Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2013, 3:46 PM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina; 5 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Feb 26, 2013, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 29 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2013, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2013, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2013, 5:56 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, Floyd County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Patrick County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 2 W Boone, NC | ICE ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES...AND 0.4 INCHES OF SLEET ON GROUND |
| Feb 26, 7:51 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Jefferson, NC | |
| Feb 26, 8:29 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 2 E Ladonia, NC | |
| Feb 26, 8:38 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Roaring Gap, NC | |
| Feb 26, 8:40 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Glade Valley, NC | |
| Feb 26, 8:48 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Dobson, NC | |
| Feb 26, 8:51 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Meadows Of Dan, VA | |
| Feb 26, 9:35 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Lambsburg, VA | |
| Feb 26, 9:40 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Laurel Fork, VA | |
| Feb 26, 9:46 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Hebron, VA | |
| Feb 26, 9:57 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Roaring Gap, NC | |
| Feb 26, 9:59 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Glendale Springs, NC | |
| Feb 26, 10:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Independence, VA | |
| Feb 26, 10:05 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.15 | Troutdale, VA | |
| Feb 26, 10:12 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Check, VA | |
| Feb 26, 10:12 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Copper Hill, VA | |
| Feb 26, 10:23 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Glade Valley, NC | |
| Feb 26, 10:31 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Elk Creek, VA | |
| Feb 26, 10:54 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Lowgap, NC | |
| Feb 26, 10:56 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Meadows Of Dan, VA | |
| Feb 26, 11:02 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Laurel Fork, VA | |
| Feb 26, 11:19 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | Boone, NC | |
| Feb 26, 11:43 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Grayson Highlands State, VA | OVER 4K FEET |
| Feb 26, 11:59 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | Meadows Of Dan, VA | |
| Feb 26, 12:34 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Hebron, VA | |
| Feb 26, 1:10 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | 2 Ssw Elamsville, VA | NEAR POLE BRIDGE ROAD |
| Feb 26, 1:58 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | West Jefferson, NC | |
| Feb 26, 2:01 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 1 | 1 Sse Aho, NC | JUST ABOVE 4000 FT NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PKWY. |
| Feb 26, 3:39 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.75 | Meadows Of Dan, VA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 1282 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
843 WWUS41 KRNK 252046 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 346 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE WEDGED SOUTHWEST ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS INTO TUESDAY. COLDER AIR WILL BE SETTLED IN AT THE SURFACE...AND AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SLEET AT THE ONSET BEFORE WARMER AIR ALOFT TURNS IT TO RAIN. TEMPERATURES NEAR THE GROUND WILL BE AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING TO ALLOW FOR FREEZING RAIN TO OCCUR.. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH BY MIDDAY TUESDAY WHERE MOST PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO RAIN. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ016-017-260500- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0500Z-130226T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.130226T0500Z-130226T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... GALAX...FLOYD 346 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ALONG WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA SPREADING NORTH THROUGH 4 AM. CHANGING TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE HEAVIEST ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ023-034-035-045>047-260500- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0800Z-130226T1400Z/ BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 346 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE INCH OF SLEET WITH LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...STARTING WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. CHANGING TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ019-WVZ045-260500- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0800Z-130226T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 346 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN GREENBRIER AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANGING TO RAIN LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS GREENBRIER COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AT AROUND 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. 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. && $$ VAZ020-024-260500- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0800Z-130226T2000Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 346 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET ALONG WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION. UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...STARTING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. CHANGING TO RAIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ007-WVZ042-043-260500- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0500Z-130226T1700Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 346 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM BURKES GARDEN TO PRINCETON TO AROUND HINTON. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN WITH POCKETS OF SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT. CHANGING TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ010>015-018-022-032-033-WVZ044-260500- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0500Z-130226T1700Z/ SURRY-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE... ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...UNION 346 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE BLUE RIDGE. LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. CHANGING TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
10 follow-up statements
190 WWUS41 KRNK 252325 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 625 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE WEDGED SOUTHWEST ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS INTO TUESDAY. COLDER AIR WILL BE SETTLED IN AT THE SURFACE...AND AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SLEET AT THE ONSET BEFORE WARMER AIR ALOFT TURNS IT TO RAIN. TEMPERATURES NEAR THE GROUND WILL BE AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING TO ALLOW FOR FREEZING RAIN TO OCCUR..THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH BY MIDDAY TUESDAY WHERE MOST PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO RAIN. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ016-017-261100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.130226T0500Z-130226T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... GALAX...FLOYD 625 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ALONG WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA SPREADING NORTH THROUGH 4 AM. CHANGING TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE HEAVIEST ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>015-018-022-032-033-WVZ042>044-261100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0500Z-130226T1700Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CRAIG-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD... HINTON...HIX...UNION 625 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE BLUE RIDGE. LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. CHANGING TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ023-034-035-045>047-261100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0800Z-130226T1400Z/ BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 625 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE INCH OF SLEET WITH LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...STARTING WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. CHANGING TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ019-WVZ045-261100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0800Z-130226T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 625 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN GREENBRIER AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANGING TO RAIN LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS GREENBRIER COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO AT AROUND 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT... RISING TO THE MID 30S BY LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ020-024-261100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0800Z-130226T2000Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 625 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET ALONG WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION. UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...STARTING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. CHANGING TO RAIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. 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. && $$
304 WWUS41 KRNK 260531 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1231 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE WEDGED SOUTHWEST ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS INTO TUESDAY. COLD AIR WILL BE SETTLED IN AT THE SURFACE...AND AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SLEET AT THE ONSET BEFORE WARMER AIR ALOFT TURNS IT TO RAIN. TEMPERATURES NEAR THE GROUND WILL RANGE FROM 26 TO 30 AT THE ONSET...WARMING ONLY TO ABOVE FREEZING LATE IN THE MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR FREEZING RAIN TO OCCUR. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN BY MID- DAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON. VAZ015-261200- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY 1231 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TENTHS TO THREE TENTHS INCH OF ICE WITH UP TO 1/2 INCH OF SLEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE BLUE RIDGE EAST FACING SLOPES. LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND 4 AM EST...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. CHANGING TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 20S THROUGH 4 AM EST...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ016-017-261200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... GALAX...FLOYD 1231 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ALONG WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA SPREADING NORTH THROUGH 4 AM. CHANGING TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE HEAVIEST ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30 DEGREES THROUGH 4 AM...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>014-018-022-032-033-WVZ042>044-261200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 1231 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE BLUE RIDGE. LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. CHANGING TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...30 TO 32 THROUGH 4 AM EST...SLOWLY RISING TO THE MID 30S BY NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ019-WVZ045-261200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0800Z-130226T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1231 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN GREENBRIER AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...STARTING AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANGING TO RAIN LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS GREENBRIER COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...25 TO 28 DEGREES THROUGH 6 AM...SLOWLY RISING TO THE MID 30S BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. 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. && $$ VAZ023-034-035-045>047-261200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0800Z-130226T1400Z/ BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 1231 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE INCH OF SLEET WITH LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...STARTING WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. CHANGING TO RAIN DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 DEGREES THROUGH 4 AM EST...RISING TO THE MID 30S BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ020-024-261200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.130226T0800Z-130226T2000Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1231 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET ALONG WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION. UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...STARTING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. CHANGING TO RAIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...25 TO 29 DEGREES THROUGH 6 AM...SLOWLY RISING TO THE MID 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. 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. && $$ RAB
266 WWUS41 KRNK 260931 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 431 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...LOOK FOR ICY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO INDIANA BY THE END OF THE DAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW YORK IS KEEPING A WEDGE OF COLD AIR IN PLACE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. AS PRECIPITATION WORKS IN THIS MORNING THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF SLEET BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING RAIN...THE EVENTUALLY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-261700- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 431 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL NOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. A FEW LIMBS COULD SNAP RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ICE AND SLEET. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. ENOUGH ICE ON TREES COULD CAUSE LIMBS TO SNAP LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ023-034-035-045>047-261700- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 431 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG AND NORTH OF THE JAMES RIVER. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>014-018-019-022-032-033-WVZ042>045-261700- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE... SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 431 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME EASTERN SLOPES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ020-024-261745- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T2000Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 431 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. UP TO AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY 3 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
685 WWUS41 KRNK 260948 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 448 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...LOOK FOR ICY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO INDIANA BY THE END OF THE DAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW YORK IS KEEPING A WEDGE OF COLD AIR IN PLACE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. AS PRECIPITATION WORKS IN THIS MORNING THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF SLEET BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO FREEZING RAIN...THE EVENTUALLY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-261700- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 448 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL NOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. A FEW LIMBS COULD SNAP RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ICE AND SLEET. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. ENOUGH ICE ON TREES COULD CAUSE LIMBS TO SNAP LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043-044-261500- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1500Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE 448 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ICE AND SOME SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA INTO THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TOWARD THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. LITTLE OR NO SLEET ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL LATE MORNING.. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>014-018-019-022-023-032>035-045>047- WVZ042>045-261700- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 448 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME EASTERN SLOPES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ020-024-261800- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T2000Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 448 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. UP TO AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY 3 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
169 WWUS41 KRNK 261422 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 922 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...LOOK FOR ICY CONDITIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO INDIANA BY THE END OF THE DAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW YORK IS KEEPING A WEDGE OF COLD AIR IN PLACE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. AS PRECIPITATION CONTINUES INTO THIS AFTERNOON...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WILL PERSIST BEFORE ALL PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ003-VAZ032-261900- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ SURRY-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...STUART 922 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-261900- /O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 922 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. A FEW LIMBS COULD SNAP RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ICE AND SLEET. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. ENOUGH ICE ON TREES COULD CAUSE LIMBS TO SNAP LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ019-VAZ007-010>014-018-019-022-023-033>035-045>047-WVZ042>045- 261900- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 922 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME EASTERN SLOPES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043-044-261900- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE 922 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA INTO THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TOWARD THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. LITTLE OR NO SLEET ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ020-024-262000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T2000Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 922 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. UP TO AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY 3 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
648 WWUS41 KRNK 261537 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1037 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...LOOK FOR ICY CONDITIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO INDIANA BY THE END OF THE DAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW YORK IS KEEPING A WEDGE OF COLD AIR IN PLACE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. AS PRECIPITATION CONTINUES INTO THIS AFTERNOON...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WILL PERSIST BEFORE ALL PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-261900- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 1037 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. A FEW LIMBS COULD SNAP RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ICE AND SLEET. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. ENOUGH ICE ON TREES COULD CAUSE LIMBS TO SNAP LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ003-VAZ032-261900- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ SURRY-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...STUART 1037 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE. LESS THAN HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ019-VAZ007-010>014-018-019-022-023-033>035-045>047-WVZ042>045- 261900- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1037 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME EASTERN SLOPES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE...EXCEPT LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ON BENT MOUNTAIN. LESS THAN HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ020-024-262000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T2000Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1037 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. UP TO AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY 3 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043-044-261900- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...YADKINVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE 1037 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA INTO THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TOWARD THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. LITTLE OR NO SLEET ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
626 WWUS41 KRNK 261801 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 101 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...LOOK FOR ICY CONDITIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS AFTERNOON REACHING THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW YORK IS KEEPING A WEDGE OF COLD AIR IN PLACE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. AS PRECIPITATION CONTINUES INTO THIS AFTERNOON...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WILL PERSIST BEFORE ALL PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN LATER IN THE DAY. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ007-043>047-WVZ042-043-261915- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS- 101 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED JUST ABOVE FREEZING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON REDUCING THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL ICING. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-261915- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 101 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH. * TIMING...LASTING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. A FEW LIMBS COULD SNAP RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ICE AND SLEET. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. ENOUGH ICE ON TREES COULD CAUSE LIMBS TO SNAP LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ003-VAZ032-261915- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ SURRY-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...STUART 101 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ019-VAZ010>014-018-019-022-023-033>035-WVZ044-045-261915- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T1900Z/ WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 101 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME EASTERN SLOPES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE... EXCEPT LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ON BENT MOUNTAIN. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ020-024-262000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T2000Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 101 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE. UP TO AN INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS DUE TO SLEET ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY 3 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
327 WWUS41 KRNK 261844 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 144 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...LOOK FOR ICY CONDITIONS INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON REACHING THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW YORK IS KEEPING A WEDGE OF COLD AIR IN PLACE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. AS PRECIPITATION CONTINUES INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WILL PERSIST BEFORE ALL PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN OR ENDS EARLY THIS EVENING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-262300- /O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 144 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH. * TIMING...LASTING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. A FEW LIMBS COULD SNAP RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE MID 20S EARLY THIS MORNING TO ABOVE FREEZING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ICE AND SLEET. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. ENOUGH ICE ON TREES COULD CAUSE LIMBS TO SNAP LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ003-VAZ032-262300- /O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ SURRY-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...STUART 144 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ019-VAZ010>014-018>020-022>024-033>035-WVZ044-045-262300- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILKESBORO...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 144 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME EASTERN SLOPES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE... EXCEPT LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ON BENT MOUNTAIN. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
159 WWUS41 KRNK 262044 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 344 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...LOOK FOR ICY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST REACHING THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PASS OVER EASTERN VIRGINIA EARLY TONIGHT. THIS WILL FINALLY ALLOW FREEZING RAIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING WITH ONLY SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAINING INTO TONIGHT. NCZ001>003-018-VAZ015-016-262145- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- 344 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON THUS THE WARNING IS BEING CANCELLED. SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BUT ADDED ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ NCZ019-VAZ010>014-WVZ044-262145- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-MONROE- 344 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TO POCKETS OF DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE BY THIS EVENING. THUS THE ADVISORY IS BEING CANCELLED. STRONG EAST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST AS WELL UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. $$ VAZ017-262300- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLOYD 344 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ICE NEAR THE PARKWAY. * TIMING...LASTING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLICK. LIMBS COULD SNAP RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR ICE AND SLEET. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE FORECAST THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. ENOUGH ICE ON TREES COULD CAUSE LIMBS TO SNAP LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ032-262300- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STUART 344 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF INCH OF ICE NEAR THE PARKWAY. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ018>020-022>024-033>035-WVZ045-262300- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 344 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOME EASTERN SLOPES ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE... EXCEPT LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ON BENT MOUNTAIN. * TIMING...LASTING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE MAINLY ON ELEVATED OBJECTS LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATION OR UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
205 WWUS41 KRNK 262256 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 556 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 VAZ017-032-270000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ FLOYD-PATRICK- 556 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THERE STILL COULD BE PATCHES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT. $$ VAZ018>020-022>024-033>035-WVZ045-270000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130226T2300Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-GREENBRIER- 556 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THERE STILL COULD BE PATCHES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 25, 1:05 PM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 1:05 PM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
105 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEDGE DOWN THE EAST COAST TODAY. A GULF
DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS...BRINGING A WINTRY MIX TO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL HOVER OVER LAKE ERIE
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 1245 PM EST MONDAY...
HAVE ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY COOLER THE EXPECTED HIGHS ACROSS THE AREA
GIVEN THE CLOUD COVER. STILL AM ALLOWING FOR A BIT OF HEATING WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR THINNING CLOUDS LATE. OTHERWISE...HAVE ADJUSTED
HOURLY TEMPERAURE...DEW POINT...WIND/GUSTS AND SKY COVER BASED
UPON THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND EXPECTED TRENDS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
AS OF 928 AM EST MONDAY...
CONTINUED THE TREND FROM THE EARLIER UPDATE OF TRENDING EXPECTED
HIGH TEMPERATURES DOWNWARD AND CLOUD COVER COVERAGE UPWARD. THE
TRICKY TIME WILL BE LATE IN THE DAY. SOME GUIDANCE IS SUGGESTING
THERE WILL BE ABOUT A FOUR OR FIVE HOUR DECREASE IN THE ABUNDANCE
OF CLOUD COVER. IF THIS BEGINS SOON ENOUGH IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES MAY BE ABLE TO CLIMB TO NUMBERS THAT ARE
NOT TO FAR UNDER THE LATEST FORECAST. HAVE DONE AN ACROSS THE
BOARD DECREASE OF THREE DEGREES FOR HIGHS TODAY TO ACCOUNT FOR
BOTH THE INCREASED CLOUDS...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A BIT MORE
SUNSHINE IN THE AFTERNOON.
AS OF 635 AM MONDAY...
UPDATED FORECAST TO INCREASE SKY COVER THIS MORNING. CIRRUS IS
PRETTY DENSE ACROSS THE AREA AT LEAST ALONG A LINE FROM BCB-ROA
AND SOUTH. THE 06Z NAMDNG SHOWS THIS PRETTY WELL...ALTHOUGH
OVERDONE TO THE NORTH. WILL SEE HIGH CLOUDS WORK EVENTUALLY EAST
OUT OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH MAY LINGER IN THE
SOUTH. TEMPS WILL RUN COOLER AS A RESULT THIS MORNING BUT MADE NO
CHANGES TO FORECAST HIGHS.
06Z MODELS COMING IN STILL ADVERTISING AT LEAST A WINTER WX
ADVISORY EVENT FOR THE BLUE RIDGE...AND NOT MAKING ANY CHANGES AT
THIS TIME...TO SEE WHAT THE 12Z RUNS SHOW FOR QPF VS THERMAL
PROFILES FURTHER NORTH. THE 06Z NAM IS PRINTING OUT OVER 1/4" OF
ICE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE...BUT THINK IT MAY
BE OVERDONE.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED PATTERN AS NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST INTO TEXAS/SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL IMPACT OUR AREA WITH
ANOTHER WINTRY EVENT LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. BEFORE THAT WILL
BE SEEING INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE AREA OF
STORMS ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES THIS MORNING. THE LATEST NAM
SHOWS MORE CLOUDS MOVING IN COMPARED WITH THE GFS/CMC. THIS WILL
IMPACT SOME TEMPERATURE RISES EARLY ON...BUT WILL SEE MORE
SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON AS THIS WAVE MOVES EAST. WENT WITH HIGHS
IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S MOST AREAS WITH AROUND 50 EAST.
TONIGHT...THE SKIES START OUT CLEAR EXCEPT SOME INCREASE AGAIN
OVER THE NC COUNTIES. THIS WILL BE THE KEY ON HOW COLD IT DROPS
BEFORE THE PRECIP ARRIVES AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM AS IT MOVES
INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO MID ATLANTIC RETREATS INTO NEW ENGLAND BY TUESDAY
MORNING...BUT KEEPS A DECENT ENOUGH WEDGE IN PLACE DOWN THE LEE
SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS. FOLLOWED CLOSE TO THE GFS GIVEN HOW IT
INITIALIZED WITH THE CONVECTION OVER THE SOUTH THIS MORNING...BUT
BLENDED SOME THE NAM/SREF AS WELL. AGAIN...THE PRECIP LOOKS TO
ARRIVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AROUND MIDNIGHT MON
NIGHT...THEN SPREAD NORTH OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 12Z
TUESDAY. SOUNDING PROFILES SUGGEST PRECIP STARTING AS SLEET/RAIN
BEFORE THE SOUTHEAST WINDS ENHANCE THE COOLING AFTER 4 AM...WHEN
FREEZING RAIN SHOULD BE THE MAIN PTYPE ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE WITH RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHSIDE VA PIEDMONT INTO THE NC
PIEDMONT. FURTHER NORTH ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS...SLEET AND SNOW TO
START B4 CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN.
GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS AND QPF ISSUES...HAVE DECIDED TO GO
AHEAD AND ISSUE A WINTER WX ADVISORY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EITHER
SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM THE ROANOKE AREA SOUTH TO THE NC MTNS.
AFTER COLLABORATION WITH WFO LWX/RLX AM GOING TO HOLD OFF ON
ISSUING ANY HEADLINES FOR THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE
ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS OF BATH AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST WV. THIS IS A
CLIMATOLOGICALLY UNFAVORED TIME FOR FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATING TO
MORE THAN A QUARTER INCH...AND THINK SLEET AND WARMER AIR TEMPS
TDAY WILL CUT INTO ICE ACCRETION ON THE GROUND LATE TONIGHT. IT
WILL BE AGAIN MAINLY CONFINED TO THE TREES/POWER LINES AND METAL
OBJECTS BUT ENOUGH AT TIMES TO COAT BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WENT
COOLER THAN MOS GIVEN ITS PROPENSITY TO WARM THINGS MORE IN A
WEDGE.
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...MILLER B SCENARIO SETS UP WITH SECONDARY
LOW FORMINING ACROSS EASTERN NC AND SENDING THE FRONT ACROSS BY
THE AFTERNOON...BREAKING THE WEDGE AT LEAST FOR MOST OF THE OF THE
FORECAST AREA. THINK SOME POCKETS OF FZRA SHOULD REMAIN INTO LATE
AFTERNOON OVER THE BATH COUNTY EASTERN SLOPES. TEMPS MAY SURGE
HIGHER THAN FORECAST OVER THE MTN EMPIRE BEHIND THE FRONT AS
MODELS TRY TO CLEAR SKIES IN THE LATER AFTERNOON...BUT WENT MORE
TOWARD MID- UPPER 40S WEST OF MARION. THE FAR SOUTHEAST CWA
APPEARS TO BREAK OUT IN THE AFTN AS WELL AS FAR AS THE WEDGE GOES
SO WENT MID TO UPPER 40S HERE. MEANWHILE...FROM THE NC FOOTHILLS
NORTH ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE TEMPS WILL STRUGGLE
TO REACH THE LOWER 40S AND SHOULD STAY IN THE 30S NORTH OF A HLX-
MTV LINE...AND WEST OF FARMVILLE.
BESIDES DEALING WITH WINTER PRECIP...WILL ALSO HAVE THE STRONG
LOW LVL JET ACROSS THE MTNS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT
AND INTO TUESDAY. THE MODELS KEEP THE WINDS STRONG ENOUGH THAT
AREAS LIKE TAZEWELL...BURKES GARDEN AND THE MTNS ACROSS NRN AND
SRN SMYTH COUNTY SHOULD REACH SOMEWHERE NEAR 50 KNOT GUSTS. SO
WENT AHEAD AND PUT THEM IN A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TIL 4 PM TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
MERCER THINKING WEST OF BLF SHOULD SEE GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE
THREE COUNTIES MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED WITH THE FREEZING RAIN BUT ITS
BORDERLINE AND GENERALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE
COUNTIES...SO LEFT THEM OUT FOR NOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 339 AM EST MONDAY...
A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
TUESDAY EVENING. A MILLER-B SECONDARY SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE CAROLINAS IN THE AFTERNOON MOVING NORTH INTO NORTHERN
VIRGINIA TUESDAY EVENING. THIS SURFACE LOW WILL BRING A FAIR
AMOUNT OF RAIN TO THE REGION WITH MOST FALLING ALONG AND EAST OF
THE BLUE RIDGE. ONCE THIS LOW TRACKS INTO NORTHERN VIRGINIA...THE
RAIN WILL COME TO AN END...BUT ONLY BRIEFLY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
WILL BECOME OCCLUDED AND WOBBLE OVER LAKE ERIE FOR A COUPLE OF
DAYS. THIS OCCLUDED LOW WILL BRING COLD AIR INTO THE AREA...FIRST
FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...THEN FROM THE
WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF
SHORT WAVES COMING AROUND THIS LOW...BRING MORE AND MORE COLD AIR.
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE IN THE 40S AND 50S...ON
THURSDAY...30S AND 40S. EACH SHORT WAVE WILL ALSO BRING LIGHT
PRECIPITATION TO MAINLY THE MOUNTAINS. SCATTERED MOUNTAIN RAIN
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHER ELEVATIONS
TRANSITIONING TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. WARM BOUNDARY LAYER BECOMES
SHALLOWER EACH PERIOD. EVENTUALLY...ALL PRECIPITATION FALLING
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME OFF/ON SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. WESTERN SLOPES WILL SEE THE MOST
ACCUMULATIONS COMPARED TO EVERY WHERE ELSE. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
BE LIMITED TO A COUPLE OF INCHES AND MAINLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. THE HIGHER SUN ANGLE THIS TIME OF YEAR SHOULD GREATLY LIMIT
ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BUT SHOULD NOT REACH ADVISORY LEVELS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 336 PM EST SUNDAY...
THIS PERIOD LOOKS TO FEATURE THE MOST PERSISTENT TROUGH OVER THE
EASTERN CONUS DURING THE ENTIRE WINTER. AN UPPER LOW OF SOME TYPE
WILL REMAIN AND RELOAD NEAR NOVA SCOTIA WITH UPPER RIDGING
INCREASING AND EVENTUALLY CLOSING OFF JUST SW OF THE TIP OF
GREENLAND. THIS BLOCKY PATTERN WILL BE SELF SUSTAINING AS RIDGING
INCREASES WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH MULTIPLE SHRTWVS
ENTERING THE TROUGH ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST THEN DIVING DUE
SOUTH. SENSIBLE WEATHER HERE WILL BE ALMOST STEADY STATE. WNW-NW
WINDS AND H85 TEMPS FROM -8C TO -11C ACROSS SE WEST VA WILL MEAN
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS EVERY DAY AND NIGHT TO VARYING DEGREES...BUT
PROBABLY NO MORE THAN 2 INCHES IN ANY 12 HR PERIOD. HOWEVER...THE
SNOW MAY START TO PILE UP AFTER SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS WESTERN
GREENBRIER. CLOUDS WILL REMAIN EACH DAY...RETREATING SOMEWHAT TO
THE WEST DURING THE DAY WITH BETTER MIXING...THEN EXPANDING EAST
DURING THE NIGHT. SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY SURVIVE INTO THE
ROANOKE/NEW RIVER VALLEYS DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS AS WINDS
TURN MORE WNW OR EVEN DUE WEST DURING SOME OF THE EVENINGS. H85
TEMPS GET COLDER SLOWLY EACH DAY WITH THE COLDEST AIR ARRIVING
SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 106 PM EST MONDAY...
A CIG OF CIRROSTRATUS IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN
ALL BUT SOUTH OF A DAN-TNB LINE. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SHOULD
BRING LOWERING CIGS INTO BLF-BCB-DAN AFTER 05Z...AND THE REST OF
THE AREA WITHIN 2 HOURS AFTER THAT. MODELS STILL SHOW PRECIP
ARRIVING AT THE TERMINALS IN THE 09Z-11Z TIME FRAME WITH MOST
SEEING A WINTRY PRECIP OF FZRA OR SLEET...WITH RAIN IN DANVILLE.
ATTM...THINK CIGS/VSBYS SHOULD STAY IN VFR THROUGH THE FIRST HALF
OF THE TAF PERIOD...THEN CIGS/VSBYS SHOULD LOWER INTO MVFR RANGE
AT SOME LOCATIONS IN THE MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT
WILL BE GUSTING OVER 40 KNOTS JUST WEST OF BLF-GEV. AND SOME LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS POSSIBLE AT BLF...AS THEY WILL BE ON THE EDGE
OF THE WEDGE VS MIXING THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN.
TUESDAY WILL BE POOR FLYING WX GIVEN THE STRONG SE FLOW PLUS
WINTRY PRECIP AT ALL TAF SITES BUT DANVILLE. ICING WILL BE A
PROBLEM FOR AIRCRAFT AT BCB/LWB/ROA AND AT TIMES LYH IN THE
MORNING. CIGS/VSBYS WILL BE DOWN TO IFR AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON
ON TUESDAY AS WARMER AIR SLOWLY RUNS THE COOLER AIR OUT BUT
SHOULD SEE ALL RAIN AT BCB/LYH/ROA BY MIDDAY AND LWB AN HOUR OR
AFTERWARDS. THE HEAVIER RAINS WILL BE IMPACTING POINTS EAST OF
ROA/BCB TUE AFTERNOON.
OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES ACROSS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING
WITH PRECIP ENDING...ALTHOUGH MAY LINGER LONGER OVER LWB.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND RESIDUAL
MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN SCATTERED MVFR SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
TUESDAY FOR VAZ010>018-022-032-033.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY
FOR VAZ007-009.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
TUESDAY FOR NCZ001>003-018-019.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
TUESDAY FOR WVZ044.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
WVZ042.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM/WP
NEAR TERM...DS/WP
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...KM
AVIATION...JC/WPHazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 4:25 AM EST, 11 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 425 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ010>018-022-032-033-WVZ044-260930- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- MONROE- 425 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO OUR OFFICE. VAZ007-009-260930- TAZEWELL-SMYTH- 425 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. IN ADDITION...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 16. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WIND DAMAGE OR WINTER WEATHER TO OUR OFFICE. WVZ042-260930- MERCER- 425 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 77. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE EAST OF INTERSTATE 77 TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE AND WINTER WEATHER TO OUR OFFICE. VAZ019-020-023-024-034-035-045>047-WVZ043-045-260930- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- 425 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MOVING IN LATE TONIGHT. WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO OUR OFFICE. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043-044-058-059-260930- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- 425 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:16 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 38 hr |
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Sources
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