Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Chill Warnings in 2014
Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind chill warning at Jan 23, 2014, 3:49 PM EST for 10 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Monroe County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 24, 2014, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2014, 3:49 PM EST (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2014, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, City of Covington, VA, Craig County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Monroe County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 851 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 101 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
161 WWUS41 KRNK 232049 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 349 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES ON THE BACKSIDE OF A DEPARTING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF ANOTHER NIGHT AND MORNING OF VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. READINGS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW WILL BE COLDER THAN THOSE OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND COVER A NOT ONLY THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS...BUT WESTERN PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-045-240500- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.W.0002.140124T0500Z-140124T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- GRAYSON-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 349 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE HIGHER PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...LOWEST VALUES ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS BETWEEN 400 AM AND 900 AM FRIDAY. * 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...2 BELOW TO 21 ABOVE ZERO. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-045-240500- /O.EXB.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.140124T0500Z-140124T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG 349 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE I-81 CORRIDOR AROUND AND NORTH OF ROANOKE VIRGINIA...WESTERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...ZERO TO TEN BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS BETWEEN 400 AM AND 900 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 19 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ013-014-016-017-WVZ042-043-240500- /O.EXT.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 349 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS BETWEEN 400 AM AND 900 AM FRIDAY. * 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...ZERO TO 23 ABOVE ZERO. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
958 WWUS41 KRNK 240342 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1042 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES ON THE BACKSIDE OF A DEPARTING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF ANOTHER NIGHT AND MORNING OF VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. READINGS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW WILL BE COLDER THAN THOSE OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND INCLUDE NOT ONLY THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS...BUT ALSO THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-045-241200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0002.140124T0500Z-140124T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- GRAYSON-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1042 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE HIGHER PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...LOWEST VALUES ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS BETWEEN 400 AM AND 900 AM FRIDAY. * 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...12 BELOW TO ZERO. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ005-006-VAZ043-044-241200- /O.EXA.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.140124T0500Z-140124T1700Z/ ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE 1042 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 8 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS BETWEEN 400 AM AND 900 AM FRIDAY. * 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...5 TO 10 ABOVE. 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. && $$ VAZ013-014-016-017-WVZ042-043-241200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 1042 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS BETWEEN 400 AM AND 900 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-045-241200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.140124T0500Z-140124T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG 1042 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE I-81 CORRIDOR AROUND AND NORTH OF ROANOKE VIRGINIA...WESTERN PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS BETWEEN 400 AM AND 900 AM FRIDAY. * 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...0 TO 10 ABOVE ZERO. 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. && $$
228 WWUS41 KRNK 241034 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 534 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO AND GUSTY WINDS ARE PRODUCING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN MINUS 5 AND AND MINUS 25 THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-045-241700- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- GRAYSON-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 534 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND INTO FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO...LOWEST VALUES ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS THROUGH 900 AM. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ VAZ013-014-016-017-WVZ042-043-241700- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/ PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 534 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS THROUGH 900 AM 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...5 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>045-241700- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG 534 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA TO MOUNT AIRY NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...COLDEST READINGS THROUGH 900 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 10 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
944 WWUS41 KRNK 241708 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1208 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-045-241815- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- GRAYSON-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1208 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE GENERALLY INCREASED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY CONTINUE TO SEE WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 4 BELOW INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ013-014-016-017-022>024-032>035-043>045- WVZ042-043-241815- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 1208 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMB INTO THE TEENS FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE GENERALLY INCREASED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS FOR MOST OF THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. $$
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.