Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Mar 12, 2014, 3:40 AM EDT for 27 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 23 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 12, 2014, 3:40 AM EDT (07:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2014, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2014, 10:41 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 35 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, 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, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:42 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 12, 2:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cedar Bluff, VA | TELEPHONE POLE AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Mar 12, 2:14 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Richlands, VA | SHINGLES BLOWN OFF HOUSE ON JEWEL RIDGE. |
| Mar 12, 3:19 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Saltville, VA | TREE DOWN ACROSS UPPER POORE VALLEY ROAD NEAR SALTVILLE |
| Mar 12, 3:36 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nnw Bland, VA | TREE ACROSS GRAPEFIELD ROAD NEAR HWY 52 |
| Mar 12, 3:46 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Fries, VA | TREES DOWNED POWER LINES ALONG FRIES ROAD IN GALAX |
| Mar 12, 4:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Christiansburg, VA | THREE TREES DOWN IN YELLOW SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA NEAR CHRISTIANSBURG. |
| Mar 12, 4:13 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Hillsville, VA | TREES DOWNED POWER LINES ALONG HAZENUT ROAD. |
| Mar 12, 4:14 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Wilkesboro, NC | TREE DOWN ON CONGO ROAD |
| Mar 12, 4:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bluefield, WV | OVER A DOZEN TREES AND AT LEAST TWO POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. MOST OF THE EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 4 PM AND 5 PM. THE FIRST REPORT WAS AT 328 PM AND THE LAST REPORT AT 753 PM EDT. |
| Mar 12, 5:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clifton Forge, VA | THREE TO FOUR TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ONE POWER LINE. |
| Mar 12, 5:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rocky Mount, VA | NUMEROUS TREE DOWN REPORTS AROUND THE COUNTY OVER A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD. |
| Mar 12, 5:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Shawsville, VA | TWO TREES DOWN IN SHAWSVILLE AREA. |
| Mar 12, 5:01 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dobson, NC | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY |
| Mar 12, 5:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pleasant Hill, NC | TREES DOWN ON AUSTIN-TRAPHILL ROAD. |
| Mar 12, 5:07 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Mulberry, NC | TREE DOWN ALONG SPARTA ROAD |
| Mar 12, 5:09 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Buchanan, VA | TWO TREES DOWN IN BUCHANAN... ONE AT 751 PM AND ANOTHER AT 830 PM EDT. |
| Mar 12, 5:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Piney Creek, NC | ONE TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 93 IN THE TOWN |
| Mar 12, 5:22 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mountain Grove, VA | TREES DOWN. |
| Mar 12, 5:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ennice, NC | ONE TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 18 IN THE TOWN |
| Mar 12, 6:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Warm Springs, VA | CAMPER USED AS A TICKET BOOTH BLOWN OVER AT THE BATH COUNTY HIGHSCHOOL. |
| Mar 12, 6:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Cave Spring, VA | |
| Mar 12, 6:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Pearisburg, VA | TELEPHONE LINES DOWN ON DENNIS STREET. |
| Mar 12, 6:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Speedwell, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ON HUNTERS LANE |
| Mar 12, 6:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nne Independence, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ON PEACH BOTTOM ROAD |
| Mar 12, 6:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Elk Creek, VA | MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN AND ONE POWER POLE BLOWN DOWN IN TOWN |
| Mar 12, 6:33 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nw Sugar Grove, VA | DOWNED TREE ACROSS INTERSECTION OF ROSS LANE AND OLD DEERFIELD ROAD. |
| Mar 12, 6:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Marion, VA | TREE DOWN ACROSS INTERSECTION OF SOUTH FORK ROAD AND COMERS CREEK ROAD |
| Mar 12, 6:57 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Jefferson, NC | TWO TREES DOWN AND CAMPER TOPS BLOWN INTO THE STREET. |
| Mar 12, 7:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Amherst, VA | SCATTERED TREES AND POWERLINES REPORTED DOWN IN COUNTY BEGINNING 7 PM AND AS LATE AS 630 AM. |
| Mar 12, 7:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stuart, VA | A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY. |
| Mar 12, 7:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Beech Mountain, NC | TREE DOWN ACROSS ANDY HICKS ROAD. |
| Mar 12, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rockbridge Baths, VA | FIVE TREES DOWN...SOME FELL ON POWER LINES CAUSUING POWER OUTAGES... BUT NO POWER LINES WERE DOWN THAT THEY KNEW OF. |
| Mar 12, 8:07 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Athens, WV | POWER LINES DOWN 1.5 MILES FROM ATHENS ON UNITY ROAD. |
| Mar 12, 8:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Newport, VA | TREE DOWN ON RT 460 NEAR GILES MONTGOMERY COUNTY LINE. |
| Mar 12, 8:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Mountain Lake, VA | TREE DOWN ON MOUNTAIN LAKE ROAD. |
| Mar 12, 8:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bedford, VA | A COUPLE OF POWER LINES DAMAGED IN BEDFORD CITY. |
| Mar 12, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ballard, WV | ONE TREE DOWN. |
| Mar 12, 9:01 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dry Pond, VA | ONE ADDITIONAL TREE DOWN. |
| Mar 12, 9:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Radford, VA | POWER LINE DOWN ON HAZEL HOLLOW ROAD. |
| Mar 12, 9:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Warm Springs, VA | CAMPER USED AS A TICKET BOOTH BLOWN OVER AT THE BATH COUNTY HIGHSCHOOL. |
| Mar 12, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Hinton, WV | SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES DOWN ON ROUTE 3 |
| Mar 12, 9:48 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Nnw Bent Mountain, VA | |
| Mar 12, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Troutville, VA | ONE TREE DOWN. |
| Mar 12, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Troutville, VA | ONE TREES DOWN. |
| Mar 12, 10:01 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Blue Ridge, VA | ONE TREE DOWN. |
| Mar 12, 10:35 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Ene Jefferson, NC | WIND GUST MEASURED AT KGEV |
| Mar 13, 3:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ene Jefferson, NC | WIND GUST MEASURED AT KGEV |
| Mar 13, 5:10 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Boone, NC | LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW |
| Mar 13, 5:17 AM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | Bland, VA | |
| Mar 13, 6:55 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Boone, NC | MEASURED WIND GUST AT KTNB |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.1 | Copper Hill, VA | |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.1 | Pulaski, VA | |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.2 | 1 Ssw Transou, NC | |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.3 | Willis, VA | |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Burkes Garden, VA | |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Staffordsville, VA | |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Boone, NC | |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Mar 13, 7:24 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Rocky Gap, VA | TREE DOWN ACROSS GRAPEFIELD ROAD AND WILDWOOD LANE IN BASTIAN VA |
| Mar 13, 7:46 AM EDT | SNOW 3.4 | 2 Ese Bluefield, WV | REPORT FROM WVVA |
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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 2998 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
860 WWUS71 KRNK 120740 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 340 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THROUGH THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A QUICK SURGE IN ARCTIC AIR FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT TO RESULT IN VERY GUSTY...PERHAPS DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS. VAZ020-WVZ042-043-045-121545- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.140312T2000Z-140313T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.140312T1600Z-140313T1600Z/ BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 340 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...5 TO 15 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>019-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-121545- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.140312T2000Z-140313T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.140312T1600Z-140313T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...UNION 340 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-121545- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.140312T2000Z-140313T0800Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 340 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT IN VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
403 WWUS71 KRNK 121429 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1029 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THROUGH THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A QUICK SURGE IN ARCTIC AIR FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT TO RESULT IN VERY GUSTY...PERHAPS DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS. VAZ020-WVZ042-043-045-122230- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.140312T1600Z-140313T1600Z/ BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1029 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...5 TO 15 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>019-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-122230- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.140312T1600Z-140313T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...UNION 1029 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. 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. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-122230- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.140312T2000Z-140313T0800Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1029 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT IN VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
652 WWUS71 KRNK 121947 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 347 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL EXIT TO THE EAST BY EARLY EVENING. A VERY STEEP PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED. VAZ020-WVZ042-043-045-130500- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 347 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...5 TO 15 BELOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STRONGEST GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>019-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-130500- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...UNION 347 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STRONGEST GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-130500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.140312T2000Z-140313T0800Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 347 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT IN VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY EVENING AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
540 WWUS71 KRNK 130147 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 947 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINDS DIMINISHING BUT STILL STRONG OVERNIGHT... .THE MAIN SURGE OF WINDS CAME RIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ARCTIC AIR AND A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT KEEPS THE WINDS UP OVERNIGHT BUT NOT AS STRONG AS EARLIER. VAZ020-WVZ042-043-045-131000- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.140313T0147Z-140313T1600Z/ BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 947 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREES AND LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ007-009>014-016>019-022>024-032>035-WVZ044- 131000- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.140313T0147Z-140313T1600Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...UNION 947 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. 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. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-130300- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140313T0800Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 947 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE OVER.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-131000- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 947 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT 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. ALSO WE APPRECIATE POSTS TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$
714 WWUS71 KRNK 130727 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 327 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO LINGER THIS MORNING... .THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF NEW ENGLAND AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL KEEP GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN PLACE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS SHOULD START TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. VAZ007-WVZ042>045-130830- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 327 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY BUT REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS MORNING. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-131530- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 327 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT 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. ALSO WE APPRECIATE POSTS TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-131530- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 327 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
842 WWUS71 KRNK 130958 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 558 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TO LINGER THIS MORNING... .THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF NEW ENGLAND AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL KEEP GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN PLACE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS SHOULD START TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-131600- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 558 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT 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. ALSO WE APPRECIATE POSTS TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-131600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 558 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
999 WWUS71 KRNK 131441 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1041 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY... NCZ001-018-VAZ015-131545- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1041 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN OCCASIONALLY GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-131545- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140313T1600Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 1041 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS MORNING... AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN OCCASIONALLY GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Mar 12, 3:38 AM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 3:38 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
338 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND SWING A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL BRING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGHS WINDS AND MUCH
COLDER AIR OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WITH
DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 240 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
VERY DYNAMIC EVENT TO UNFOLD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS LOW
PRESSURE ROUNDING THROUGH THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY PHASES WITH A
SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE AND QUICKLY DEEPENS HEADING TO THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENNG. THIS WILL PROPEL A VERY STRONG COLD
FRONT EAST ACROSS THE REGION BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS RAPID
DEEPENING OF THE 5H TROF DRIVES ARCTIC AIR BACK IN FROM THE NW IN
A MATTER OF A FEW HOURS OR LESS.
INITALLY APPEARS SOUTHERN/EASTERN AREAS MAY GET SCRAPED BY SHRA
HEADING UP WITH THE SOUTHERN LOW WITH AFTERNOON FOCUS JUST AHEAD
OF THE FRONT CROSSING THE WEST. THIS MAKES COVERAGE OF SHRA IFFY
AND PERHAPS MORE WIDELY SCATTERED ELSW WITH EVEN SOME SUNNY
BREAKS AROUND MIDDAY. THIS POTENTIAL HEATING THE MAIN CONCERN AS
THE FRONT ARRIVES DRVIEN BY A VERY STRONG MID LEVEL WAVE ON THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD AIR ALOFT. MODELS SUGGEST ENOUGH
INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT A DEVELOPING LINE WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE BY
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THIS FEATURE QUICKLY HEADING EAST REACHING
THE PIEDMONT LATE IN THE DAY. STRONG JET ALOFT AND DEGREE OF SHEAR
SUGGESTS A BETTER SEVERE THREAT PENDING JUST HOW MUCH LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY CAN GET GOING ESPCLY IF EARLY CLOUDS/SHRA ARE A BIT
MORE. THUS ADJUSTED POPS HIGHER EARLY ON WITH A LATE MORNING BREAK
BEFORE INCLUDING MORE CONVECTION WITH GUSTY WINDS FROM WEST TO
EAST THIS AFTERNOON. BUMPED HIGHS UP ESPCLY EAST WHERE SHOULD GET
ENOUGH HEATING TO PUSH TEMPS BACK INTO THE 70S WITH 60S WEST.
OTHER PERHAPS BIGGER CONCERN FOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT IS WITH THE POST FRONTAL NW WINDS THAT WILL SURGE IN AS
85H TEMPS TUMBLE A GOOD 20-25 DEG/C IN A 6/12 HOUR WINDOW THIS
EVENING. THIS COMBO WITH A VERY STRONG PRESSURE RISE COUPLET...A
45-50 KT 85H JET AND A RATHER LOW INVERSION SUPPORTS POSSIBLE
DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND EVEN IN SPOTS
OVER THE EAST EARLY THIS EVENING. THEREFORE HAVE UPGRADED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH TO A WARNING FROM NOON TODAY THRU NOON THU AND ADDED IN
AN ADVISORY ELSW OUT EAST FOR LATE TODAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT.
ANY SHRA SHOULD EXIT THE EAST BY SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH RAIN
OVER THE UPSLOPE AREAS QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW IN A SHORT PERIOD
AFTER ANY CONVECTION EXITS. HOWEVER MUCH OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE
WILL BE EXITING ABOUT THE TIME THE SWITCH OCCURS WITH LIMITED
LEFTOVER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE GIVEN THE DRY ADVECTION. THINK 1-3
INCHES LIKELY NW WITH AN INCH OR SO FARTHER SOUTH GIVEN WARM
GROUND TO INIT AND BLOWING AROUND NATURE OF THE SNOW WITH MORE OF
A FLASH FREEZE TO TAKE SHAPE. THIS MAY NEED TO BE COVERED WITH AN
ADVISORY LATER BUT WILL ONLY ADDRESS IN THE HWO FOR NOW. ELSW
SHOULD BE CLEARING WITH DOWNSLOPE EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WITH
LEFTOVER CLOUDS/FLURRIES JUST EAST OF THE UPSLOPE AREAS SO CUT
BACK POPS SOONER THIS EVENING. TEMPS WILL QUICKLY FALL FROM THE
50S TO BELOW FREEZING FAR WEST LATE TODAY AND BE IN THE TEENS TO
LOW 20S MOUNTAINS TO MID 20S EAST BY MORNING. WINDS AND COLD AT
ELEVATION SUGGEST SOME WIND CHILLS AOB ADVISORY CRITERIA WHICH
WILL ADDRESS IN THE NPW FOR NOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL PUSH INTO THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN THURSDAY. 500 MB TROF AXIS CROSSES THROUGH OUR REGION AND
REACHES THE COAST BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WEAK UPPER RIDGING EXPECTED
FRIDAY.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TRIMMED BACK POPS THURSDAY MORNING TO JUST THE
WESTERN MOUNTAINS. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AND THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW WILL
ERODE. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED
STATES WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA BY FRIDAY
MORNING.
WITH POST-FRONTAL COLD ADVECTION AND THE CORE OF THE 850MB THERMAL
TROUGH MOVING OVERHEAD...PLAYED HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY COLD FROM
AROUND 20 DEGREES IN THE WEST TO THE LOWER 40S IN THE SOUTHEAST.
LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS IN THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 20S IN THE PIEDMONT. TEMPERATURES MODERATE ON
FRIDAY AS THE HIGH CENTER SLIPS OFF THE COAST AND SOUTHWEST FLOW
KICKS IN. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL VARY FROM THE UPPER 40S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 50S IN THE PIEDMONT.
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY
NIGHT. ONE NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE WILL ROTATES THROUGH THE TROF
NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. INTERSETING
TO NOTE THIS MORNING GFS ALSO SHOWED A WEAK VORT WITH LIGHT QPF
PIVOTING TO OUR SOUTH. LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE FROM
AROUND 30 DEGREES TO THE MID 30S. ALLOWED FOR SOME LIGHT POPS IN THE
WEST ON SATURDAY AS COLD FRONT SLIDES SOUTH. HIGHS FOR SATURDAY WARM
INTO THE MID 50S IN THE WEST TO THE MID 60S IN THE EAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
MODELS WERE SHOWING A MORE AMPLIFIED TROF IN THE EAST BY MONDAY
BUT WERE STILL DIFFERENT ON THE TIMING. SIMILARLY...THE
DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS SHOW UP ON THE SURFACE FORECASTS.
CANADIAN HAS A LOW OVER VIRGINIA BY SUNDAY MORNING WHILE THE 00Z
ECMWF HAS IT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. COMPROMISE FROM WPC HAS AN
ELONGATED SURFACE LOW FROM GEORGIA TO THE CAROLINA COAST.
850 MB TEMPERATURES DROP BACK DOWN JUST BELOW ZERO BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT. FORECAST AREA REMAINS IN THAT AIR MASS THROUGH
MONDAY. STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR A STRIPE OF SNOW OR WINTER
PRECIPITATION ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF WHEREVER THE PRECIPITATION
SHIELD ENDS UP SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
WARM AIR ADVECTION PICKS UP AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND BULK OF DEEP
MOISTURE MOVES WELL OFF THE EAST COAST.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 102 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...WITH
INCREASING MID/HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH 08/10Z FROM WEST TO EAST IN
ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING UPSTREAM LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. EXPECT
-SHRA/-RA TO SPREAD INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE CWA...ESPECIALLY
LWB- BLF...IN THE 10Z-12Z TIME FRAME...THEN TOWARD ROA/LYH/DAN
LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. CIGS WILL LOWER INTO THE MVFR RANGE
BLF- LWB...BUT REMAIN MOSTLY VFR EAST OF THE ALLEGHANY FRONT. THE
MAIN CONCERN WILL ARRIVE WITH A LINE OF STRONGER SHOWERS ALONG THE
FRONT. CIGS WILL DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID RANGE MVFR RANGE ALL
SITES WITH IFR-MVFR VSBYS IN -SHRA/SHRA. THUNDER THREAT APPEARS
LIMITED...EXCEPT FROM THE BLUE RIDGE EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT
WHERE BETTER HEATING WILL YIELD HIGHER INSTABILITY AND BETTER
POTENTIAL FOR TSRA. HOWEVER...THE BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE WIND. IN
ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...EXPECT SW MAINLY 10-22KTS WITH GUSTS TO
45KTS POSSIBLE IN A FEW SPOTS...BECOMING W-WNW 20-30KTS WITH GUSTS
35-50KTS BEHIND THE FRONT. SUCH WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH
ANY CONVECTION AS MOMENTUM TRANSFER ON BUFKIT IS IN THE 40-60KT
RANGE.
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CIGS THROUGH 08Z...THEN MEDIUM CONFIDENCE.
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VSBYS THROUGH 08Z...THEN MEDIUM
CONFIDENCE. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN WIND SPD/DIR THROUGH THE TAF
VALID PERIOD.
.EXTENDED AVIATION...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...COLD AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WITH
LINGERING MOISTURE WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
MOUNTAINS....KLWB AND KBLF. POTENTIAL BRIEF IFR CONDS WITH MVFR
PROBABLE. ALSO...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS VCNTY OF THE MTNS MAY
APPROACH 50 KTS.
BY FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA AND BRING A
DECREASE IN WIND SPEED AND A RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EDT THURSDAY FOR
VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT THURSDAY
FOR VAZ043>047-058-059.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EDT THURSDAY FOR
NCZ001>003-018-019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT THURSDAY
FOR NCZ004>006-020.
WV...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EDT THURSDAY FOR
WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JH
NEAR TERM...JH
SHORT TERM...KK
LONG TERM...KK/AMS
AVIATION...JH/MBS/RABHazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 3:45 PM EDT, 11 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 345 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 WVZ045-121000- GREENBRIER- 345 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT CROSSING THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. WIND CHILL VALUES LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO RANGE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-121000- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- 345 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT CROSSING THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-121000- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 345 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT CROSSING THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. WIND GUST OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .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 12, 3:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Wythe | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath, Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 3:47 PM EDT | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:52 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 22 min |
| Mar 12, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 53 min |
| Mar 12, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Yadkin | 62 min |
| Mar 12, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe | 25 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.