Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 20, 2014, 2:21 PM EST for 27 counties in Virginia; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 21, 2014, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2014, 2:21 PM EST (19:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2014, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2014, 10:17 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 30 counties
Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, 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), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Mountain Grove, VA | |
| Jan 21, 7:52 AM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Hinton, WV | |
| Jan 21, 8:40 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 5 Nnw Lexington, VA | |
| Jan 21, 8:53 AM EST | SNOW 0.6 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Jan 21, 9:07 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Covington, VA | |
| Jan 21, 9:12 AM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Cave Spring, VA | |
| Jan 21, 9:32 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Narrows, VA | |
| Jan 21, 9:39 AM EST | SNOW 0.4 | Roanoke, VA | WDBJ7 |
| Jan 21, 9:40 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Fancy Hill, VA | |
| Jan 21, 9:44 AM EST | SNOW 1.1 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Jan 21, 9:50 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Athens, WV | |
| Jan 21, 10:16 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Hinton, WV | |
| Jan 21, 10:17 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Ballard, WV | |
| Jan 21, 10:29 AM EST | SNOW 0.3 | 5 E Carnot, VA | |
| Jan 21, 10:40 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Zenith, WV | |
| Jan 21, 10:41 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Lerona, WV | |
| Jan 21, 10:41 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Talcott, WV | |
| Jan 21, 10:42 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Jan 21, 11:15 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Athens, WV | |
| Jan 21, 11:17 AM EST | SNOW 1.4 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Jan 21, 12:09 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Fincastle, VA | |
| Jan 21, 12:37 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Snowville, VA | |
| Jan 21, 12:50 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Wsw Ceres, WV | |
| Jan 21, 12:53 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Princeton, WV | |
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Jan 21, 1:15 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 E Bozoo, WV | |
| Jan 21, 1:16 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Tazewell, VA | |
| Jan 21, 1:20 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 W Lindside, WV | |
| Jan 21, 1:37 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 E Pipestem, WV | |
| Jan 21, 1:39 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Covington, VA | |
| Jan 21, 1:45 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 4 Nw Sandstone, WV | |
| Jan 21, 1:50 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 Ne Talcott, WV | |
| Jan 21, 1:50 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 2 Ne Talcott, WV | |
| Jan 21, 1:53 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Pearisburg, VA | |
| Jan 21, 2:30 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 3 Nne Indian Mills, WV | AT FOREST HILL |
| Jan 21, 2:45 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Jumping Branch, WV | |
| Jan 21, 3:15 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Raphine, VA | |
| Jan 21, 4:20 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Hinton, WV | |
| Jan 21, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Lerona, WV | |
| Jan 21, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 9.2 | Wenonah, WV | |
| Jan 21, 5:01 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | New Castle, VA | |
| Jan 21, 5:01 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Catawba, VA | |
| Jan 21, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 Sw Clifton Forge City, VA | |
| Jan 21, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 5.2 | 2 E Bozoo, WV | |
| Jan 21, 5:24 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 6 N Lexington City, VA | |
| Jan 21, 5:27 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 1 Sse Carloover, VA | |
| Jan 21, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ne Hot Springs, VA | |
| Jan 21, 5:31 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 Ne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Jan 21, 5:33 PM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 2 Nnw Millboro, VA | |
| Jan 21, 5:47 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 Sw Sinking Creek, VA | |
| Jan 21, 5:50 PM EST | SNOW 5.2 | Lindside, WV | |
| Jan 21, 5:51 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Peterstown, WV | |
| Jan 21, 5:58 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Bluefield, WV | 2 INCHES LAST 6 HOURS. |
| Jan 21, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Athens, WV | |
| Jan 21, 6:03 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Pipestem, WV | |
| Jan 21, 6:07 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Jumping Branch, WV | |
| Jan 21, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 2 Ene Oriskany, VA | |
| Jan 21, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 8.5 | 4 Nw Sandstone, WV | |
| Jan 21, 6:20 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 4 W Gala, VA | |
| Jan 21, 6:21 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Hinton, WV |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
535 WWUS41 KRNK 201921 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 221 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST... CROSSING THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT SPARKS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WINTER STORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN A 6-12 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW FALLING OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-210330- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.140121T0900Z-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 221 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...BEGINNING BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING IN THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-017-018-022>024-033>035-045>047-210330- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 221 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE...NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE VALLEYS TO THE HILL CITY OF LYNCHBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF HWY 460...2 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH. * TIMING...BEGINNING TUESDAY AROUND MORNING RUSH HOUR...ENDING BY EVENING RUSH HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-210330- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 221 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTY AND GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...STARTING BY MID MORNING TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S. 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. && $$ VAZ032-043-044-058-059-210330- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 221 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...VIRGINIA COUNTIES ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THESE COUNTIES. LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING OR MIXING WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING RUSH HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING BELOW 32F DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RCS
7 follow-up statements
549 WWUS41 KRNK 210314 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1014 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...CROSSING THE OHIO VALLEY...AND THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT SPARKS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WINTER STORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN A 6-12 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW BEGINNING SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... BEFORE MOVING ON TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-211115- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.140121T0900Z-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 1014 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...BEGINNING BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL TO THE -5F TO -15 RANGE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-017-018-022>024-033>035-045>047-211115- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 1014 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE...NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE VALLEYS TO THE HILL CITY OF LYNCHBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF HWY 460...2 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH. * TIMING...BEGINNING TUESDAY AROUND MORNING RUSH HOUR...ENDING BY EVENING RUSH HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL TO THE -5F TO -15 RANGE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-211115- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 1014 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTY AND GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...STARTING BY MID MORNING TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL TO THE -5F TO -15 RANGE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. 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. && $$ VAZ032-043-044-058-059-211115- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1014 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...VIRGINIA COUNTIES ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THESE COUNTIES. LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING OR MIXING WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON... CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING RUSH HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
927 WWUS41 KRNK 210918 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 418 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT SPARKS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WINTER STORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN A 6-12 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW BEGINNING THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...BEFORE MOVING INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-212100- /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 418 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. VALUES WILL DIP CLOSE TO 15 BELOW TOWARD DAYBREAK 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-017-018-022>024-033>035-045>047-212100- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 418 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE VALLEYS...AND INTO PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460 INCLUDING THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN HIGHWAY 460 AND ROUTE 40. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND ENDING AROUND SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT...AND AS LOW AS 15 BELOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-212100- /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 418 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTY AND GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...STARTING THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL TO NEAR 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. && $$ VAZ032-043-044-058-059-212100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 418 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...VIRGINIA COUNTIES ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THESE COUNTIES. LESS THAN AN INCH NEAR THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * TIMING...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
604 WWUS41 KRNK 211557 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1057 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT SPARKS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WINTER STORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN A 6-12 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...BEFORE MOVING INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-220000- /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 1057 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 30 DEGREES FALLING INTO THE MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. VALUES WILL DIP CLOSE TO 15 BELOW TOWARD DAYBREAK 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-017-018-022>024-033>035-045>047-220000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 1057 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE VALLEYS...AND INTO PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460 INCLUDING THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN HIGHWAY 460 AND ROUTE 40. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 30 DEGREES FALLING INTO THE MID 20S LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT... AND AS LOW AS 15 BELOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-220000- /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 1057 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTY AND GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL TO NEAR 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. && $$ VAZ032-043-044-058-059-220000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1057 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...VIRGINIA COUNTIES ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THESE COUNTIES. LESS THAN AN INCH NEAR THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * TIMING...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 40 DEGREES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RCS
197 WWUS41 KRNK 212024 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 324 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS MOVING RAPIDLY EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...BEFORE MOVING INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. VAZ019-020-WVZ042>045-220300- /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 324 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES INTO THIS EVENING. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. VALUES WILL DIP CLOSE TO 15 BELOW TOWARD DAYBREAK 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-017-018-022>024-033>035-045>047-220300- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 324 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE VALLEYS...AND INTO PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460 INCLUDING THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN HIGHWAY 460 AND ROUTE 40. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT... AND AS LOW AS 15 BELOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-220300- /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 324 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTY AND GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL FALL TO NEAR 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. && $$ VAZ032-043-044-058-059-220300- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T0300Z/ PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 324 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...VIRGINIA COUNTIES ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THESE COUNTIES. LESS THAN AN INCH NEAR THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. * TIMING...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. * IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR A WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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
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. 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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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 20, 6:28 AM EST, 7 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 6:28 AM EST, 7 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
628 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED TO OUR SOUTH WILL RESULT IN FAIR MILD
WEATHER TODAY. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY
SOUTHEAST...CROSSING THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN AS
IT SPARKS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WINTER STORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST ON TUESDAY. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN A 6-12 HOUR PERIOD OF
SNOW BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOW
FALLING OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 430 AM EST MONDAY...
WESTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH MILD TEMPERATURES. HIGH
PRESSURE IS COVERING MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST CONUS AND WILL PROVIDE
FAIR DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT
5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IN SPITE OF THE WARMTH...A STIFF
WESTERLY BREEZE WILL BE ONGOING FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AIDED BY A
STRONG 40 KT LOW LEVEL JET WHICH WILL BE ORIENTED WEST TO EAST
OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF
30 MPH...POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. THE
COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND LOW RH MAY RESULT IN AN UPTICK IN
BRUSH FIRE ACTIVITY TODAY...ESPECIALLY IF SPARKS BECOME IN CONTACT
WITH DRY GRASS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING...SO
IF THERE IS MUCH OF A FIRE WEATHER SORT OF THREAT IT WILL BE SHORT
LIVED.
AFTER A RELATIVELY WARM JANUARY DAY...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL
QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET PER CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS. SKIES
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO STAY CLEAR FOR VERY LONG...BECOMING CLOUDY
AFTER MIDNIGHT PER APPROACH OF OUR NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM.
MODELS ARE BRINGING A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY TONIGHT. THE SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO AMPLIFY THE UPPER
LONG WAVE TROUGH ON TUESDAY. AS THE SHORT WAVE APPROACHES TONIGHT
EXPECT TO SEE A RAPID INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA WITH
PRECIPITATION ARRIVING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURES AFTER MIDNIGHT SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A
P-TYPE OF SNOW. THE FORECAST CHALLENGE THEN BECOMES...HOW MUCH
SNOW AND WHERE.
ATTM...HAVE DISCOUNTED THE NAM SOLUTION. THIS MODEL SEEMS TO BE AN
OUTLIER...TRACKING THE UPPER SHORT WAVE AND PRECIPITATION SWATH
FARTHER SOUTH THAN THE OTHER MODELS. THE PREFERRED MODELS ARE THE
GFS AND ECMWF...BOTH VERY SIMILAR FOR STORM TRACK...STRENGTH...AND
QPF. THE FORECAST REFLECTS A GFS/ECMWF BLENDED SOLUTION FOR PRECIP
ONSET AND STORM TRACK...WHICH SUGGESTS ONSET FOR SNOW WILL BEGIN
IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND 4:00 AM...AND THEN SPREADING
EAST...REACHING AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE TOWARD OR JUST AFTER
DAYBREAK. PLACEMENT OF THE GREATEST UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION
SUGGESTS THE BULK OF THE QPF WILL FALL MAINLY ACROSS THE
VIRGINIAS...JUST NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW WHICH IS
FORECAST TO TREK FROM W-E ALONG OR JUST NORTH OF THE VA/NC BORDER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 400 AM EST MONDAY...
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING.
IN GENERAL...THE MODELS HAVE TRENDED WETTER WITH A SHORTWAVE THAT
AMPLIFIES AND REACHES THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TUESDAY AND THEN LIFTS
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHEAST CANADIAN COAST WEDNESDAY.
GENERATED SNOW AMOUNTS FROM SNOW RATIO AND THICKNESS AS RATIOS WILL
LIKELY INCREASE DURING THE EVENT AS COLDER AIR FILTERS SOUTHWARD
BEHIND THE DEVELOPING CYCLONE. SHAPED THE QPF CLOSER TO GFS OVER
00Z NAM WITH AXIS OF MAXIMUM QPF REMAINS FARTHER SOUTH. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY FROM THE LOWER 20S TO THE MID 30S WILL OCCUR
TUESDAY MORNING...THEN TEMPERATURES FALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
SNOW FALLS. THE STRONGEST QV FORCING AND VORTICITY ADVECTION WILL BE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING CREATING THE HEAVIEST SNOWS. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CWA. THERE WILL BE SOME
EASTERLY INFLOW COMPONENT TO THE SURFACE AND LOW LEVEL WINDS ON
TUESDAY AS THE LOW DEEPENS OFF THE COAST BUT BY EVENING...WINDS WILL
BE TURNING TO THE NORTH THEN NORTHWEST.
PRESSURE RISES INCREASE ON TUESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE
COASTAL LOW IS DEVELOPING. LOW LEVEL JET NOT INTENSE ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS BUT COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND
BELOW NORMAL AIR WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO IN MANY
LOCATIONS. WITH SNOW PACK...LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL
GENERALLY BE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE TEENS IN THE SOUTHEAST. A
WIND CHILLY ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILD IN ON WEDNESDAY WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS AND A COLD DRY AIRMASS. VERY COLD WEDNESDAY WITH
HIGHS RANGING FROM AROUND 10 DEGREES IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO
THWE MID 20S IN THE PIEDMONT. LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL VARY FROM
THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS TO LOWER TO MID TEENS IN THE
PIEDMONT.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 305 PM EST SUNDAY...
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN H85 TEMPS FROM THE
ECMWF/GFS NEAR THE END OF THE LONG TERM. FOR A COUPLE DAYS
NOW...THE 6Z GFS AND THE 12Z GFS HAVE BEEN FLIP FLOPPING TO THE
TUNE OF 10C AT H85 BETWEEN RUNS FOR NEXT MONDAY. THE ECMWF HAS
BEEN THE COLDEST...AND MANY OF THE GEFS MEMBERS ARE COLDER THAN
THE OP GFS WHICH PUTS GEFS MEAN H85 TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME
FRAME CLOSER TO THE ECMWF. USED MOST OF THE GEFS H85 TEMPS FOR THE
FORECAST. GFS/ECMWF ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT REGARDING ANOTHER
SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF ARCTIC AIR...DOWN TO -20C H85 ACROSS SE WEST
VA...ARRIVING THURSDAY NIGHT. OVER THE PAST WEEK OR SO WE'VE HAD
SEVERAL OF THESE EVENTS WHERE THE ARCTIC FRONT GENERATES SOME
CONVECTIVE LIKE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG IT...THEN AN UPSLOPE EVENT
BEHIND IT. THIS SCENARIO SEEMS TO BE REPEATING FOR THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. PAST DAY 7...IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A MORE NORMAL
PATTERN MAY ARRIVE...WHICH WAS HINTED AT BY MJO COMPOSITES WHICH
SHOWED THAT A STRONG PHASE 7 IS TYPICALLY NOT CONDUCIVE TO COLD
END OF JAN BEGINNING OF FEB. FOR A WHILE...THE GFS/ECMWF WERE
UNITED AGAINST THIS...BUT NOW SEEM TO BE CHANGING. IT APPEARS AS
THOUGH SOME TROUGHINESS WILL INTERRUPT THE HUGE PACIFIC RIDGE
STARTING AROUND THE 29TH OF JANUARY. THIS WILL ALLOW MORE PACIFIC
AIR TO MIX INTO WESTERN CANADA...TAKING THE EDGE OF THE FRIGID
SUPPLY OF AIR THAT'S BE COMING OUR WAY IN DROVES RECENTLY.
HOWEVER...THE GFS/ECMWF HAVE BEEN RATHER UNRELIABLE...MORE SO THAN
NORMAL...WITH PATTERN CHANGES PAST DAY 7 THIS WINTER...AND THEY
COULD EASILY FLIP BACK TO COLD IN A FEW DAYS FOR THE END OF
JAN/BEGINNING OF FEB PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /11Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 700 AM EST MONDAY...
WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...HOWEVER IT WILL BE
BREEZY. SFC WIND GUSTS OF 20-30 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET.
A STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL CROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO SPARK THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
COASTAL LOW NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. IF THIS OCCURS...IT WILL
DEVELOP INTO A WINTER STORM THAT MAY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION TUESDAY. WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
FOR THE VIRGINIAS BEGINNING DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH OUT THE DAY. CIGS/VSBYS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE BY
12Z/7AM TUESDAY WITH IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FOR MUCH OF
THE DAY.
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY. MODERATE
TO HIGH CONFIDENCE OF DEVELOPING IFR CONDITIONS AROUND DAYBREAK
TUESDAY.
EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION...OUR REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE
DOMINATED BY THE POLAR VORTEX THROUGH THE WEEK WITH COLDER THAN
NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURNING FOR MID WEEK. AFTER TUESDAYS WINTER
STORMS...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.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTH WITH PROVIDE WARM WEATHER TODAY WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A STRONG WESTERLY
BREEZE WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY RESULTING IN EXCELLENT DRYING
CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY
RESULT IN AN UPTICK IN BRUSH FIRE ACTIVITY TODAY...ESPECIALLY IF
SPARKS COME IN CONTACT WITH DRY GRASS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WITH MOISTURE ARRIVING TUESDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VIRGINIAS ON
TUESDAY. FARTHER SOUTH...LITTLE OR NO MOISTURE IS EXPECTED FOR
NORTH CAROLINA...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HIGH COUNTRY WHERE
THERE WILL BE SOME SNOW COVER. COLD BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
RETURN AREAWIDE FOR WEDNESDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR VAZ007-009>014-017>020-022>024-033>035-045>047.
NC...NONE.
WV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...KK
LONG TERM...KM
AVIATION...PM
FIRE WEATHER...PMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 4:51 AM EST, 9 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 451 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 VAZ007-009>014-017>020-022>024-033>035-045>047-WVZ042>045-211000- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 451 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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 WATCH FOR LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. WINDY AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COULD LEAD TO WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ059-211000- CHARLOTTE- 451 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A MARKEDLY COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS TO SETTLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-032-043-044-058-211000- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX- 451 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A POTENT CLIPPER ON TUESDAY MAY PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 2500 FEET. WINDY AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING COULD LEAD TO WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-211000- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN- 451 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS AN ALBERTA CLIPPER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN AS IT SPARKS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WINTER STORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. ASSOCIATED COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS COMBINED WITH WINDS AND RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 21 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 28 more | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.