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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA

January 2, 201428 counties in Virginia; 7 counties in North Carolina; Monroe County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Jan 2, 2014, 3:40 AM EST for 28 counties in Virginia; 7 counties in North Carolina; Monroe County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

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, 12:00 PM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 36 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin 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 Martinsville, 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, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Monroe County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 10 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 80 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2014-01-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2014-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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
6 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.

&&

$$
253 
WWUS71 KRNK 031142
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
642 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...STRONG 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. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED FROM WHAT WAS
OBSERVER EARLIER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
35 TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING...SENDING
WIND CHILLS TO READINGS AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS
MORNING. 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.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.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
642 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* 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 40 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...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-031700-
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
642 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS 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 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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...10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THIS 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.

&&

$$

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
642 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 35 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 5 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.

&&

$$

RAB
091 
WWUS71 KRNK 031659
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1159 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014


NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043-WVZ044-031800-
/O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-BLAND-
GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...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...MARTINSVILLE...UNION
1159 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING THIS
EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE ABOVE ZERO WHILE REMAINING COLD
AND IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MID TEENS.

$$
RCS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 1, 11:51 PM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 11:51 PM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1151 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE TONIGHT GIVES WAY TO A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME
WINTRY WEATHER AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AFTERNOON
INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
AS OF 1135 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

CONTINUED INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. TEMPS HAVE FALLEN COLDER THAN
FORECAST BUT SHOULD STEADY OUT AND EVEN RISE TOWARD DAWN AS MID
CLOUDS ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

RIDGES WILL STAY ELEVATED IN THE 30S AS WILL THE SOUTHEAST
CWA...WHILE MTN VALLEYS DROP INTO THE 20S. LOOKS LIKE THE LATEST
MODELS SLOW DOWN TIMING OF PRECIP UNTIL AFTER 14Z...SO OVERNIGHT
POPS WERE LOWERED.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 325 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH OUR FIRST WINTER STORM
OF THE NEW YEAR...THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL AMPLIFY THURSDAY MOVING EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
INTO THE MID ATLANTIC ON FRIDAY. THE THREE SURFACE WAVES REMAIN IN
PLAY WITH A SOUTHERN STREAM GULF WAVE MERGING INTO THE
SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL LOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON. YESTERDAYS 12Z MODELS
HAD THE COASTAL LOW DOMINATING EARLY AND THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.
TODAYS MODELS HAS THE NORTHERN STREAM SURFACE LOW...ASSOCIATED
WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...THE DOMINATE LOW THURSDAY...THEN
GETS ABSORBED INTO THE COASTAL LOW THURSDAY NIGHT. THE ONLY CHANGE
THIS WILL MAKE IN THE FORECAST IS TO HAVE WARM TEMPERATURES TO
START THE MORNING AND DELAYING ONSET OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY
AFTERNOON. ONCE THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAMS COMMENCE PHASING
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE NORTHERN STREAM LOW BEGINS TO MERGE
WITH THE COASTAL WAVE...COLD AIR WILL GET DRAWN IN ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS QUICKLY...CHANGING RAIN OVER TO SNOW IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. CHANGE OVER TO SNOW COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS 3P ACROSS
WESTERN SUMMERS AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES. THICKNESSES BEGIN TO
CRASH THURSDAY EVENING...WHILE THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE GETS
SHUNTED EAST. BEFORE THE AREA GETS INTO DEEP NORTHWEST FLOW BY
7P...AND INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ALONG ELEVATIONS ABOVE
3000 FEET. RAINFALL TOTAL FOR THE FORECAST AREA MAY RANGE FROM
0.05-0.15 OF AN INCH WITH AN ISOLATED 0.25 OF AN INCH OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. THE AREA GETS DRY SLOTTED EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...THEN
THE REST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS EVENT WILL BE OVER THE
MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ON WESTERN SLOPES ABOVE 2500 FEET.

THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH AND MOISTURE AXIS TARGETS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THURSDAY EVENING...THEN SOUTHEASTERN WV FRIDAY
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2-4 INCHES ACROSS THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF NC HIGH COUNTY/GRAYSON HIGHLANDS INTO EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY SUNRISE. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS WESTERN SLOPES OF SW VA MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND
SE WV WILL RANGE FROM 2- 5 INCHES...TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY LATE
FRIDAY MORNING. ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS...UP TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE ON WESTERN SLOPES TO 0.2-0.5 OF AN INCH ELSEWHERE. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR EXTREME WESTERN SLOPES OF RNK CWA.

DESPITE HAVING THE CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...IT IS NOT THE
BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM. STRONGER PRESSURE RISES AND COLD
AIR ADVECTION WILL BRING WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA
WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. WIND GUSTS OF 55 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE...THEREFORE A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES BY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS
TO UPPER TEEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WINDS CHILLS FROM -/+ 10F IN THE WEST TO
+10F/+20F IN THE EAST. ANYONE VENTURING OUT FRIDAY MORNING WILL
NEED TO DRESS FOR BLUSTERY...VERY VERY COLD CONDITIONS. THE
FORECASTED HIGH TEMPERATURE ON FRIDAY...NOT WIND CHILLS...WILL
RANGE FROM THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO MID
20S TO LOWER 30S IN THE EAST. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE 20F COLDER
THAN NORMAL. FRIDAYS WIND CHILL WILL BE 10F TO 15F COLDER THAN THE
ACTUAL TEMPERATURE. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL BE EMBEDDED INTO
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND HIGH WIND WATCH.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 315 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE SECOND WINTRY SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE REGION IN A WEEK/S TIME
WILL DO SO DURING THIS PERIOD OF THE FORECAST...SPECIFICALLY
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL COME
IN TWO PHASES.

ON SATURDAY...THE REGION WILL STILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRY
HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL BE STARTING TO PROGRESS EASTWARD TO THE
COAST. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP HEADING INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ANTI-CYCLONIC HIGH...AND IN ADVANCE
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FIRST PHASE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS MOISTURE
FLUX INTO THE REGION INCREASES. WHILE WE WILL HAVE A WARM NOSE
ALOFT...SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR FALL BELOW FREEZING
THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WET-BULBING TAKES PLACE AS THE PRECIPITATION
COOLS THE COLUMN. WE ARE EXPECTING A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND OUR NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTIES SATURDAY NIGHT. DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...THE PRECIPITATION
WILL EXPAND NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE
AREA...BUT AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
BE ALL RAIN BY NOON. AS SUNDAY PROGRESSES...THE BEST TRAJECTORIES
FOR THE MOISTURE FLUX WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE CENTERED OVER
CENTRAL TO EASTERN VA/NC...SO THERE SHOULD BE A GRADUAL TREND
TOWARD DECREASING PRECIPITATION COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PARTS OF THE AREA.

PHASE TWO OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO...THROUGH...AND THEN EAST
OF THE AREA. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE
OVER THE AREA ALONG WITH A GOOD COVERAGE OF SNOW
SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...A
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR DOWNSLOPING CONDITION EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE THAT
WILL BRING THE PRECIPITATION TO QUICK END...FOLLOWED CLOSELY IN
TIME BY RAPIDLY DECREASING CLOUD COVER. ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ON
MONDAY...ESPECIALLY THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE
UPSLOPE SNOW MACHINE WILL BE ACTIVE WITH FLURRIES SPREADING AS FAR
EAST AS THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT INTO THE AREA ON STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS MONDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE AIR WILL ALSO TREND
DRIER WHICH WILL HELP DECREASE THE COVERAGE OF THE UPSLOPE SNOW
SHOWERS. HOWEVER...WITH 850 MB AIR EXPECTED TO BE -15 TO -20 C
RANGE...FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE SIMPLY VIA EXISTENCE OF CLOUD
COVER. HAVE ALLOWED FOR THIS SCENARIO INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...A BROAD AREA OF SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN...AND GRADUALLY VEER MORE NORTHERLY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRICKY AS THE BULK OF THE COLDEST AIR ALOFT
WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA...BUT A POTENTIAL SNOW PACK...LIGHTER
WINDS...AND LIMITED CLOUD COVER MAY ALLOW FOR SOME VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. FOR NOW...HELP KEPT LOWS MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE MOST PART OF
THE MOUNTAINS AND TEENS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED IF SOME OF THE DEEPER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS BOTH NIGHTS REACH
LOWS AROUND 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 1135 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

VFR EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY THU MORNING BUT SHOULD SEE CIGS
SINKING TO AROUND 4-8KFT BY 12Z-15Z...THEN DROPPING INTO MVFR WITH
RAIN THU AFTERNOON. MODELS ARE PAINTING POTENTIAL FOR IFR AT BLF
IN THE LATE AFTN AS FRONT PASSES AND WNW FLOW INCREASES. GIVEN
LATE IN THE PERIOD KEPT SCATTERED BELOW 1KFT AND OVC JUST ABOVE.

RAIN WILL BE CHANGING TO SNOW LATE AFTERNOON IN THE MTNS...THEN
MODELS DRYING IT OUT WITH NW FLOW INCREASING SUBSTANTIALLY THU
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. EXPECT SUB VFR CONDITIONS ALL SITES TO BECOME
VFR AFTER THIS TAF PERIOD AT LEAST FROM ROANOKE AND EAST...WHILE
BLF/LWB/BCB ALL STAY MVFR OR WORSE WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS
AT BLF. THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE WINDS AND GUSTS TO 40 TO 55 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF SITES THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...LESS AT DAN/LYH
WHILE ROA/BCB WILL SEE THE STRONGEST.

EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS BY
FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY BRINGING IMPROVING CONDITIONS THROUGH
SATURDAY....BEFORE ANOTHER SIMILAR SYSTEM MAY IMPACT THE REGION BY
LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERHAPS LASTING INTO EARLY
MONDAY....WITH WORSE CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY ON WESTERN SLOPES
AGAIN..BLF AND LWB. VERY STRONG NW WINDS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM AS
WELL INTO MONDAY NIGHT OR TUES. STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY
IN TERMS OF TIMING AND HOW MUCH PRECIP AND THUS IFR TYPE
CONDITIONS MAY SPREAD INTO PIEDMONT TAF SITES.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
     FOR VAZ009>020-022.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY
     FOR VAZ009-015.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY
     FOR VAZ007.
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
     FOR NCZ001-002-018.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY
     FOR NCZ001-018.
WV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
     FOR WVZ044.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY
     FOR WVZ042-043-045.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SK/WP
NEAR TERM...SK/WP
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...DS
AVIATION...SK/WP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 4:22 PM EST, 11 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
422 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

VAZ007-WVZ042-043-045-022130-
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
422 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ010>012-WVZ044-022130-
BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-MONROE-
422 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ002-VAZ013-014-016>020-022-022130-
ALLEGHANY NC-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-
BATH-ROANOKE-
422 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003-019-VAZ023-024-032>035-022130-
SURRY-WILKES-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
422 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE SINGLES
DIGITS AND TEENS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-022130-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
422 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY MORNING ARE GOING TO BE IN THE TEENS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001-018-VAZ009-015-022130-
ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
422 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 3:25 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningRNKGrayson, Smyth, Tazewell33 hr
Jan 2, 3:40 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningRNKAlleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more27 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2014Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2014Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014

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.