Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Chill Warnings in 2014
Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind chill warning at Jan 27, 2014, 3:49 AM EST for Bath County, Virginia. It took effect at Jan 27, 2014, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 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 27, 2014, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2014, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2014, 11:54 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Bath County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 1623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
565 WWUS41 KRNK 270849 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 349 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .ANOTHER STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING SHARPLY BEHIND THIS FRONT BY THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. VAZ020-WVZ045-271700- /O.UPG.KRNK.WC.A.0002.140128T0400Z-140128T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.W.0003.140127T2300Z-140128T1700Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 349 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA...MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO VALUES OF AROUND ZERO TO 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. && $$ VAZ007-010-011-018-019-WVZ042>044-271700- /O.UPG.KRNK.WC.A.0002.140128T0400Z-140128T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.140127T2300Z-140128T1700Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...BLUEFIELD...HINTON... HIX...UNION 349 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH SOME READINGS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS TO AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>017-022>024-034-035-271700- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.140127T2300Z-140128T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD... AMHERST 349 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS * WIND CHILL READINGS...FROM 5 BELOW TO AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY 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 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES....FROM NEAR ZERO TO THE LOWER TEENS TONIGHT. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
073 WWUS41 KRNK 271650 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1150 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING SHARPLY BEHIND THIS FRONT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...AND WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. VAZ020-WVZ045-280100- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.140127T2300Z-140128T1700Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1150 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA...MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO VALUES OF AROUND ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>019-022>024-034-035-WVZ042>044-280100- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.140127T2300Z-140128T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-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... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD... AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 1150 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH SOME READINGS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY 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 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS TO AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. 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. && $$ 07
138 WWUS41 KRNK 280109 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 809 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...BITTER COLD ARRIVES TONIGHT... .TEMPERATURES ARE FALLING IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING READINGS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TEENS IN THE VALLEYS...WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. VAZ020-WVZ045-281000- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1700Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 809 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA...MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>019-022>024-034-035-WVZ042>044-281000- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140128T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-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... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD... AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 809 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA...THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ADJACENT TO THE NEW RIVER...ROANOKE...AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS...TEENS IN THE VALLEYS. 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. && $$
517 WWUS41 KRNK 280823 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 323 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO SEND WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. A STORM SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE GULF COAST TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE REGION...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA INTO THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS SYSTEM EXITS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. VAZ020-WVZ045-281630- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1700Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 323 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA...MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ005-006-VAZ044-058-059-281630- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.140128T1700Z-140129T1400Z/ ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 323 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE...TO DANVILLE...TO REIDSVILLE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...BEGINNING BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY...ENDING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>019-022>024-034-035-WVZ042>044-281630- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140128T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD... AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 323 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA...THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ADJACENT TO THE NEW RIVER...ROANOKE...AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE. EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS...TEENS IN THE VALLEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
458 WWUS41 KRNK 281505 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1005 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY SNOW LATER TODAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE GULF COAST TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...WILL BRING SNOW TO THE REGION...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD EXIT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>019-022>024-034-035-WVZ042>044-281615- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140128T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS- MONROE- 1005 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE INCREASED ENOUGH TO RAISE WIND CHILL VALUES ABOVE ZERO IN THESE LOCATIONS. $$ VAZ020-WVZ045-281700- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1700Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1005 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA...MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN CAN BE SUBJECT TO FROSTBITE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ005-006-VAZ044-058-059-282315- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.140128T1700Z-140129T1400Z/ ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1005 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE...TO DANVILLE...AND TO REIDSVILLE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...BEGINNING BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY...ENDING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ PW
465 WWUS41 KRNK 281654 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1154 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...SNOW EXPECTED LATER TODAY IN THE PIEDMONT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE GULF COAST TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...WILL BRING SNOW TO THE REGION...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD EXIT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. VAZ020-WVZ045-281800- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1700Z/ BATH-GREENBRIER- 1154 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE INCREASED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. WIND CHILL VALUES SHOULD STAY ABOVE ZERO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. $$ NCZ005-006-VAZ044-058-059-290100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.140128T1700Z-140129T1400Z/ ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1154 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE...TO DANVILLE...AND TO REIDSVILLE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...BEGINNING BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY...ENDING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ PW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 18 more | 30 hr |
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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.