Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 2, 2014, 5:09 AM EST for 27 counties in Virginia; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 3, 2014, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. 54 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
- Mar 2, 2014, 5:09 AM EST (10:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2014, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2014, 6:05 PM EST
- In force
- 17 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, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 6:44 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Millboro, VA | |
| Mar 3, 8:30 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 5 Wsw Bedford, VA | SNOW BEGAN AT 745 AM. |
| Mar 3, 8:30 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 4 Wsw Pleasant View, VA | |
| Mar 3, 8:32 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Raphine, VA | |
| Mar 3, 8:37 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Lexington, VA | |
| Mar 3, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 4 Nw Rockbridge Baths, VA | |
| Mar 3, 10:30 AM EST | SNOW 0.6 | 1 W Kings Forest, VA | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 Wsw Pleasant View, VA | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Bustleburg, VA | |
| Mar 3, 11:48 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Narrows, VA | |
| Mar 3, 11:48 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 1 Wnw Axtell, VA | |
| Mar 3, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.7 | 2 Ssw Christiansburg, VA | |
| Mar 3, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 1 W Kings Forest, VA | |
| Mar 3, 12:15 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Hinton, WV | |
| Mar 3, 12:17 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Lindside, WV | |
| Mar 3, 12:24 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Covington, VA | |
| Mar 3, 12:26 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Hot Springs, VA | |
| Mar 3, 12:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Pembroke, VA | |
| Mar 3, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Lynchburg, VA | MEASUREMENT AT WSET |
| Mar 3, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Roanoke, VA | MEASURED AT WDBJ |
| Mar 3, 1:09 PM EST | SNOW 3.2 | 4 E Covington City, VA | |
| Mar 3, 1:30 PM EST | SLEET 0.2 | Pearisburg, VA | |
| Mar 3, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Pearisburg, VA | |
| Mar 3, 1:36 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 W Warm Springs, VA | |
| Mar 3, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 4 Nne Concord, VA | |
| Mar 3, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Nimrod Hall, VA | |
| Mar 3, 2:05 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Pearisburg, VA | 2 INCHES SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 3, 2:30 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Rockbridge Baths, VA | |
| Mar 3, 2:39 PM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 5 Sw Collierstown, VA | |
| Mar 3, 2:52 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Nw Allwood, VA | |
| Mar 3, 3:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | Monroe, VA | |
| Mar 3, 3:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 6 Nnw Lexington, VA | |
| Mar 3, 3:09 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Hinton, WV | |
| Mar 3, 3:19 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 Wnw Big Island, VA | |
| Mar 3, 3:21 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nne Blacksburg, VA | SNOW AND SLEET TOTAL |
| Mar 3, 3:21 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 W Warm Springs, VA | |
| Mar 3, 3:22 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Mar 3, 3:40 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 4 Sse Ingalls Field, VA | DOUTHAT STATE PARK |
| Mar 3, 3:48 PM EST | SNOW 0.9 | 3 Ese Cave Spring, VA | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Wnw Stony Ridge, VA | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 7 S Lexington City, VA | ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF SLEET MIXED IN EARLIER IN THE DAY. |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Fairfield, VA | INCLUDES TRACE OF SLEET |
| Mar 3, 4:01 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 7 Ene Buena Vista, VA | |
| Mar 3, 4:13 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Fincastle, VA | |
| Mar 3, 4:15 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 2 Nnw Roanoke, VA | REPORT FROM WDBJ |
| Mar 3, 4:15 PM EST | SNOW 1.1 | 2 S Blacksburg, VA | |
| Mar 3, 4:40 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 Wsw Lynchburg City, VA | REPORT FROM WSET |
| Mar 3, 4:42 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Pearisburg, VA | SNOW AND SLEET TOTAL |
| Mar 3, 4:55 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Monroe, VA | SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 3, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 5 Wsw Bedford, VA | SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 3, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.8 | 1 Se Glasgow, VA | SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 3, 5:26 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Forest, VA | WSET EMPLOYEE |
| Mar 3, 5:45 PM EST | SNOW 1.9 | Timberlake, VA | |
| Mar 3, 6:14 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | 2 Ene Blacksburg, VA |
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 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 1798 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
162 WWUS41 KRNK 021009 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 509 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ARCTIC FRONT WILL SAG SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT...REACHING THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN MOVING SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. MEANWHILE...ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL TRACK ALONG THE BOUNDARY. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTH AND WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DEVELOP SOUTHWARD SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. IN ADVANCE OF THE ARCTIC FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE FREEZING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN. HOWEVER...AS TEMPERATURES QUICKLY PLUMMET BELOW FREEZING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE ARCTIC FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW. A PERIOD OF SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...BEFORE ALL PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW. FOR AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 81 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64...THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA OUTSIDE THE PIEDMONT...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. VAZ019-020-WVZ043>045-022100- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0003.140303T0600Z-140304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T0600Z-140304T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 509 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM HINTON...TO LINDSIDE...TO CLIFTON FORGE...TO HOT SPRINGS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH 1/2 INCH OR LESS OF SLEET ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...4 AM MONDAY MORNING TO 6 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. EVEN TREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED FOR A WHILE DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AT DAYBREAK...FALLING TO 15 TO 20 DEGREES BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ VAZ018-023-024-035-046-047-022100- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0003.140303T0600Z-140304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ CRAIG-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...AMHERST...APPOMATTOX 509 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROANOKE...TO FINCASTLE...TO LYNCHBURG...TO CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE...OR ALONG AN NORTH OF U.S. 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE EAST OF INTERSTATE 81 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 64. * TIMING...7 AM MONDAY MORNING TO 6 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. EVEN TREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED FOR A WHILE DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT DAYBREAK...FALLING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ022-034-045-059-022100- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ ROANOKE-BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG... KEYSVILLE 509 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROANOKE...TO FINCASTLE...TO LYNCHBURG...TO CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE...OR ALONG AN NORTH OF U.S. 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 81. * TIMING...10 AM TO 6 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. EVEN TREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED FOR A WHILE DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...35 TO 40 AT DAYBREAK...FALLING QUICKLY TO THE MID TO UPPER 20S BY MID DAY...THEN TO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S BY 6 PM. 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. && $$ WVZ042-022100- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0003.140303T0600Z-140304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUEFIELD 509 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...AREAS SOUTH OF LINE FROM HINTON...TO RICH CREEK...TO ROANOKE...TO CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...4 AM MONDAY MORNING TO 6 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S AT DAYBREAK...FALLING INTO THE 20S BY LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ003>006-VAZ007-010>014-016-017-032-033-043-044-058-022100- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON 509 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS SOUTH OF LINE FROM HINTON...TO RICH CREEK...TO ROANOKE...TO CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH...MAINLY ACROSS PIEDMONT COUNTIES. * TIMING...10 AM TO 6 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...35 NORTH TO 45 SOUTH AT DAYBREAK...FALLING TO THE MID 20S TO UPPER 20S BY NOON...THEN INTO THE UPPER TEENS NORTH TO LOWER 20S SOUTH BY 6 PM. 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. && $$ RAB
6 follow-up statements
493 WWUS41 KRNK 022056 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 356 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE VIRGINIAS TONIGHT AND INTO NORTH CAROLINA ON MONDAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RIPPLE EAST ALONG THIS FRONT...CROSSING THE MID ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY AND OFF THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH RAIN TONIGHT...CHANGING TO SLEET AND SNOW ON MONDAY. VAZ019-020-WVZ043>045-030900- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T0600Z-140304T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 356 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE GREENBRIER VALLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SNOW LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. EVEN TREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AT DAYBREAK...FALLING TO 15 TO 20 DEGREES BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ018-022>024-034-035-045>047-059-030900- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...KEYSVILLE 356 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 460...INCLUDING ROANOKE...BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX AND CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES NEAR HIGHWAY 460...INCREASING TO 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BEFORE NOON...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN ENDING MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. EVEN TREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT DAYBREAK...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-VAZ007-010>014-016-017-032-033-043-044-058-WVZ042- 030900- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...BLUEFIELD 356 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 460...FROM THE NEW RIVER VALLEY TO NEAR THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER...INCLUDING BLUEFIELD...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...MOUNT AIRY...REIDSVILLE...AND YANCEYVILLE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO SLEET AND SNOW MONDAY MORNING...WITH PRIMARILY SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...GOING DOWN THROUGH THE DAY...FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING FOR THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
383 WWUS41 KRNK 030626 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 126 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...COLD AIR TO CHANGE RAIN TO A QUICK ICY MIX THEN SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING... .AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH OF US TODAY. AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRAVEL ALONG THIS FRONT WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING FROM RAIN...TO AN ICY MIX...TO SNOW BY MID MORNING. THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL HEAD EAST AND PRECIPITATION ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. VAZ007-010-011-014-WVZ042-031430- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T0900Z-140304T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MONTGOMERY-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... BLACKSBURG...BLUEFIELD 126 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A SLEET AND HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A RICHLANDS...TO BLAND...TO BLACKSBURG LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE AS WELL. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO A MIX BETWEEN 500 AM AND 700 AM...THEN ALL SNOW BY NOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING FOR THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ019-020-WVZ043>045-031430- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 126 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE GREENBRIER VALLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO SLEET BY 4 AM...THEN SNOW BY 7 AM. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 15 TO 20 DEGREES BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ018-022>024-034-035-045>047-059-031430- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...KEYSVILLE 126 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 460...INCLUDING ROANOKE...BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX AND CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR HIGHWAY 460...INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BEFORE NOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ009-031430- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 126 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SMYTH COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. HALF INCH OF SLEET. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY 7 AM...THEN TO BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING FOR THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-VAZ012-013-016-017-032-033-043-044-058-031430- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WYTHE-PULASKI-CARROLL-FLOYD- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON 126 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 460...FROM THE NEW RIVER VALLEY TO NEAR THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER... INCLUDING BLUEFIELD...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...ROCKY MOUNT... MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...MOUNT AIRY...REIDSVILLE...AND YANCEYVILLE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. SOME FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO A WINTRY MIX BETWEEN 700 AM AND 10 AM...THEN ALL SNOW LATE MONDAY MORNING...INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING FOR THE 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ WP
287 WWUS41 KRNK 030901 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 401 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...COLD AIR TO CHANGE RAIN TO A QUICK ICY MIX THEN SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING... .AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH OF US TODAY. AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRAVEL ALONG THIS FRONT WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING FROM RAIN...TO AN ICY MIX...TO SNOW BY MID MORNING. THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL HEAD EAST AND PRECIPITATION ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. VAZ033-044-058-031715- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ FRANKLIN-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKY MOUNT...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON 401 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO A WINTRY MIX BETWEEN 700 AM AND 10 AM...THEN ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL TURNS SLICK WITH SLEET AND SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING FOR THE AFTERNOON. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ017-031715- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T0900Z-140304T0000Z/ FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLOYD 401 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FLOYD COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AFTER 9 AM. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING FOR THE AFTERNOON. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ019-020-WVZ043>045-031715- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 401 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE GREENBRIER VALLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...LOCALLY HIGHER. HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...WINTRY MIX CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 5 AM AND 8 AM. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 15 TO 20 DEGREES BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ018-022>024-034-035-045>047-059-031715- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...KEYSVILLE 401 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR HIGHWAY 460...INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE JAMES RIVER. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY...AND TO ALL SNOW BY 11 AM. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ007-010-011-014-WVZ042-031715- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MONTGOMERY-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... BLACKSBURG...BLUEFIELD 401 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A RICHLANDS...TO BLAND...TO BLACKSBURG LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE AS WELL. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...LOCALLY HIGHER NORTH OF BLUEFIELD AND PEARISBURG. AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO A MIX AT DAWN...THEN ALL SNOW BY 10 AM. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING FOR THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-VAZ009-012-013-016-032-043-031715- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.140303T1200Z-140304T0000Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-CARROLL- PATRICK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...GALAX...STUART...MARTINSVILLE 401 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. SOME FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO A WINTRY MIX BETWEEN 800 AM AND 10 AM...THEN ALL SNOW AROUND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING FOR THE 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$
893 WWUS41 KRNK 031433 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 933 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S... .AN ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. AS A RESULT... IT IS GETTING COLDER...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 20S. THIS WILL RESULT IN WATER FREEZING ON THE ROADS REGARDLESS OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SNOW WHICH OCCURS TODAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. VAZ019-020-WVZ043>045-032245- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 933 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE GREENBRIER VALLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...LOCALLY HIGHER. HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ENDING BY SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ018-022>024-033>035-044>047-058-059-032245- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 933 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ALONG AND JUST SOUTH SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 460...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40 TO NEAR THE STATE LINE. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ007-010-011-014-017-WVZ042-032245- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...BLUEFIELD 933 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF A RICHLANDS...TO BLAND...TO BLACKSBURG LINE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING BY SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-VAZ009-012-013-016-032-043-032245- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-CARROLL- PATRICK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...GALAX...STUART...MARTINSVILLE 933 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET. * TIMING...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AND SLEET FOR THE AFTERNOON...ENDING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WATER MAY FREEZE ON ROADS AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL FREEZE FIRST. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING FOR THE 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$
779 WWUS41 KRNK 031932 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 232 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S... .AN ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. AS A RESULT... IT IS GETTING COLDER...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 20S. THIS WILL RESULT IN WATER FREEZING ON THE ROADS REGARDLESS OF TODAYS SNOW AND SLEET. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION HAS BEEN HIGHLY VARIABLE...THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. VAZ007-010-011-014-017-022-033-034-044>047-058-059-WVZ042-040000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-ROANOKE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE... BLUEFIELD 232 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS DOWNGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL END BY 7:00 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WATER MAY FREEZE ON ROADS AS TEMPERATURES FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL FREEZE FIRST. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S THIS EVENING. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ019-020-WVZ043>045-040000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 232 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE GREENBRIER VALLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...ENDING AROUND SUNSET. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ018-023-024-035-040000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ CRAIG-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 232 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR INTERSTATE 64. * TIMING...SNOW ENDING BY 7:00 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-VAZ009-012-013-016-032-043-040000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-CARROLL- PATRICK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...GALAX...STUART... MARTINSVILLE 232 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...ENDING BY 7:00 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WATER MAY FREEZE ON ROADS AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL FREEZE FIRST. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S THIS EVENING. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$ 11
256 WWUS41 KRNK 032305 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 605 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S... .ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED FAR INTO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE THE TEENS AND 20S. THIS WILL RESULT IN WATER FREEZING ON THE ROADS TONIGHT. VAZ018>020-023-024-035-WVZ043>045-040015- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-SUMMERS- MONROE-GREENBRIER- 605 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WERE IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S. UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. BE ALERT FOR BLACK ICE. ANY SURFACE THAT JUST LOOKS WET WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. $$ NCZ003>006-VAZ007-009>014-016-017-022-032>034-043>047-058-059- WVZ042-040015- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD 605 PM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL END BY 7:00 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WATER WILL QUICKLY FREEZE ON ROADS AS TEMPERATURES FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL FREEZE FIRST. * WINDS...NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO REPORTS CAN BE SENT TO OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. && $$
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 Mar 1, 11:53 PM EST, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 11:53 PM EST, 5 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1153 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. A VERY LARGE STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING FROM
CALIFORNIA INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. SUNDAY NIGHT THE ARCTIC
FRONT WILL SINK SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION WHILE THE STORM SYSTEM
OVER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES MOVES QUICKLY EAST...LOTS OF
MOISTURE FLOWING OVERTOP THE COLD ARCTIC AIR.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 940 PM EST SATURDAY...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM LAKE ONTARIO TO A DEVELOPING LOW OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS ALONG THE CAROLINA
COAST. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION CLOUDS WILL COVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN COUNTY WARNING AREA TONIGHT. THE WIND PLUS THE CLOUDS WILL
LIMIT TEMPERATURES TO A SLOW FALL. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL STAY
WARMER THAN SHELTERED VALLEYS.
ON SUNDAY...THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE IT PROGRESSION SOUTH TOWARD
OUR REGION. THE MODEL TRENDS OFFER A SLOWER ARRIVAL TIME IN THE
NORTHWEST AS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS GUIDANCE. THIS WILL MEAN THAT
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION FIRST
STARTS...AROUND NOON NEAR THE I-64 CORRIDOR OF WV. PREVIOUSLY THERE
WAS A WINTRY MIX CONCERN WITH THE PRECIPITATION ARRIVING PRIOR TO
SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING. THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...COVERAGE OF RAIN WILL INCREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST.
BY THE LATE AFTERNOON...RAIN WILL BE FALLING OVER ALL OF
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WITH DECREASING COVERAGE EASTWARD INTO
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. AREAS NEAR A LYNCHBURG VA TO STUART VA TO BOONE
NC LINE WILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN BY 6PM.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
COLD FRONT. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S TO AROUND 60 ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS WITH MID TO UPPER 60S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 500 PM EST SATURDAY...
BIG FORECAST CHALLENGE COMING UP TO START OFF THE FIRST FULL WEEK
OF MARCH. WATCHING STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE SETTLING SOUTH THROUGH
THE OHIO MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS. THIS ZONE IS THE LEADING EDGE OF
SOME VERY COLD AIR COURTESY OF A 1040+ MB SURFACE HIGH WHICH
EXTENDS FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO ALBERTA CANADA. THIS AIRMASS
IS OOZING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST WITH TIME...THE ASSOCIATED ARCTIC
FRONT EXTENDING FROM ONTARIO CANADA...SOUTHWEST THROUGH
TOLEDO...INDIANAPOLIS...AND TO NEAR SPRINGFIELD MO. MEANWHILE THE
BIG STORM THAT HAS BEEN MAKING HEADLINES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...
IS MOVING EAST BOUND...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTERACT WITH THE ARCTIC
FRONT IS IT PROGRESSES EAST FROM THE RED RIVER VALLEY TO THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A BIG QPF
FOOTPRINT...A BIG CHUNK OF WHICH WILL BE IN THE WINTRY FORM ALONG
AND NORTH OF THE ARCTIC FRONT.
FOR OUR FORECAST AREA...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA SUNDAY
EVENING COURTESY OF THE BIG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THERE ARE SEVERAL WAVES OF ENERGY THAT WILL GET
EJECTED OUT OF THIS FEATURE BEFORE THE LARGER MORE DYNAMIC WAVE
ARRIVES MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT
CULMINATING WITH ONE BIG PRECIPITATION EPISODE MONDAY. INITIALLY
OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WILL BE ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE ARCTIC
FRONT WITH ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION FALLING AS RAIN. CONFIDENCE IS
HIGH THAT ANY PRECIP THAT OCCURS BEFORE MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT WILL
BE RAIN. AFTER MIDNIGHT THE P-TYPE CHALLENGE BEGINS.
THE ARCTIC FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 64
TOWARD MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN GET PUSHED SOUTHWARD BY THE
DENSE COLD AIRMASS FROM THE NORTH...THE FRONT REACHING THE VA/NC
BORDER TOWARD DAYBREAK MONDAY. ALL MODEL AND BUFKIT SOUNDINGS
SUPPORT A VERY QUICK COOLING OF THE ATMOSPHERE...CHANGING THE RAIN
TO SLEET AND SNOW...WITH ONLY A VERY LIMITED WINDOW OF FREEZING
RAIN. AS SUCH...HAVE REFRAINED MENTIONING FREEZING RAIN AS A
POTENTIAL PTYPE. QPF FROM THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE FROM
A HALF INCH /0.50/ ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA...TO AS MUCH AS AN
INCH AND A QUARTER /1.25/ LIQUID EQUIVALENT ACROSS THE NORTH.
MOST OF THE QPF ACROSS THE SOUTH...ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE VA/NC
BORDER...IS EXPECTED IN THE FORM OF RAIN...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING
TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR JUST ENDING AS RAIN
BEFORE THE COLD AIR HAS A CHANCE TO MAKE THE PTYPE CHANGE. FARTHER
NORTH INTO THE VIRGINIAS...THE SNOW/SLEET POTENTIAL INCREASES...
WITH INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOW/SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460...AND ESPECIALLY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 WHERE THE COLD AIR WILL
ARRIVE SOONER AND HEAVIER QFP WILL OCCUR. AS SUCH...A WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ALL AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. HIGHER
QPF AND THE ARRIVAL OF COLD AIR SOONER MEANS MORE SNOWFALL WITH
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 EXPECTING TO RECEIVE 6 OR
MORE INCHES OF SNOW...POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 12 INCHES NORTH OF
LEWISBURG INTO POCOHONTAS COUNTY WV...AND NORTH OF LEXINGTON
TOWARD HARRISONBURG VA AND THE NATIONS CAPITOL. NORTH BOUND TRAVEL
ON INTERSTATE 81 INTO NORTHERN VIRGINIA WILL LIKELY BE COMPROMISED
ON MONDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL BE WHATEVER THEY ARE AT
MIDNIGHT...IN THE 40S...WITH TEMPERATURES TUMBLING INTO THE
30S/20S DURING THE DAY MONDAY.
ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON...WITH CLEARING MONDAY NIGHT. ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE
TO INVADE THE AREA FROM THE NORTH...SNOW...SLUSH...WATER ON THE
ROADS... MAKING A BLACK ICY MESS MONDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES
BOTTOMING OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS.
TUESDAY PROMISES TO BE A MUCH QUIETER DAY...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
TO OUR NORTH. WITH THE RETURN OF THE SUN TEMPERATURES MAY
STILL STRUGGLE TO GET MUCH ABOVE 32 ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA DUE
TO THE FRESH SNOW COVER.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM EST SATURDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY WILL WEDGE DOWN THE
EAST COAST. A WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION. THE RIDGE BEHIND THIS BACK DOOR FRONT IS STRONGER AND WILL
REINFORCE THE WEDGE OVER THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL BE 10F-15F COLDER THAN
NORMAL. A DEVELOPING GULF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS EAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY...THEN MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE EAST COAST
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE GFS AND ECM CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFERENCES WITH THE GULF LOW ALONG
WITH ITS TRACK AND TIMING. THE GFS DEVELOPS A COASTAL LOW OFF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA COAST EARLIER AND LIFTS ITS NORTHEAST INTO THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN. AN OPEN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TRACKS THE GULF LOW EAST
TOWARDS FLORIDA THEN PIVOTS NORTHEAST. THE ECM IS MUCH DEEPER AND
FORMS A CLOSED LOW WHICH MOVES NORTHEAST AND BECOME A CAROLINA NOR-
EASTER. LEANED TOWARDS HPCGUIDE ENSEMBLE FOR POPS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS GULF SYSTEM.
ALLOWED FOR SOME LIGHT POPS AFTER 06Z THURSDAY AND SPREAD IT NORTH
ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE THURSDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW AND
RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING/NIGHT.
KEPT CHANCE POPS FRIDAY MORNING AND TAPER OFF POPS FROM WEST TO EAST
BY FRIDAY EVENING.
PTYPE REMAINS A TOUGH CALL BECAUSE OF TIMING ISSUES AND THERE ARE
STILL NUMEROUS QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED WITH THIS SYSTEM. DETAILS OF
THE TRACK...QPF AND TEMPERATURES PROFILES WILL BECOME CLEARER WITH
TIME. THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPES SHOULD BE RAIN AND SNOW WITH
THIS WINTER EVENT GENERALLY FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. ACCUMULATING
SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SATURDAY ACROSS THE REGION...ENABLING
TEMPERATURES TO MODERATE TO NEAR NORMAL DURING THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 637 PM EST SATURDAY...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL PULL
MOISTURE NORTH TOWARDS A FRONT THAT EXTENDED FROM NEW YORK TO
TEXAS. CEILINGS WILL LOWER DOWN TO MVFR FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER
18Z/1PM SUNDAY...THEN RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY 00Z/7PM.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY THE FRONT WILL SINK SOUTH ACROSS THE
REGION...LEADING IN MUCH COLDER AIR. ONLY MODERATE CONFIDENCE AS
TO THE TIMING OF THE CHANGE OVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW. FOR THIS
FORECAST HAVE HELD OFF ANY CHANGE OVER UNTIL AFTER THE 06Z END OF
THE FORECAST PERIOD.
EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE ENOUGH COLDER AIR TO ALLOW A TRANSITION
TO SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF A KBLF-KLYH LINE BY 12Z/7AM MONDAY.
IFR/MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PRECIPITATION. THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO SNOW ACROSS
MOST OF THE REST OF THE AREA DURING THE DAY MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE DECREASING IN COVERAGE AS THE SYSTEM EXITS
EAST OUT OF THE REGION.
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS BY MONDAY NIGHT...AND ALLOWS FOR VFR
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
LOCALIZED MVFR CONDITIONS MAY RETURN TO THE AREA BY THURSDAY
AS LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION TRACKS ALONG THE
EAST COAST.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR VAZ018>020-023-024-035-046-047.
NC...NONE.
WV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...AMS/DS
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...AMS/KKHazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 6:04 PM EST, 11 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 604 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014 NCZ001>006-018>020-021100- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN- 604 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-009>017-022-032>034-043>045-058-059-021100- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 604 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ONGOING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. IF COLD AIR ARRIVES MORE QUICKLY...GREATER AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ018>020-023-024-035-046-047-WVZ042>045-021100- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 604 PM EST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 5:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll and 21 more | 38 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.