Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Jan 2, 2014, 3:40 AM EST for 16 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, North Carolina; Monroe County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. 4 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
- Jan 2, 2014, 3:40 AM EST (08:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2014, 9:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 6:42 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Giles County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Monroe County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Plum Creek, VA | TREE DOWN ON RADFORD RD. TIME IS ESTIMATED |
| Jan 3, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hillsville, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN OVERNIGHT. TIME IS AN ESTIMATE |
| Jan 3, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Sowers, VA | TREE DOWN ON LITTLE CAMP ROAD |
| Jan 3, 6:22 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Peterstown, WV |
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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 1662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
822 WWUS71 KRNK 020840 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 340 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN INTO THE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS. BY THIS EVENING...A NEW STORM WILL FORM CLOSER TO THE COAST AND WILL HELP PULL IN MUCH COLDER AIR BEHIND IT ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING...AND AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP. NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-020945- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.A.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 340 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. HIGH WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...BECAUSE A COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...HIGH WIND RELATED HEADLINES HAVE BEEN MOVED INTO A WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS RECENTLY RELEASED FOR THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THAT HEADLINE FOR SPECIFICS. $$ NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022-WVZ044-021800- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...UNION 340 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO BELOW ZERO BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH HIGHER ELEVATIONS DROPPING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ023-024-032>035-043-021800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE 340 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...INCREASING QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH THE MORNING ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO ZERO TO 10 ABOVE BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ WERT
5 follow-up statements
314 WWUS71 KRNK 021523 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1023 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN INTO THE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS. BY THIS EVENING...A NEW STORM WILL FORM CLOSER TO THE COAST AND WILL HELP PULL IN MUCH COLDER AIR BEHIND IT ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING...AND AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP. NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022-WVZ044-022330- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...UNION 1023 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO BELOW ZERO BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH HIGHER ELEVATIONS DROPPING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ023-024-032>035-043-022330- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE 1023 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...INCREASING QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH THE MORNING ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO ZERO TO 10 ABOVE BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ RCS
312 WWUS71 KRNK 022115 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 415 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES... .A STRONG COLD FRONT EXITS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE LOW DEEPENS OFF THE EAST COAST...WHILE ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE MOUNTAINS ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL BE GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MPH OVERNIGHT...AS WELL AS SENDING WIND CHILLS DOWN BELOW ZERO. HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES FROM THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022-WVZ044-030515- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...UNION 415 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ROANOKE VALLEY...INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS WITH TREES BEING BLOWN DOWN ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 10 BELOW FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS FRIDAY MORNING...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING...ALONG WITH A HAT...SCARF AND GLOVES. THESE WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE. PLEASE REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE...OR WIND SPEEDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EITHER CALLING...1...866...215...4324...OR EMAIL AS AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. ALSO YOU CAN REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OR TWITTER. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ023-024-032>035-043-030515- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.140103T0200Z-140103T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE 415 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...INCREASING QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH THE MORNING ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO ZERO TO 10 ABOVE BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
463 WWUS71 KRNK 030425 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1125 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES... .ARCTIC AIR POURS INTO THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL BE GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MPH OVERNIGHT...AS WELL AS SENDING WIND CHILLS DOWN BELOW ZERO. HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES FROM THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022-WVZ044-031230- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...UNION 1125 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ROANOKE VALLEY...INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING QUICKLY THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS WITH TREES BEING BLOWN DOWN ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 10 BELOW FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE... AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS FRIDAY MORNING...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING...ALONG WITH A HAT... SCARF AND GLOVES. THESE WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE. PLEASE REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE...OR WIND SPEEDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EITHER CALLING...1...866...215...4324...OR EMAIL AS AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. ALSO YOU CAN REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OR TWITTER. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ023-024-032>035-043-031230- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE 1125 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...INCREASING QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH THE MORNING ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO ZERO TO 10 ABOVE BY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
239 WWUS71 KRNK 030902 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 402 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...STRONG TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES... .ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MPH...WHILE SENDING WIND CHILLS TEMPERATURES INTO THE NEGATIVE TEENS. HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES FROM THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING WIND SPEEDS TO DIMINISH AND WIND CHILLS TO RISE. NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022-WVZ044-031700- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...UNION 402 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ROANOKE VALLEY...INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WHICH MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS WITH TREES BEING BLOWN DOWN ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW AND 15 BELOW FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE... AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS FRIDAY MORNING...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING...ALONG WITH A HAT... SCARF AND GLOVES. THESE WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE. PLEASE REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE...OR WIND SPEEDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EITHER CALLING...1...866...215...4324...OR EMAIL AS AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. ALSO YOU CAN REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OR TWITTER. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ023-024-032>035-043-031700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE 402 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...ZERO TO 10 ABOVE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 33 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 22 more | 32 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.