Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Watches in 2014
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind watch at Mar 28, 2014, 4:00 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina; 27 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Mar 29, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2014, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2014, 2:35 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 32 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
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
373 WWUS71 KRNK 282000 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 400 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE WEST. THE STEEP PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-290400- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.A.0003.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ 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- 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...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 400 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
588 WWUS71 KRNK 282027 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 427 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE WEST. THE STEEP PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-290430- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ 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- 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...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST 427 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
980 WWUS71 KRNK 290802 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 402 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE WEST. THE STEEP PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012-015-016-291615- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0004.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX 402 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE. * HAZARDS...STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010-011-013-014-017-022-032-033-291615- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD- ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 402 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FROM TAZEWELL COUNTY TO ROANOKE COUNTY VIRGINIA...TO INCLUDE THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. * HAZARDS...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN WEAKER TREES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-291615- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.A.0003.140330T1200Z-140331T1000Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... BEDFORD...AMHERST 402 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RCS
300 WWUS71 KRNK 291355 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 955 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE WEST. THE STEEP PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012-015-016-292200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX 955 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE. * HAZARDS...STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010-011-013-014-017-022-032-033-292200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD- ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 955 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...FROM TAZEWELL COUNTY TO ROANOKE COUNTY VIRGINIA... TO INCLUDE THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. * HAZARDS...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN WEAKER TREES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. 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. && $$ VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-292200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.140330T1200Z-140331T1000Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... BEDFORD...AMHERST 955 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
732 WWUS71 KRNK 291835 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT FROM THE WEST. THE STEEP PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS INTO SUNDAY EVENING. VAZ013-014-017-022-032-033-300245- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0004.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE VALLEY REGION. * HAZARDS...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. 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. && $$ VAZ018>020-300245- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.140330T1200Z-140331T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0004.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012-015-016-300245- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX 235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE. * HAZARDS...STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. 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. && $$ VAZ023-024-034-035-300245- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.140330T1200Z-140331T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... BEDFORD...AMHERST 235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ VAZ043-300245- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARTINSVILLE 235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...HENRY COUNTY INCLUDING MARTINSVILLE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN WEAKER TREES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. 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. && $$ WVZ042-044-300245- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ MERCER-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...UNION 235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN WEAKER TREES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010-011-300245- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.140330T0200Z-140331T0200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG 235 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN WEAKER TREES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Mar 28, 1:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 1:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 133 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER OUR REGION BY TONIGHT. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RIDE EASTWARD ALONG THE STALLED FRONT FROM THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SATURDAY. THIS FRONT WILL EXIT THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 100 PM EDT FRIDAY... SURFACE FRONT IS ADVANCING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM DTW/DETROIT MI TO BWG/BOWLING GREEN KY. SHOWERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OVER OUR FORECAST AREA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH AND A FRONT ALOFT. THIS PRECIP HAS OUTRUN THE SURFACE CONVERGENCE AND IS RUNNING INTO STABLE AIR...WEAKENING WITH TIME. SHOWERS OVER OUR FCST AREA HAVE PRETTY MUCH DISSIPATED. HRRR GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THIS WILL REMAIN THE CASE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO REDEVELOPMENT OVER THE CWA UNTIL TONIGHT. AS SUCH...LOWERED POPS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND CUT THE QPF TO ALMOST NIL...A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS. STILL ENTERTAINING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...BUT THE CLOUDS MAY ACTUALLY THIN A BIT DURING THE AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR A FEW PEAKS OF SUN...PUSHING THE TEMPERATURE A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. THIS FILTERED SUN MAY BE ENOUGH TO INCREASE THE INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT OVER ERN KY INTO WV...SPARKING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UPSTREAM OF OUR FCST AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ATTM NOT ENTERTAINING ANY THUNDER IN OUR CWA PER LATE ARRIVAL OF THE SURFACE FRONT TONIGHT AND LOSS OF DIURNAL HEATING. TEMPS WILL BE MILD THIS AFTERNOON. RAISED HIGHS INTO THE MID/UPPER 60S FOR BLUEFIELD AND THE UPPER TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND FROM SOUTHSIDE VA INTO THE NC PIEDMONT. OUR MOUNTAIN COUNTIES WILL EASILY MAKE IT INTO THE 50S...TESTING 60 WHERE THE SUN MANAGES TO PENETRATE THROUGH FOR A TIME. TONIGHT...SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND STALL...THIS BOUNDARY BECOMING THE FOCUS FOR POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD RAIN DEVELOPMENT LATE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND BEGINS TO TRACK EAST ALONG THE FRONT INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. FOR NOW WILL ENTERTAIN CHANCE POPS THIS EVENING...THEN RAMP UP THE THREAT FOR RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND MORE SO BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL REMAIN MILD...WITH LOWS IN THE 40S...LOWER 50S. NO P-TYPE ISSUES. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL TRACK EAST OVER THE MID WEST GENERATING A SURFACE LOW THAT WILL TRACK ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SATURDAY MORNING. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL START TO CLOSE OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A NEW SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE CAROLINA-VIRGINIA PIEDMONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...THEN OFF THE DELMARVA COAST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE GFS HAS THE CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER WEST VIRGINIA SATURDAY EVENING...TRACKING OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA SUNDAY MORNING. THE NAM/ECM HAS THE CLOSED LOW SLIGHTLY FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...TRACKING FROM SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA SATURDAY EVENING...ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY SUNDAY EVENING. WITH AMPLE MOISTURE AND GOOD JET DYNAMICS...MOST OF SATURDAY WILL BE WET. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT WILL FALL AS RAIN AND NOT SNOW. AS THE SECOND LOW TAKES SHAPE AND RACES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING...A DRY SLOT WILL TEMPORARILY END THE RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS RE-ENTERS THE AREA AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW TRACKS EAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN WARM ENOUGH ON THE FRONT END OF THIS LOW TO KEEP P-TYPE AS LIQUID. ON THE BACK SIDE...COLD AIR AND WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE MAY CHANGE RAIN OVER TO SNOW/GRAUPEL FOR THE MOUNTAINS...POSSIBLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE SUNDAY MORNING. CAN NOT RULE OUT A STRIKE OR TWO OF LIGHTNING AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OVERHEAD...BUT WILL LEAVE OUT OF THE WEATHER GRIDS WITH IT TRACKING OVER IN THE MORNING. BY SUNDAY EVENING...PRECIPITATION WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA...THEN THE WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN QUICKLY TO CONFINE STRONGEST WINDS TO A 12 HOUR PERIOD SUNDAY...WEAKENING THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM A THIRD TO THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH. IF TODAYS RAIN IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH AND MODELS MAINTAIN SIMILAR QPF TOTALS FOR SATURDAY...A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED. CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS TIME. CONSIDER WINTERS GRIP ON THE AREA THIS YEAR...HESITANT TO GO WITH A LITTLE IF ANY SNOWFALL STATEMENT. BOTH THE NAM AND ECM PAINT A DUSTING TO AN INCH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE FOOTHILLS FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON SUNDAY. THE GFS IS SIMILAR BUT WITH A 3-4 INCH BULLEYE CENTERED ON SNOWSHOE WV. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW COMING OVER DURING THE MORNING...CHANCES ARE GOOD FOR SNOWFALL ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST. IF THE UPPER LOW IS SLOW TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...THEN WE CAN NOT RULE OUT A COMMON INCH OR TWO ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER...MODELS ZIP THE UPPER LOW ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WITH A NARROW BAND OF MOISTURE BEHIND IT...TO KEEP TOTALS UNDER AN INCH. THERE IS A WIDE RANGE IN GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY. FOR EXAMPLE...GFSMOS FOR ROANOKE IS 66F WHILE THE NAM IS FORECASTING 50F. THE ECMMOS IS 61F. WITH RAIN EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...KEPT TEMPERATURES COOL...OBVIOUSLY BETWEEN GUIDANCE...SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS FORECAST. WITH AN EARLY EXIT OF THE CLOSED LOW...TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND QUICKLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GUIDANCE WAS A LITTLE MORE HELPFUL WILL FORECASTED HIGHS AROUND 5F COLDER THAN NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 300 PM EST THURSDAY... LOOKS LIKE MARCH WILL GO OUT LIKE A LAMB AS THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS DRY. 1024 MB SURFACE HIGH IS PROGGED TO PASS OVHD MONDAY...FOLLOWED BY A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE TUESDAY. ASIDE FOR SOME SCATTERED CLOUDS AND A WIND SHIFT TUESDAY...NO SENSIBLE WEATHER CHALLENGES ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THAT SAID...NOT QUITE AS PRISTINE FROM THE ROCKIES INTO THE UPPER MID WEST WHERE THE STORM TRACK WILL NOT BE AS FORGIVING. THIS MID CONUS STORMINESS WILL EVENTUALLY WORK ITS WAY TOWARD THE EAST COAST BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE SLIDING BACK OUR WAY WITH THE THREAT FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER FROM THURSDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION /17Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 100 PM EDT FRIDAY... SHOWERS HAVE PRETTY MUCH ENDED ACROSS THE AREA ATTM...CLOUDS THINNING AND CLOUD BASES LIFTING INTO VFR CATEGORY OR HIGH END MVFR. THIS WILL REMAIN THE TREND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON UNTIL A COLD FRONT ARRIVES EARLY TONIGHT AND STALLS OVER THE FORECAST AREAS. T COLD FRONT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND STALL OVER THE FORECAST AREA. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TAIL END OF THE FRONT IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOWERING CIGS TONIGHT...AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD IFR/LIFR AND VSBYS AS THE RAIN BECOMES WIDESPREAD TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SATURDAY WITH MOST SITES REMAIN SUB VFR WITH RAIN OR RAIN SHOWERS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER LYH/DAN SAT AFTERNOON. WINDS PICK UP BEHIND THE LOW SAT NIGHT- SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE WORKS IN FOR MONDAY. LOOK FOR IMPROVING CIGS/VSBYS SAT NIGHT EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WEST. DRY WEATHER AND VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. && .EQUIPMENT... AS OF 135 AM EDT THURSDAY... ACCESS TO DATA ON OUR WEB PAGE...WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK/...REMAINS LIMITED DUE TO REGIONAL SERVER ISSUES. THERE IS NO ESTIMATE AT THIS TIME FOR WHEN IT WILL BE REPAIRED. OUR NEW...BUT UNFINISHED SITE...WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RNK/ IS OPERATING PROPERLY. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WP NEAR TERM...PM SHORT TERM...RCS LONG TERM...PM AVIATION...PM EQUIPMENT...AMS/WP
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 4:24 AM EDT, 11 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 424 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043-045>047- WVZ042>045-290830- 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- HENRY-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 424 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ044-058-059-290830- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 424 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. FOR SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.