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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Apr 4, 2013, 5:04 PM EDT for 18 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 5 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
- Apr 4, 2013, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2013, 9:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Amherst County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Lexington, 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, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 5:09 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Radford, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:09 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Dublin, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:11 PM EDT | SNOW 3.3 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:14 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Nne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:17 PM EDT | SNOW 1.8 | 3 Sw Eggleston, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:19 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Christiansburg, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:31 PM EDT | SNOW 4.1 | Pulaski, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:32 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Newport, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:32 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Wytheville, VA | HEAVY SLEET CURRENTLY. |
| Apr 4, 5:34 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Pulaski, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:35 PM EDT | SNOW 5.5 | Ellett, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:37 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Pulaski, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:39 PM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Burnt Chimney, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:40 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Radford, VA | NRV MEDICAL CENTER |
| Apr 4, 5:40 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Dublin, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:42 PM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Hardy, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:43 PM EDT | SNOW 6.5 | Blacksburg, VA | AIRPORT RD |
| Apr 4, 5:45 PM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Cave Spring, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:47 PM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Pearisburg, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:48 PM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Snowville, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:49 PM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Huddleston, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:50 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Sse Cave Spring, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:50 PM EDT | SNOW 4.8 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:51 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Simmonsville, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:52 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Callaway, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:52 PM EDT | SNOW 6 | 5 Nne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:53 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Draper, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:54 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Salem, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:54 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Christiansburg, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:55 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Rocky Mount, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:56 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Rocky Mount, VA | |
| Apr 4, 5:58 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Floyd, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:00 PM EDT | SNOW 4.7 | 4 Wnw Elliston, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:11 PM EDT | SNOW 3.8 | Vicker, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:13 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Pearisburg, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:16 PM EDT | SNOW 6.5 | Fairlawn, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:22 PM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Laymantown, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:27 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Radford, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:28 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Newport, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:32 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Dublin, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:39 PM EDT | SNOW 1.3 | Fincastle, VA | MIXED WITH SLEET |
| Apr 4, 6:40 PM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Bastian, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:46 PM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Eggleston, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:51 PM EDT | SNOW 3.3 | Algoma, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:52 PM EDT | SNOW 6 | Wytheville, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:54 PM EDT | SNOW 0.3 | Lexington, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:54 PM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | Goshen, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:55 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | New Castle, VA | |
| Apr 4, 6:58 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Narrows, VA | MIXED WITH SLEET |
| Apr 4, 6:59 PM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | Check, VA | |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Rich Creek, VA | |
| Apr 4, 7:00 PM EDT | SNOW 6.5 | 3 Wnw Shawsville, VA | |
| Apr 4, 7:01 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Kings Forest, VA | |
| Apr 4, 7:03 PM EDT | SNOW 6 | Copper Hill, VA | |
| Apr 4, 7:04 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Rocky Mount, VA | MIXED WITH SLEET |
| Apr 4, 7:06 PM EDT | SNOW 7.3 | Mc Coy, VA | |
| Apr 4, 7:08 PM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Sw Roanoke, VA | |
| Apr 4, 7:34 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | Copper Hill, VA | |
| Apr 4, 7:38 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Pearisburg, VA | |
| Apr 4, 7:38 PM EDT | SNOW 5.5 | Simmonsville, 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 2044 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
023 WWUS41 KRNK 042104 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 504 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTERS LAST GASP TO CREATE TRAVEL HEADACHES THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF COAST STATES WILL MOVE INTO THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING AND OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST OVERNIGHT. THE COLD AND DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE HAS ALLOWED PRECIPITATION TO MOVE IN AS SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE WARMER GROUND...INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SLICK SPOTS AROUND THE AREA...WITH MOST ACCUMULATION OCCURRING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. EXPECT WARMER AIR TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN BY EARLY EVENING. VAZ012>014-050400- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0006.130404T2104Z-130405T0400Z/ WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG 504 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-050400- /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO 504 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE AREA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE CHANGING TO RAIN THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 30S...THEN RISING IN THE LOWER 40S AFTER 800 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>011-015>020-022>024-032>035-043>047- WVZ042>045-050400- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 504 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
827 WWUS41 KRNK 042140 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 540 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTERS LAST GASP TO CREATE TRAVEL HEADACHES THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF COAST STATES WILL MOVE INTO THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING AND OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST OVERNIGHT. THE COLD AND DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE HAS ALLOWED PRECIPITATION TO MOVE IN AS SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE WARMER GROUND...INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SLICK SPOTS AROUND THE AREA...WITH MOST ACCUMULATION OCCURRING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. EXPECT WARMER AIR TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN BY EARLY EVENING. VAZ010-011-017-018-022-023-050400- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ BLAND-GILES-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE 540 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER 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. && $$ VAZ012>014-050400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG 540 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER 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. && $$ NCZ001>004-018-019-VAZ009-015-016-019-020-024-032>035-043>047- WVZ042>045-050400- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-SMYTH-GRAYSON- CARROLL-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 540 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
447 WWUS41 KRNK 042202 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 602 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTERS LAST GASP TO CREATE TRAVEL HEADACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF COAST STATES WILL MOVE INTO THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING AND OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST OVERNIGHT. THE COLD AND DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE HAS ALLOWED PRECIPITATION TO MOVE IN AS SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE WARMER GROUND...INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SLICK SPOTS AROUND THE AREA...WITH MOST ACCUMULATION OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT WARMER AIR TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN BY EARLY EVENING. VAZ024-033>035-050400- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 602 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER 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. && $$ VAZ010>014-017-018-022-023-050400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE 602 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001>004-018-019-VAZ009-015-016-019-020-032-043>047-WVZ042>045- 050400- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-SMYTH-GRAYSON- CARROLL-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 602 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET 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. && $$
891 WWUS41 KRNK 042228 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 628 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTERS LAST GASP TO CREATE TRAVEL HEADACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF COAST STATES WILL MOVE INTO THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING AND OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST OVERNIGHT. THE COLD AND DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE HAS ALLOWED PRECIPITATION TO MOVE IN AS SLEET AND SNOW THIS EVENING. DESPITE THE WARMER GROUND...INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SLICK SPOTS AROUND THE AREA...WITH MOST ACCUMULATION OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT WARMER AIR TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN BY EARLY EVENING. VAZ010>014-017-018-022>024-033>035-050400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 628 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW ALONG WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LIGHT COATING OF ICE OF UP ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER 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>004-018-019-VAZ009-015-016-019-020-032-043>047-WVZ042>045- 050400- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-SMYTH-GRAYSON- CARROLL-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 628 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW...WITH AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET 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. && $$
616 WWUS41 KRNK 050140 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...MIXED PRECIPITATION TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS WILL MOVE OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP PERIODS OF WINTRY MIX AROUND THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS TO DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. VAZ010>014-017-018-022>024-033>035-050600- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0600Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW...WITH AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR LESS OF SNOW AND SLEET. ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-VAZ009-043-044-050245- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0400Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-SMYTH-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- 940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO MOSTLY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA AND SHOULD TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. LITTLE ADDED ACCUMULATION OF SNOW...SLEET OR ICE CAN BE EXPECTED. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-019-020-032-045>047-WVZ042>045-050600- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130405T0600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- PATRICK-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...STUART...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 940 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WITH AROUND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SLICK ROADS. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
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 Apr 4, 4:19 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 4:19 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
419 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE MOVES TO THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST TONIGHT AND OUT TO SEA FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FOR
SATURDAY...AND SETS UP OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST GOING INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK BRINGING A WARMUP.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 415 PM EDT THURSDAY...
CONTINUING TO SEE MORE SNOW WITH RADAR DEPICITING THE HEAVIER SNOW
FROM THE NEW RIVER VALLEY EAST TO ALTAVISTA. GIVEN THE IMPACT
COMING UP WITH RUSH HOUR AND REPORTS OF WRECKS COMING IN...HAVE
EXPANDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FURTHER NORTH TO INCLUDE ALL
LOCATIONS FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA EAST TO LYNCHBURG/NORTH OF
DANVILLE.
PREVIOUS VALID DISCUSSION...
EXPANDED SHORT FUSED WINTER WX ADVISORY NWD ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND
WEST TO THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF I-81...MAINLY DUE TO IMPACT AS THERE
HAVE BEEN SLICK SPOTS REPORTED ALONG WITH WRECKS ALONG THE I-81
CORRIDOR INTO I-77. NOT EXPECTING TO SEE MUCH ACCUMULATION AROUND
THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...WITH MAYBE AN INCH OR SO POSSIBLE. HIGHER
TERRAIN ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM BUFFALO MTN TO BEECH MTN SHOULD
TOP OUT IN THE 2-3 INCH RANGE. SLEET WILL CUT INTO THE TOTALS.
MODELS HAVE BEEN PLAYING CATCHUP AS THEY STARTED OFF TOO COOL THEN
ALLOWED TO CHANGE PRECIP BACK TO SLEET/RAIN TOO EARLY. THERE SHOULD
BE SOME WARMER AIR WORKING NWD INTO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING
ALTHOUGH WITH THE SFC LOW MOVING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND
NORTHERLY FLOW AND WEDGE MAY KEEP THE PTYPE WINTRY LONGER THAN
FORECAST.
OVERALL...TEMPS SHOULD GRADUALLY WARM AT LEAST ALOFT AND SFC TEMPS
WILL BE MOSTLY ABOVE FREEZING SO GOING TOWARD LIQUID THIS EVENING
AND MOST AREAS WILL SEE RAIN OVERNIGHT...BEFORE DRYING OUT ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPS TONIGHT WILL RISE SOME
THIS EVENING THEN STEADY OUT OR FALL LATE.
FRIDAY...THE NAM/CMC CLEAR THINGS OUT FASTER AND WENT A LITTLE
SLOWER EARLY BUT THINK ENOUGH SUBSIDENCE TO GRADUALLY CLEAR THINGS
OUT BY MIDDAY/EARLY AFTERNOON WITH TEMPS WARMING BACK INTO THE 50S
WEST TO AROUND 60 EAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 338 PM EDT THURSDAY...
PATTERN CHANGES RAPIDLY WITH H85 TEMPS TO +10C BY SUNDAY. SE
CANADIAN GYRE MOVES WEST AND THE UPPER HIGH OVER ALASKA IS REPLACED
BY A STRONG UPPER LOW. WARM AIR IS FORCED IN OUR DIRECTION IN
RESPONSE WITH SOME MAX TEMPS NEAR OF SLIGHTLY ABOVE 70F AT THE
WARMEST LOCATIONS. A FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE OHIO VALLEY BY THE
END OF THE WEEKEND WITH POSSIBLY A FEW SHOWERS SNEAKING SOUTH INTO
SE WEST VA LATER SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 338 PM EDT THURSDAY...
RADICAL SHIFT IN THE PATTERN CONTINUES. THE ECMWF AND GFS VARY AS TO
HOW FAR SOUTH THE QUASI STATIONARY BOUNDARY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY
SAGS. LATER IN THE WEEK...THE 12Z ECMWF BACKDOORS THIS BOUNDARY TO
ABOUT RT 460...WHICH HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS ON TEMPERATURE. THE OP
GFS IS MUCH MORE AMPLIFIED AND HAS NO INDICATION OF A BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT. BEFORE THIS...MAX T MAY MAKE A RUN AT 80F SOUTHSIDE/NC
PIEDMONT TUESDAY...WITH MORE CLOUDS AND A FEW RENEGADE SHOWERS AGAIN
POSSIBLY ACROSS SE WEST VA. PAST TUESDAY WAS HESITANT TO GO WITH THE
ECMWF/MEX MOS NUMBERS WITH SOME EASTERLY COMPONENT POSSIBLY KEEPING
TEMPS COLDER AND SKIES MORE CLOUDY. BOTH THE ECMWF/GFS AGREE THAT A
POTENT LOW AND/OR FRONT WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE
FIRST THUNDERSTORMS OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM EDT THURSDAY...
CIGS WILL LOWER AND PRECIP ARRIVING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
BETWEEN 18Z-20Z...WITH SLEET MIXED IN. ACCELERATED THE TIMING OF
LOWER CIGS AT LEAST AN HOUR...AND WILL SEE MVFR TO IFR TOWARD
EVENING AS PRECIP CHANGES TO ALL RAIN WITH IT BEING HEAVY AT
TIMES.
OVERNIGHT...THE SFC LOW MOVES OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA ALLOWING
WINDS TO TURN NORTH. UNTIL GOOD MIXING OCCURS SHOULD SEE A SMALL
WINDOW OF IFR OR WORSE AT MOST TAF SITES WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING
TO VFR BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY AS WINDS TURN NW.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY
WEATHER AND RETURNING ALL TAF LOCATIONS TO VFR THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ001-
002-018.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WP
NEAR TERM...WP
SHORT TERM...KM
LONG TERM...KM
AVIATION...AMS/WPHazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 4:13 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 413 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-WVZ042>045-052015- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 413 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-052015- TAZEWELL- 413 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ058-059-052015- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 413 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 4, 4:56 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
456 PM EDT THU APR 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM SNOW 1 NE MOUTH OF WILSON 36.59N 81.32W
04/04/2013 M1.3 INCH GRAYSON VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1301182
FISHERLocal storm report, Apr 4, 4:57 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
457 PM EDT THU APR 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0456 PM SNOW 1 SE STONES MILL 36.93N 81.06W
04/04/2013 M3.0 INCH WYTHE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF INCH OF SLEET
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1301183
FISHERLocal storm report, Apr 4, 4:58 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
458 PM EDT THU APR 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0458 PM SNOW KINGS FOREST 37.20N 80.08W
04/04/2013 M1.5 INCH ROANOKE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1301184
FISHERLocal storm report, Apr 4, 4:59 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
459 PM EDT THU APR 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0459 PM SNOW ROCKY MOUNT 37.00N 79.88W
04/04/2013 M1.0 INCH FRANKLIN VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1301185
FISHERLocal storm report, Apr 4, 5:01 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
501 PM EDT THU APR 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0501 PM SNOW TROUTDALE 36.70N 81.43W
04/04/2013 E2.0 INCH GRAYSON VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1301186
FISHERLocal storm report, Apr 4, 5:02 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
502 PM EDT THU APR 04 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0501 PM SNOW ELLISTON 37.22N 80.23W
04/04/2013 M2.3 INCH MONTGOMERY VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1301187
FISHERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:36 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 28 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Buena Vista and 4 more | 57 min |
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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.