FEB 1 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 1, 9:54 AM EST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
954 AM EST FRI FEB 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NNE INDIAN VALLEY 36.97N 80.52W
01/30/2013 FLOYD VA COUNTY OFFICIAL
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED OR WASHED OUT IN THE INDIAN VALLEY
AREA DUE TO FLASH FLOODING...STARTING BETWEEN 630 AND 730
PM. FLOODING OCCURRED ON INDIAN CREEK ROAD...HOMESTEAD
ROAD...HORSE RIDGE ROAD...AND DUNCANS CHAPEL ROAD. TWO
HOMES WERE EVACUATED AS WELL.
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SKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 48 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.