Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 23, 2013, 4:15 PM EDT for 26 counties in Virginia; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia; Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 24, 2013, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 50 hr. 60 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
- Mar 23, 2013, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2013, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2013, 1:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 31 counties
Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 12:45 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | 2 Ese Cave Spring, VA | ROANOKE TIMES |
| Mar 24, 1:15 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | 2 Sw Roanoke, VA | |
| Mar 24, 1:40 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Big Island, VA | |
| Mar 24, 1:48 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Fries, VA | SNOW AND SLEET NOW |
| Mar 24, 1:57 PM EDT | SNOW 1.1 | Pearisburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 1:58 PM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 2:00 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | 3 N Boones Mill, VA | |
| Mar 24, 2:03 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Christiansburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 2:10 PM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | 2 Sw Eggleston, VA | |
| Mar 24, 2:28 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | 1 W Lynchburg Airport, VA | |
| Mar 24, 2:46 PM EDT | SNOW 2.1 | 2 Ene Blacksburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 2:47 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | 3 Nnw Blacksburg, VA | BRUSH MOUNTAIN |
| Mar 24, 3:12 PM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | 5 Nne Blacksburg, VA | MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING. |
| Mar 24, 3:14 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Stewartsville, VA | |
| Mar 24, 3:18 PM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 3:23 PM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Lynchburg, VA | MIDTOWN |
| Mar 24, 3:37 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Christiansburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 3:49 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Appomattox, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:05 PM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | 4 E Covington City, VA | HEAVY SNOW CURRENTLY. |
| Mar 24, 4:06 PM EDT | SNOW 3.2 | Laymantown, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:08 PM EDT | SNOW 3.2 | Dublin, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:10 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Lynchburg, VA | MIDTOWN |
| Mar 24, 4:12 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Eggleston, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:14 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Christiansburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:18 PM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Ne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:21 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Christiansburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:31 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Rustburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:35 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Warm Springs, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:42 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Maple Hill, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:44 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Hinton, WV | |
| Mar 24, 4:45 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Pearisburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:51 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Wnw Elon, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:51 PM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Roanoke, VA | WSLS |
| Mar 24, 4:54 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | 5 S Buchanan, VA | |
| Mar 24, 4:56 PM EDT | SNOW 5.5 | Vinton, VA | NEAR BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY |
| Mar 24, 4:59 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | 3 Sw Rockbridge Baths, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:00 PM EDT | SNOW 2.9 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:00 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | New Castle, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:02 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | 4 E Covington, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:03 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Mar 24, 5:13 PM EDT | SNOW 6.8 | Mountain Heights East, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:17 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Bent Mountain, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:18 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Check, VA | MIXED WITH SLEET |
| Mar 24, 5:21 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | 7 Nne Buena Vista, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:21 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Stonewall, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:22 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Cave Spring, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:26 PM EDT | SNOW 5.4 | Laymantown, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:26 PM EDT | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Ese Roanoke Airport, VA | 2 IN FROM 4PM TO 5PM...5.5 ON GROUND. SNICR GROUP SHOULD HAVE BEEN 2 SLASH 6. |
| Mar 24, 5:28 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Pulaski, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:29 PM EDT | SNOW 6 | Edgehill Estates, VA | BOSWORTH DR |
| Mar 24, 5:32 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Elliston, VA | CURRENTLY FREEZING DRIZZLE. |
| Mar 24, 5:38 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Newport, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:43 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Big Island, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:47 PM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Hot Springs, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:48 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Moneta, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:50 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Lynchburg, VA | MIDTOWN |
| Mar 24, 5:51 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | 2 Sw Lynchburg, VA | SOUTHWEST LYNCHBURG |
| Mar 24, 5:54 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Independence, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:55 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Natural Bridge, VA | |
| Mar 24, 5:56 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Hardy, VA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 1814 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
800 WWUS41 KRNK 232015 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 415 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TO OFF THE CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...A SECONDARY LOW FORMS ACROSS KENTUCKY AND SHIFTS INTO EASTERN OHIO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS INTO TUESDAY. FOR SUNDAY...EXPECT A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS INTO GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWS INTO TUESDAY ON THE WESTERN SLOPES. VAZ020-WVZ045-240415- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0005.130324T1600Z-130326T1800Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 415 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SOME SLEET AND SNOW MIXED SUNDAY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...STARTING BEFORE NOON SUNDAY AND LASTING INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. WINDS BEHIND THIS LOW WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ001-018-240415- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.A.0004.130325T0600Z-130326T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- 415 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET INCLUDING BEECH MOUNTAIN...HOWARDS KNOB AND THREE TOP MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL BE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WIND BLOWN SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
15 follow-up statements
757 WWUS41 KRNK 240054 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 854 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS...SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EAST OF THE ALLEGHANYS THROUGH THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...NEW RIVER VALLEY...AND ROANOKE VALLEY. .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TO OFF THE CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...A SECONDARY LOW FORMS ACROSS KENTUCKY AND SHIFTS INTO EASTERN OHIO THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TOWARD THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC TUESDAY...WHICH MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO AREAS FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST OUTSIDE THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY. FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE WARNING AREA ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS OF GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES...EXPECT A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW INTO TUESDAY ON THE WESTERN SLOPES. FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...NORTHERN PARTS OF THE ROANOKE VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY OR VIRGINIA AS WELL AS IMMEDIATE ADJACENT AREAS...A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE...CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING MID TO LATE MORNING SUNDAY...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS. VAZ020-WVZ045-241000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.130324T1600Z-130326T1800Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 854 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SOME SLEET AND SNOW MIXED SUNDAY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LESS THAN 1/10TH INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...STARTING AROUND 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING...CONTINUING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-017>019-022>024-035-241000- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.130324T1400Z-130325T1400Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 854 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM RADFORD...TO FLOYD...TO ROANOKE...TO FINCASTLE...TO AMHERST. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.10 INCH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING...CONTINUING SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.10 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ON TREES...POWER LINES...AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S SUNDAY MORNING...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...REMAINING BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MID-MORNING MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-241000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0004.130325T0600Z-130326T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- 854 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET INCLUDING BEECH MOUNTAIN...HOWARDS KNOB AND THREE TOP MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WIND BLOWN SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RAB
644 WWUS41 KRNK 240953 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 553 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS...WITH SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EAST OF THE ALLEGHANYS THROUGH THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...NEW RIVER VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TO OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...WITH ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. THESE TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL BRING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...BEGINNING WITH A WINTRY MIX FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY...AND POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY...AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. FROM TODAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE WARNING AREA ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS OF GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES...EXPECT A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW TODAY...AND ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY ON THE WESTERN SLOPES. FROM TODAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR. VAZ020-WVZ045-241800- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.130324T1600Z-130326T1800Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 553 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND SNOW TODAY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...TODAY...AND CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALTHOUGH BECOMING MORE SHOWERY WITH TIME. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ032>034-045-WVZ043-044-241800- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.130324T1400Z-130325T1400Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... LYNCHBURG...HINTON...HIX...UNION 553 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROCKY MOUNT...TO LYNCHBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY...AND ALONG THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND BORDERING WEST VIRGINIA. SOME LIGHT ICING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED SURFACES. * TIMING...PRIMARILY TODAY. BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.10 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ON TREES... POWER LINES...AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-017>019-022>024-035-241800- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.130324T1400Z-130325T1400Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 553 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM RADFORD...TO FLOYD... TO ROANOKE. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICING. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.10 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ON TREES... POWER LINES...AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-241800- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0004.130325T0600Z-130326T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- 553 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET INCLUDING BEECH MOUNTAIN...HOWARDS KNOB AND THREE TOP MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WIND BLOWN SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
022 WWUS41 KRNK 241009 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 609 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS...WITH SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EAST OF THE ALLEGHANYS THROUGH THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...NEW RIVER VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TO OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...WITH ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. THESE TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL BRING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...BEGINNING WITH A WINTRY MIX FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY...AND POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY...AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. FROM TODAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE WARNING AREA ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS OF GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES...EXPECT A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW TODAY...AND ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY ON THE WESTERN SLOPES. FROM TODAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR. VAZ020-WVZ045-241815- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.130324T1600Z-130326T1800Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 609 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND SNOW TODAY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...TODAY...AND CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALTHOUGH BECOMING MORE SHOWERY WITH TIME. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-017>019-022>024-032>035-045-WVZ043-044-241815- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.130324T1400Z-130325T1400Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...HINTON...HIX... UNION 609 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FLOYD VIRGINIA TO LYNCHBURG...INCLUDING THE EASTERN NEW RIVER VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN GREENBRIER VALLEY...THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG...AND AMHERST. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...AND LOWER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.10 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ON TREES... POWER LINES...AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-241815- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0004.130325T0600Z-130326T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- 609 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET INCLUDING BEECH MOUNTAIN...HOWARDS KNOB AND THREE TOP MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WIND BLOWN SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
692 WWUS41 KRNK 241548 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1148 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS...WITH SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EAST OF THE ALLEGHANYS THROUGH THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...NEW RIVER VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TO OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...WITH ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. THESE TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL BRING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...BEGINNING WITH A WINTRY MIX FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY...AND POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY...AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. FROM TODAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE WARNING AREA ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS OF GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES...EXPECT A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW TODAY...AND ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY ON THE WESTERN SLOPES. FROM TODAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR. VAZ020-WVZ045-250000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.130324T1600Z-130326T1800Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1148 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND SNOW TODAY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...TODAY...AND CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALTHOUGH BECOMING MORE SHOWERY WITH TIME. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ012-016-250000- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1400Z/ WYTHE-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYTHEVILLE...GALAX 1148 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.10 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ON TREES... POWER LINES...AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-017>019-022>024-032>035-045-WVZ043-044-250000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1400Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...HINTON...HIX... UNION 1148 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FLOYD VIRGINIA TO LYNCHBURG...INCLUDING THE EASTERN NEW RIVER VALLEY... THE SOUTHERN GREENBRIER VALLEY...THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG...AND AMHERST. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...AND LOWER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.10 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ON TREES... POWER LINES...AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-250000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0004.130325T0600Z-130326T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- 1148 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET INCLUDING BEECH MOUNTAIN...HOWARDS KNOB AND THREE TOP MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WIND BLOWN SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
695 WWUS41 KRNK 241558 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1158 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS...WITH SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EAST OF THE ALLEGHANYS THROUGH THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...NEW RIVER VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TO OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...WITH ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. THESE TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL BRING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...BEGINNING WITH A WINTRY MIX FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY...AND POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY...AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. FROM TODAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE WARNING AREA ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS OF GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES...EXPECT A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW TODAY...AND ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY ON THE WESTERN SLOPES. FROM TODAY INTO MONDAY...WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...AND PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...A PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR. VAZ020-WVZ045-250000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.130324T1600Z-130326T1800Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1158 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND SNOW TODAY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...TODAY...AND CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALTHOUGH BECOMING MORE SHOWERY WITH TIME. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ046-047-250000- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1400Z/ APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...APPOMATTOX 1158 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES MAY BECOME SLICK AT TIMES. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ011>014-016>019-022>024-032>035-045-WVZ043-044-250000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1400Z/ GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...HINTON...HIX...UNION 1158 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FLOYD VIRGINIA TO LYNCHBURG...INCLUDING THE EASTERN NEW RIVER VALLEY... THE SOUTHERN GREENBRIER VALLEY...THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG...AND AMHERST. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...AND LOWER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.10 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ON TREES... POWER LINES...AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-250000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0004.130325T0600Z-130326T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- 1158 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET INCLUDING BEECH MOUNTAIN...HOWARDS KNOB AND THREE TOP MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WIND BLOWN SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JH
665 WWUS41 KRNK 241941 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 341 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BEFORE DEEPENING OFF THE DELMARVA ON MONDAY. THIS WILL KEEP BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW GOING ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW DEEPENS OFF THE COAST...INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO BRING PERIODS OF MAINLY UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. NCZ001-018-250345- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0004.130325T0600Z-130326T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WS.W.0005.130325T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE 341 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET INCLUDING BEECH MOUNTAIN...HOWARDS KNOB AND THREE TOP MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. WIND BLOWN SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ015-250345- /O.EXB.KRNK.WS.W.0005.130325T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE 341 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY PARTICULARLY THE MOUNT ROGERS REGION. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY ALTHOUGH BECOMING MORE SHOWERY WITH TIME. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ020-WVZ045-250345- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 341 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER AND BATH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND SNOW THIS EVENING CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE. * TIMING...THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALTHOUGH BECOMING MORE SHOWERY WITH TIME. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6... 2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-250345- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.130325T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD 341 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES FROM FLAT TOP DOWN TO BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ043-250345- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HINTON...HIX 341 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ011>014-016>019-022>024-032>035-045>047-WVZ044-250345- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1400Z/ GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...UNION 341 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FLOYD VIRGINIA TO LYNCHBURG...INCLUDING THE EASTERN NEW RIVER VALLEY... THE SOUTHERN GREENBRIER VALLEY...THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE FOOTHILLS INCLUDING ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG...AND AMHERST. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...AND LOWER AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 0.10 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ON TREES... POWER LINES...AND ELEVATED OBJECTS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
612 WWUS41 KRNK 250052 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH MID-WEEK... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BEFORE DEEPENING OFF THE DELMARVA ON MONDAY. ONE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND ANOTHER...POTENTIALLY WITH THUNDER SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AS THE LOW DEEPENS OFF THE COAST...INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO BRING PERIODS OF MAINLY UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS LATER ACTIVITY WILL MAINLY AFFECT SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. VAZ011-013-014-017>019-022>024-033>035-045>047-WVZ044-251000- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...UNION 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FLOYD VIRGINIA TO LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA...TO BUCKINGHAM...INCLUDING THE NEW RIVER VALLEY... THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING BEDFORD... LYNCHBURG...LEXINGTON...COVINGTON...FINCASTLE...AMHERST...AND APPOMATTOX. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW...SOME HEAVY. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVY ENOUGH AT TIMES LATER THIS EVENING AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THAT EVEN MAJOR HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ010-251000- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BLAND COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE ROADS IN SOME AREAS IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ007-WVZ042-043-251000- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FLAT TOP DOWN TO WALKER MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THREE DAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 15 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET IN WESTERN GREENBRIER...6 TO 12 INCHES FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES...AND GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS IN AREAS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO LOWER 30S LOWER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-020-WVZ045-251000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY PARTICULARLY THE MOUNT ROGERS REGION. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THREE DAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY 8 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH BECOMING MORE SHOWERY AFTER TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ043-044-058-059-251000- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...CHARLOTTE...NORTHERN HALIFAX...NORTHERN PITTSYLVANIA...NORTHERN HENRY...AND NORTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ012-251000- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WYTHEVILLE 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYTHE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...THREE DAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH SOME 4 INCH TOTALS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ016-032-251000- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ CARROLL-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX...STUART 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HALF OF CARROLL AND PATRICK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES TO LESS THAN 1 INCH IN THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ009-251000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SMYTH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RAB
140 WWUS41 KRNK 250052 CCA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH MID-WEEK... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BEFORE DEEPENING OFF THE DELMARVA ON MONDAY. ONE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND ANOTHER...POTENTIALLY WITH THUNDER SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AS THE LOW DEEPENS OFF THE COAST...INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO BRING PERIODS OF MAINLY UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS LATER ACTIVITY WILL MAINLY AFFECT SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. VAZ011-013-014-017>019-022>024-033>035-045>047-WVZ044-251000- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1400Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...UNION 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FLOYD VIRGINIA TO LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA...TO BUCKINGHAM...INCLUDING THE NEW RIVER VALLEY... THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING BEDFORD... LYNCHBURG...LEXINGTON...COVINGTON...FINCASTLE...AMHERST...AND APPOMATTOX. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW...SOME HEAVY. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. THE SNOW MAY COME DOWN HEAVY ENOUGH AT TIMES LATER THIS EVENING AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THAT EVEN MAJOR HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ010-251000- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BLAND COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE ROADS IN SOME AREAS IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ007-WVZ042-043-251000- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FLAT TOP DOWN TO WALKER MOUNTAIN. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THREE DAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES. * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS IN AREAS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO LOWER 30S LOWER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-020-WVZ045-251000- /O.COR.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GRAYSON COUNTY PARTICULARLY THE MOUNT ROGERS REGION. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THREE DAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 15 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET IN WESTERN GREENBRIER...AND GENERALLY 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WATAUGA...ASHE...GRAYSON...AND BATH COUNTIES. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH BECOMING MORE SHOWERY AFTER TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE BLOWING SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ043-044-058-059-251000- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...CHARLOTTE...NORTHERN HALIFAX...NORTHERN PITTSYLVANIA...NORTHERN HENRY...AND NORTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ012-251000- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WYTHEVILLE 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYTHE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...THREE DAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH SOME 4 INCH TOTALS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ016-032-251000- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ CARROLL-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALAX...STUART 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HALF OF CARROLL AND PATRICK COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES TO LESS THAN 1 INCH IN THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ009-251000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 852 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SMYTH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RAB
519 WWUS41 KRNK 250832 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 432 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL CONTINUING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY DEEPENING OFF THE DELMARVA AND MOVING UP THE COAST. SNOW WHICH IS FALLING EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING AS WINDS BECOME WESTERLY. HOWEVER...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH TUESDAY. VAZ010-251645- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLAND 432 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BLAND COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH TUESDAY AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-017>019-022>024-033>035-045>047-WVZ044-251200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...UNION 432 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING BRINGING TOTALS TO AROUND 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH DAYBREAK...THEN TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. ROAD CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID-LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. * WINDS...LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH ARE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS IS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-015-020-WVZ042-043-045-251645- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-GRAYSON-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 432 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH BLUEFIELD AND MOUNT ROGERS...AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH TUESDAY...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH PERIODIC BREAKS WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE BLOWING SNOW.ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ009-012-251645- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SMYTH-WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...WYTHEVILLE 432 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WYTHE AND SMYTH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH TUESDAY AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ016-032-043-044-058-059-251200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-CARROLL-PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...GALAX...STUART... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 432 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE HIGHWAY 58 CORRIDOR FROM HILLSVILLE TO DANVILLE. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN AN INCH...BUT MAY COAT THE ROADS EARLY THIS MORNING RESULTING IS SLICK SPOTS. * TIMING...THROUGH 800 AM. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BE SLIPPERY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. && $$
225 WWUS41 KRNK 251200 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 800 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL CONTINUING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY DEEPENING OFF THE DELMARVA AND MOVING UP THE COAST. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA... AND THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH TUESDAY. VAZ011-WVZ044-252000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ GILES-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...UNION 800 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...GILES AND MONROE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH TUESDAY AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ013-014-017>019-022>024-033>035-045>047-251300- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM- 800 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ NCZ002-VAZ016-032-043-044-058-059-251300- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130325T1200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-CARROLL-PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 800 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-015-020-WVZ042-043-045-252000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-GRAYSON-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 800 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH BLUEFIELD AND MOUNT ROGERS...AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH TUESDAY...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH PERIODIC BREAKS WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE BLOWING SNOW.ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ009-010-012-252000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE 800 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SMYTH...BLAND AND WYTHE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH TUESDAY AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
053 WWUS41 KRNK 251949 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 349 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL CONTINUING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .WITH LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER NEW ENGLAND...NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. MOISTURE WITHIN THE FLOW WILL BE LIFTED AND PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. VAZ020-260400- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ BATH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS 349 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...BATH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-015-WVZ042-043-045-260400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 349 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH BLUEFIELD AND MOUNT ROGERS...AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...UP TO 7 ADDITIONAL INCHES FOR WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH PERIODIC BREAKS WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE BLOWING SNOW.ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ009>012-WVZ044-260400- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...UNION 349 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...SMYTH...BLAND...GILES...WYTHE...AND MONROE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
178 WWUS41 KRNK 260134 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 934 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE AROUND THROUGH TUESDAY... .A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH A NORTHWEST FLOW AS WELL AS A FEED FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS INTO TUESDAY. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-015-WVZ042-043-045-260945- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 934 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH BLUEFIELD AND MOUNT ROGERS...AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ON THE WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER RIDGES...TO 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH PERIODIC BREAKS WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...EXCEPT UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT...THEN RISING TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ009>012-020-WVZ044-260945- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 934 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT TUESDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 TO 3 INCHES...BUT UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINTOPS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT...THEN RISING BACK INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S TUESDAY...EXCEPT 20S ON THE RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$
912 WWUS41 KRNK 260825 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 425 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY... .UNSEASONABLY COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-015-WVZ042-043-045-261630- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 425 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH BLUEFIELD AND MOUNT ROGERS...AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH PERIODIC BREAKS WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR PERSISTENT ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ009>012-020-WVZ044-261630- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 425 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO IS STILL POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR MAINLY THIS MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 30S...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MELT ON CONTACT. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 THIS MORNING...CLIMBING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$
362 WWUS41 KRNK 261347 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 947 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY... .UNSEASONABLY COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-015-WVZ042-043-045-261800- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 947 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH BLUEFIELD AND MOUNT ROGERS...AND INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH PERIODIC BREAKS WILL OCCUR. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR PERSISTENT ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ009>012-020-WVZ044-261800- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 947 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO IS STILL POSSIBLE... MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR MAINLY THIS MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 30S...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MELT ON CONTACT. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 THIS MORNING...CLIMBING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$
938 WWUS41 KRNK 261751 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 151 PM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS... .THE STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE MOUTAINS ALONG WITH MOISTURE DRAWN SOUTH FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY. THERE WILL ALSO BE WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES WHICH MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. NCZ001-018-270200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0019.130326T1800Z-130327T1600Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE 151 PM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PERIODS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TOMORROW...WITH THE MOST FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS LATE TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ007-015-WVZ042-043-045-261900- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- 151 PM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS BUT THE AMOUNTS WILL BE ONLY A FEW INCHES IN THE MOST FAVORED LOCATIONS. $$ VAZ009>012-020-WVZ044-261900- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130326T1800Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-BATH-MONROE- 151 PM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BUT NO ACCUMUALTION IS EXPECTED. $$
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 Mar 23, 1:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 1:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 150 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A MORE COMPLEX LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM PUSHES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE AREA BY SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE EXITING THE EAST COAST BY LATE MONDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 1020 AM EDT SATURDAY... BULK OF PRECIP IS CONFINED FROM TENNESSEE AND THE CAROLINAS SOUTHWARD. WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHC OF MEASURABLE PRECIP THREAT FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NC INTO THE VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...OTHERWISE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA SHOULD BE DRY. WITH MOST WITH LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION AND MOST LOCATIONS STARTING OFF TODAY IN THE UPPER 20S TO UPPER 30S AND A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN COUNTY WARNING AREA...HAVE RAISED HIGH TEMPERATURES A COUPLE A DEGREES. LOW PRESSURE MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. MODELS TRACK THIS CYCLONE ALMOST DUE EAST ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY AND UPPER MID WEST TONIGHT AND INTO THE WESTERN OH/TN VALLEY BY SUNDAY MORNING. CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THICKENING AND LOWERING ACROSS THE CWA BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION ARRIVING IN OUR SOUTHWESTERN CWA...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NC AND INTO FAR WRN VA...BEFORE DAYBREAK SUNDAY. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 440 AM EDT SATURDAY... MILLER B SYSTEM EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE IN THE OHIO VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST...THEN ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WARM NOSE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN WINTRY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. PTYPES WILL BE RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURES PROFILES. DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...CATEGORICAL COVERAGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WITH WARMER AIR YIELDING PURE RAIN ALONG THE WESTERN...SOUTHERN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE AREA. MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE SECTION BETWEEN FLOYD...LEWISBURG AND LYNCHBURG WHERE COLDER AIR WILL BE LOCATED. USED A TOP DOWN APPROACH LEANING TOWARDS THE GFS. BY SUNDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT... COASTAL LOW MOVES NORTHEAST OFF THE COAST. WE WILL SEE A TRANSITION TO A NORTHWEST FLOW WITH COLDER AIR PUSHING INTO THE PIEDMONT. THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 WHERE SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME LOOKING AT POTENTIAL WINTER ADVISORY SNOWS AMOUNTS. POCKETS OF SLEET WILL HOLD DOWN SNOW TOTALS. WILL HIGHLIGHT THE WINTER MIX POTENTIAL IN HWO. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...WITH NORTHWEST FLOW UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WEST. FAVORED THE COOLER NAM TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. PLACED THE HIGHEST POPS IN THE WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 330 PM EDT FRIDAY... A BROAD 5H TROF OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN UNITED STATES WILL PERSIST THOUGH THE PERIOD. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY ALLOWING FOR SCATTERED UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS. THERE IS ALSO SOME GENERAL MODEL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND GFS ENSEMBLES OF A SECOND DISTURBANCE PUSHING ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THIS COULD ACT TO ENHANCE ANY UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY...BRINGING AN END TO THE UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION. AFTER A COLD START TO THE WORK WEEK TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE A BIT ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER THEY WILL STILL REMAIN 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 130 PM EDT SATURDAY... MVFR CIGS FROM BLF-PSK AND SOUTH ARE GOING TO SCATTER OUT AFTER 21Z...WITH MOST AREAS BEING VFR THROUGH AT LEAST BEFORE 09Z SUNDAY. WINTER SYSTEM IS GOING TO ENTER THE PICTURE WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION BY 12Z SUNDAY WITH MAJORITY OF PRECIP COVERING THE AREA BY THE END OF THIS TAF PERIOD. AFTER WE SCATTER OUT LATER THIS AFTERNOON MID AND HIGH CLOUDS COME RUSHING BACK IN AFTER 03Z THIS EVENING...WITH SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS PUSHING IN FROM THE SOUTH AFTER 06Z. LOOKING AT A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW BY 12Z AT ALL SITES BUT LWB/LYH...WITH THEM GETTING A WINTRY MIX BY 15Z. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION AND VSBYS/CIGS DROPPING TO MVFR OR WORSE WILL BE IN A CORRIDOR FROM BLF-BCB AND POINTS SOUTH AFTER 15Z...WORKING TOWARD LWB/ROA/DAN BY 18Z SUNDAY. SITUATION IN THE LOW LEVELS DEPICTS WHAT PRECIPITATION WILL FALL. IT LOOKS LIKE BY 18Z SUNDAY THAT AIRPORT AT ROANOKE WILL HAVE SLEET/RAIN MIXED...ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL BE CLOSE BY. LYH COULD BE SHIFTING TO RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET OR SNOW AT THIS TIME. WARM ENOUGH TEMPS SHOULD CHANGE DANVILLE OVER TO RAIN WHILE THE WEDGED AREAS OF LWB/BCB KEEP A MIX WITH SNOW AT LWB...WITH BLF STAYING ON THE CUSP OF THE WEDGE GOING TO RAIN. BEYOND THIS TAF PERIOD CONDITIONS WORSEN WITH MORE PRECIPITATION MOVING IN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW PASSES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ALL SITES SHOULD SWITCH BACK TO SNOW. LOOK FOR POOR FLYING CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC INTO MONDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVMENTS EAST OF THE MTNS MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH ANOTHER STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR LOWER CIGS AND SNOW MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. MEANWHILE THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD STAY MOSTLY IFR THROUGH MIDWEEK...WITH BCB/ROA FLUCTUATING INTO VFR/MVFR AT TIMES. ALSO...WINDS BEHIND THE SYSTEM FOR LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL BR STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST. BY WEDNESDAY...MOST TAF SITES OUTSIDE OF THE BLF/LWB AREA WILL BE VFR WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THURSDAY TO GRADUALLY CLEAR OUT BLF/LWB. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JH/KK NEAR TERM...AMS/PM SHORT TERM...KK/PW LONG TERM...JC AVIATION...PM/WP
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 5:28 AM EDT, 10 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 528 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-045>047-WVZ042>045-240930- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 528 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXISTS FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. AT THE PRESENT TIME IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS...PRIMARILY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE SOUTHWARD TO NEAR THE HIGHWAY 460 CORRIDOR. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA BEGINNING SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-240930- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON- 528 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL EFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...WINTRY WEATHER APPEARS MORE LIKELY BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS. WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST BEHIND THIS SYSTEM INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043-044-058-059-240930- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 528 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SOME WINTRY MIX SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE STORM TRACK FAVORS MORE RAIN THAN SNOW...BUT A CHANGE IN THE TRACK COULD AFFECT THE PRECIPITATION TYPE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:15 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 23 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.