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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 21, 2014, 7:23 PM EST for 23 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 22, 2014, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2014, 7:23 PM EST (00:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2014, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2014, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 29 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath 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, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery 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), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 684 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
763 WWUS41 KRNK 220023 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 723 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SNOWSTORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE REGION... .AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ASSOCIATED DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA COAST WAS MOVING EAST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE PIEDMONT INTO FAR EASTERN VIRGINIA. SNOWFALL TODAY RANGED FROM 5-7 INCHES ACROSS MANY AREAS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...TO ONLY A DUSTING AT BEST IN PARTS OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND AREAS SOUTH OF ROANOKE. ONLY LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE ALLEGHANYS ACROSS EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AND MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO BRING DOWN VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING SNOW STORM...DROPPING WIND CHILL READINGS TO AS LOW AS -5 TO -15 LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE MORNING WEDNESDAY. VAZ007-009>014-017-018-022>024-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 723 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF NEW SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AFTER MIDNIGHT...LOWS BETWEEN 5 AND 13 WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ033>035-045>047-220500- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0500Z/ FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 723 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 1 INCH. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF NEW SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOW 20S AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR 15. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL TO AROUND 0 LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-221200- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 723 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...MERCER...MONROE...SUMMERS...AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...AND BATH AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. MANY AREAS ALREADY HAVE 5 TO 7 INCHES ON THE GROUND. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF NEW SNOW. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 0 AND 5 ABOVE ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL...WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THEN FALL TO AS LOW AS -15 LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-221200- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 723 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN WEST FACING UPSLOPE AREAS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF NEW SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 0 AND 10 ABOVE ZERO BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL...WILL FALL TO -10 TO -15 LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ032-043-044-058-059-220300- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 723 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA COUNTIES ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1/2 INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...MAINLY IMPACTING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. UNTREATED ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES...MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOW 20S AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES EARLY WEDNESDAY IN THE MID TEENS. * WIND CHILL...DROPPING TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE ZERO BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RAB
6 follow-up statements
161 WWUS41 KRNK 220317 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SNOW ENDING ACROSS THE REGION...COLD INTENSIFYING.... .AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ASSOCIATED DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA COAST WAS MOVING EAST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION AND IS GENERALLY OFF THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST NOW. SNOWFALL TUESDAY RANGED FROM 5-7 INCHES ACROSS MANY AREAS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND INTO ALLEGHANY AND BATH COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...TO ONLY A DUSTING AT BEST IN PARTS OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND AREAS SOUTH OF ROANOKE. ONLY LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE ALLEGHANYS ACROSS EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER... AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AND MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO BRING DOWN VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING SNOW STORM...DROPPING WIND CHILL READINGS TO AS LOW AS -5 TO - 15 LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE MORNING WEDNESDAY. WVZ042>045-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0004.140122T0317Z-140122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MERCER...MONROE...SUMMERS...AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. MANY AREAS ALREADY HAVE 6 TO 8 INCHES ON THE GROUND. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF NEW SNOW. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 0 AND 5 ABOVE ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL...WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THEN FALL TO AS LOW AS -15 LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ019-020-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...BATH AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 0 AND 5 ABOVE ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL...WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THEN FALL TO AS LOW AS 15 -LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ007-010-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0004.140122T0317Z-140122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF NEW SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AFTER MIDNIGHT...LOWS BETWEEN 5 AND 13 WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ009-011>014-017-018-022>024-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ SMYTH-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH... MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AFTER MIDNIGHT...LOWS BETWEEN 5 AND 13 WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 0 AND 10 ABOVE ZERO BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL...WILL FALL TO 10 -TO 15 -LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ032-043-044-058-059-220430- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1/2 INCH OR LESS. $$ VAZ033>035-045>047-220430- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0500Z/ FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1/2 INCH OR LESS. $$ $$ RAB
170 WWUS41 KRNK 220317 CCA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SNOW ENDING ACROSS THE REGION...COLD INTENSIFYING.... .AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ASSOCIATED DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA COAST WAS MOVING EAST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION AND IS GENERALLY OFF THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST NOW. SNOWFALL TUESDAY RANGED FROM 5-7 INCHES ACROSS MANY AREAS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND INTO ALLEGHANY AND BATH COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...TO ONLY A DUSTING AT BEST IN PARTS OF SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND AREAS SOUTH OF ROANOKE. ONLY LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE ALLEGHANYS ACROSS EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER... AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AND MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO BRING DOWN VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING SNOW STORM...DROPPING WIND CHILL READINGS TO AS LOW AS -5 TO - 15 LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE MORNING WEDNESDAY. WVZ042>045-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.WW.Y.0004.140122T0317Z-140122T1400Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MERCER...MONROE...SUMMERS...AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE. MANY AREAS ALREADY HAVE 6 TO 8 INCHES ON THE GROUND. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF NEW SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 0 AND 5 ABOVE ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL...WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THEN FALL TO AS LOW AS -15 LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ019-020-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...BATH AND ALLEGHANY COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 0 AND 5 ABOVE ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL...WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THEN FALL TO AS LOW AS -15 LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ007-010-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0500Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.WW.Y.0004.140122T0317Z-140122T1400Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF NEW SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AFTER MIDNIGHT...LOWS BETWEEN 5 AND 13 WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ009-011>014-017-018-022>024-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0500Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ SMYTH-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER VALLEY...ROANOKE VALLEY...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH... MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AFTER MIDNIGHT...LOWS BETWEEN 5 AND 13 WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-221200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM EXISTING SNOW. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 0 AND 10 ABOVE ZERO BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL...WILL FALL TO 10 -TO 15 -LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ032-043-044-058-059-220430- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1/2 INCH OR LESS. $$ VAZ033>035-045>047-220430- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0500Z/ FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- 1017 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW CAN STILL BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1/2 INCH OR LESS. $$ $$ RAB
244 WWUS41 KRNK 220856 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 356 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...COLD TEMPERATRUES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS... .THE COMBINATION OF BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN SUBZERO WIND CHILLS THROUGH THIS MORNING. VAZ007-010-WVZ042>045-221700- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1800Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...*TAZEWELL...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE* 356 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. OTHER THAN SOME LINGERING FLURRIES... THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. THE MAIN CONCERN NOW IS THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 12 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-011>020-022>024-221700- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 356 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 15 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 TO 15 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM. && $$
234 WWUS41 KRNK 221457 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 957 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS... .THE COMBINATION OF BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN SUBZERO WIND CHILLS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WVZ045-222000- /O.EXT.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T2000Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 957 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 BELOW TO 11 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-221800- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... 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...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 957 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 14 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 TO 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM. && $$
361 WWUS41 KRNK 221805 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 105 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS... .THE COMBINATION OF BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL RESULT IN SUBZERO WIND CHILLS INTO THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-221915- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 105 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WIND CHILLS HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD. READINGS AROUND ZERO INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ WVZ045-222000- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T2000Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 105 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 11 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND KEEP EXPOSED SKIN TO A MINIMUM. && $$
424 WWUS41 KRNK 222008 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 308 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...THREAT OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS HAS ENDED FOR TODAY... .WIND CHILLS THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND ZERO.. WVZ045-222115- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T2000Z/ GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 308 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WHILE THE TREAT OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS HAVE ENDED TODAY...READINGS WILL STILL BE IN THE ZERO TO SINGLE DIGITS RANGE THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 chill advisory went out at Jan 21, 6:22 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 6:22 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
622 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...BEFORE COMING
TO AN END WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF CLIPPER COLD FRONTS WILL
MAKE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
BRINGING ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY AND CHILLY
TEMPERATURES.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 214 PM EST TUESDAY...
DEFORMATION ZONE ENTERED SW VA AROUND 200 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST INTO THIS EVENING. WITHIN THIS DEFORMATION
ZONE 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH THE HIGHER
END ACROSS SE WV...TRENDING LOWER HEADING SOUTH. IN THE EAST...1 TO
3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF HWY 460. MUCH OF THE SNOW
FROM THIS MORNING HAS COMPACTED OR MELTED AS TEMPERATURES AND DEW
POINTS WERE A BIT WARMER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED.
HOWEVER...DEFORMATION ZONE WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW TO
ACCUMULATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DESPITE THE LOWER STORM
TOTALS...WILL KEEP HEADLINES AS IS FOR IMPACT INTO THE EVENING
COMMUTE.
SNOW WILL END QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE...RE-INTRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS
TO WESTERN SLOPES INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.
ALSO...SHARP PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING
WINDY/GUSTY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA FOR ABOUT 3-6 HRS THIS EVENING
A LITTLE LONGER ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. WINDS SHOULD NOT REACH
ADVISORY LEVELS AS LOW LEVEL JET IS WEAK AND ONLY 30-40 KTS.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL OFF QUICKLY OVERNIGHT. BY
MORNING...MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS...WHILE THE EAST WILL EXPERIENCE 10F-15F. COUPLE THESE COLD
TEMPERATURES WITH THE WIND...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DIP TO 5F TO
15F BELOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WIND CHILLS
WILL RANGE FROM 3F BELOW TO 10F ABOVE. THESE WINDS WILL RELAX
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT AIR TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY WARM TO 10F-
20F ABOVE IN THE WEST...TO 20S IN THE EAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 300 PM EST TUESDAY...
VERY COLD AND UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES DURING THE WORKWEEK AS
THE AMPLIFIED UPPER AIR PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS PERSISTS WITH THE
WESTERN RIDGE AND THE EASTERN TROUGH.
COASTAL LOW OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD
INTO OUR REGION. IN THE WAKE OF TODAYS CLIPPER SYSTEM...VERY COLD
AIR WILL POUR INTO OUR AREA WITH H85 TEMPERATURES DOWN TO MINUS 15C
TO MINUS 22C ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND
TEMPERATURES MAY PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS COLD AS MINUS 15 TO MINUS
20F IN A FEW OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST GREENBRIER
COUNTY WITH MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS IN MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15F RANGE
WHICH IS SQUARELY WITHIN WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA.
WITH SNOWPACK AND NORTHWEST FLOW...LOWERED HIGH TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE NORTH A FEW DEGREES. IN GENERAL...HIGHS
WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 10 DEGREES IN THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 20S IN THE SOUTHEAST. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.
LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TOWARD NEW ENGLAND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PUSH ANOTHER COLD
FRONT ACROSS OUR REGION WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. INCREASED POPS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. THE UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE FAR NORTHWEST MAY
PICK UP ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AROUND AN INCH AND POSSIBLY A FEW
FLURRIES SPILL EAST INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. LOW TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL VARY FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOWER TEENS.
SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY
ESPECIALLY THE NORTHWEST UPSLOPE LOCATIONS. LEANED POPS TOWARDS THE
GFS SOLUTION. HIGHS THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 30S IN THE PIEDMONT. VERY COLD THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL READINGS FROM AROUND ZERO TO NEAR 10
DEGREES ABOVE. ON FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES NORTHWARD INTO OUR
REGION AHEAD OF ANOTHER APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM EST TUESDAY...
EXPECT THE LARGE POLAR LOW NEAR HUDSON BAY TO INFLUENCE OUR
WEATHER INTO THE EARLY HALF OF NEXT WEEK. UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS
WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AS
WINDS SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY IN THE WAKE OF YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR...WITH PERHAPS 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS
WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY...TAPERING DOWN TO 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS
THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND LESS
THAN AN INCH ELSEWHERE.
ALMOST AS SOON AS THE FIRST SYSTEM EXITS...ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM ADVANCES RAPIDLY UP THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY FROM THE MIDWEST.
EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL PASS TO OUR NORTH...
GIVING THE MOUNTAINS ANOTHER GLANCING BLOW OF SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM BEARS WATCHING
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS...IF THE STORM TRACK SHIFT MUCH
FURTHER SOUTH...IT MAY RESULT IN MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR
PORTIONS OF OUR AREA FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. MAY ALSO SEE
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST...ALLOWING SKIES TO CLEAR. WIND
SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE
REGION.
WITH THE TRAIN OF REINFORCING POLAR AIRMASSES EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
MOVING ACROSS OUR AREA...EXPECT TEMPERATURES ACROSS OUR REGION TO
REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THE EARLY HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 615 PM EST
TUESDAY...
POOR FLYING CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE AS THE STORM SYSTEM
MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH 03Z WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15KTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25KTS TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP CAN
BE EXPECTED WITH THE CROSS BARRIER FLOW.
OUR REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY THE POLAR VORTEX
THROUGH THE WEEK WITH COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURNING
FOR MID WEEK. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MVFR CIGS WILL LINGER IN THE MTNS VCNTY
OF KBLF AND KLWB PER MOIST NORTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW. THIS
MOISTURE WILL ALSO RESULT IN A CONTINUATION OF FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR VAZ007-
009>014-017>020-022>024-033>035-045>047.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
VAZ015-016-032-043-044-058-059.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
NCZ001-002-018.
WV...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM/RCS
NEAR TERM...RCS
SHORT TERM...PC
LONG TERM...NF
AVIATION...JC/RCSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 3:29 PM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 329 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-222030- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 329 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DIP CLOSE TO 15 BELOW TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-009>014-017-018-022>024-033>035-045>047-222030- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- 329 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL AS LOW AS 15 BELOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ032-043-044-058-059-222030- PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 329 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-222030- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- 329 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WINDY AND COLDER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY MORNING COULD LEAD TO WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-222030- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN- 329 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RCS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 21, 6:39 PM EST, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
639 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM SNOW 3 SE SEVEN DEVILS 36.12N 81.78W
01/21/2014 E4.0 INCH WATAUGA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1400232
16Local storm report, Jan 21, 7:02 PM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
702 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM SNOW CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE 37.05N 78.63W
01/21/2014 M2.0 INCH CHARLOTTE VA PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1400233
16Local storm report, Jan 21, 7:04 PM EST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
704 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM SNOW DRAKES BRANCH 36.99N 78.60W
01/21/2014 M1.5 INCH CHARLOTTE VA PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1400234
16Local storm report, Jan 21, 7:06 PM EST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
706 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM SNOW 4 NNW GLASGOW 37.69N 79.49W
01/21/2014 E1.5 INCH ROCKBRIDGE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1400235
16Local storm report, Jan 21, 7:11 PM EST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
711 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0659 PM SNOW CAVE SPRING 37.22N 80.01W
01/21/2014 E1.0 INCH ROANOKE VA PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1400236
RABLocal storm report, Jan 21, 7:13 PM EST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
713 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0712 PM SNOW 3 NNE ROCKBRIDGE BATHS 37.93N 79.39W
01/21/2014 M2.5 INCH ROCKBRIDGE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1400237
16The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 10:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:56 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 27 more | 44 hr |
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Sources
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