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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 15, 2014, 4:03 PM EDT for 17 counties in Virginia; Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 16, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr. 39 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 15, 2014, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2014, 1:12 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford 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 Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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 16, 7:10 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | 7 Ene Buena Vista City, VA | ELEVATION 2500FT |
| Mar 16, 7:30 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Bent Mountain, VA | |
| Mar 16, 8:15 PM EDT | SNOW 0.8 | 3 W Poages Mill, VA | 0.8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 16, 8:20 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Monroe, VA | |
| Mar 16, 10:00 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | 3 Nw Rockbridge Baths, VA | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 16, 11:17 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | 3 Sw Rockbridge Baths, VA | |
| Mar 17, 3:15 AM EDT | SNOW 3.5 | Warm Springs, VA | |
| Mar 17, 3:19 AM EDT | SLEET 0.5 | 2 S Roanoke Airport, VA | |
| Mar 17, 3:20 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Lexington City, VA | |
| Mar 17, 3:22 AM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | Amherst, VA | |
| Mar 17, 3:25 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Buckingham, VA | |
| Mar 17, 3:30 AM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | Appomattox, VA | |
| Mar 17, 3:35 AM EDT | SNOW 0.8 | Fincastle, VA | |
| Mar 17, 3:40 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | New Castle, VA | |
| Mar 17, 3:45 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Union, WV | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.3 | Hinton, WV | 0.3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 17, 5:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | 3 Ene Peaks Of Otter Su, VA | 1.0 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SLEET 1 | 3 W Poages Mill, VA | 1.0 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.6 | 6 N Roanoke, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.6 | Appomattox, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Bedford, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Covington City, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Big Island, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.5 | Buckingham, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1.8 | Lexington City, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.3 | 1 W Natural Well, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Glasgow, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Hot Springs, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 4.1 | Pedlar, VA | |
| Mar 17, 7:55 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 3 N Rockbridge Baths, VA | |
| Mar 17, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Wsw Lynchburg City, VA | INCLUDES 0.6 IN SLEET |
| Mar 17, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 7 Ene Buena Vista, VA | |
| Mar 17, 8:38 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | Raphine, VA | |
| Mar 17, 10:30 AM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | 6 Nnw Lexington, VA | |
| Mar 17, 10:30 AM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | 6 Nnw Lexington City, VA | |
| Mar 17, 10:30 AM EDT | SNOW 2.8 | Rockbridge Baths, VA | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.6 | Roanoke, VA | SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE. WDBJ REPORT. |
| Mar 17, 11:17 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Monroe, VA | SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 17, 12:00 PM EDT | SNOW 0.8 | 5 Wsw Bedford, VA | 0.25 SLEET WITH 0.5 SNOW ON TOP |
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 1629 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
413 WWUS41 KRNK 152003 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 403 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. MEANWHILE...COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION AT THE SAME TIME. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON...THEN QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW FROM THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR SOUTHWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON...REACHING THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER COUNTIES AFTER SUNSET. WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM THE SOUTHWEST AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...UPWARDS OF 7-9 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE TOWARD THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF U.S. 460 AS WELL AS MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE. VAZ018>020-023-024-035-047-WVZ043>045-161000- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0007.140316T1800Z-140317T1800Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-BUCKINGHAM- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 403 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HINTON...TO LINDSIDE...TO NEW CASTLE...TO AMHERST. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WITH SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES...POSSIBLY NEAR 10 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE WARNING AREA. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 4 PM SUNDAY AND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...DROPPING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S SUNDAY EVENING...THEN TO THE LOWER 20S BY MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ VAZ010>014-016-017-022-032>034-043>046-058-059-WVZ042-161000- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.A.0004.140317T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE... SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE... BLUEFIELD 403 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HILLSVILLE...TO MARTINSVILLE...TO DANVILLE. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE NORTH OF A LINE FROM DUBLIN...TO ROANOKE...TO BROOKNEAL...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THIS LINE TO THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH OR LESS...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. * TIMING...SUNDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET NORTH OF U.S. 460. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...STARTING IN THE MID 30S SUNDAY AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW FREEZING LATE AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RAB
5 follow-up statements
262 WWUS41 KRNK 160812 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 412 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOWARD THE MID- ATLANTIC REGION TODAY BEFORE REDEVELOPING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY EARLY MONDAY. MEANWHILE...COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION AT THE SAME TIME. PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW FROM THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR SOUTHWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON...REACHING THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER COUNTIES AFTER SUNSET. WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM THE SOUTHWEST AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 460 CORRIDOR BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH A WINTRY MIX ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA BY TONIGHT. VAZ022-034-045-046-161615- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0004.140317T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WS.W.0007.140316T1800Z-140317T1800Z/ ROANOKE-BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...BEDFORD...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX 412 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 460 CORRIDOR. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT. 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. && $$ VAZ018>020-023-024-035-047-WVZ043>045-161615- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.140316T1800Z-140317T1800Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-BUCKINGHAM- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... AMHERST...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 412 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HINTON...TO LINDSIDE...TO NEW CASTLE...TO AMHERST AND BUCKINGHAM. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WITH SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES...POSSIBLY NEAR 10 INCHES ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR INTERSTATE 64. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S...REACHING THE MID AND UPPER 20S TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ010>014-016-017-032-033-WVZ042-161615- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0004.140317T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.140316T1800Z-140317T1800Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD 412 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET TODAY WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH SOME LIGHT ICING ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING THE MID AND UPPER 20S BY MONDAY 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. && $$ VAZ043-044-058-059-161615- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0004.140317T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.140317T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 412 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WITH SOME SNOW ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN PORTIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ALONG AND NORTH OF THE STAUNTON RIVER. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING ON ELEVATED SURFACES TONIGHT. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SOME BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-161615- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.140316T1800Z-140317T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 412 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH FREEZING RAIN ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AN INCH OR TWO ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO ONE TENTH INCH OF ICING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW OR SLEET COVERED THIS AFTERNOON WITH ICING ALONG BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING AROUND 30 OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-161615- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.140317T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE 412 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...VERY LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WITH UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 30S LATER THIS AFTERNOON REACHING AROUND FREEZING TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
819 WWUS41 KRNK 161557 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1157 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOWARD THE MID- ATLANTIC REGION TODAY BEFORE REDEVELOPING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY EARLY MONDAY. MEANWHILE...COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION AT THE SAME TIME. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON... THEN CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND SNOW FROM THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR SOUTHWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON...REACHING THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER COUNTIES TONIGHT. WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM THE SOUTHWEST AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 460 CORRIDOR BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH A WINTRY MIX ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA BY TONIGHT. VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-WVZ043>045-170000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.140316T1800Z-140317T1800Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD- AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 1157 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HINTON...TO LINDSIDE...TO NEW CASTLE...TO AMHERST AND BUCKINGHAM. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...WITH SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES...POSSIBLY NEAR 10 INCHES ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR INTERSTATE 64. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 30S...REACHING THE MID AND UPPER 20S TONIGHT. 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>017-032-033-WVZ042-170000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.140316T1800Z-140317T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD 1157 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET TODAY WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH SOME LIGHT ICING ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING THE MID AND UPPER 20S BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043-044-058-059-170000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.140317T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1157 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...VERY LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WITH UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING. * TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 30S LATER THIS AFTERNOON REACHING AROUND FREEZING TONIGHT. 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. && $$
420 WWUS41 KRNK 170012 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 812 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM ALABAMA TONIGHT...TO ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST MONDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION RESULTING IN A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-WVZ043>045-171000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD- AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 812 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HINTON...TO UNION... TO NEW CASTLE...TO AMHERST AND BUCKINGHAM. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>017-032-033-WVZ042-171000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD 812 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO 1 TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043-044-058-059-171000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 812 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH. UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE MAY ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME ICY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
073 WWUS41 KRNK 170942 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 542 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TODAY...WHILE A STRONG WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IN THE REGION TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MIX OF WINTER PRECIPITATION TODAY. VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-WVZ043>045-171800- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD- AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 542 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HINTON...TO UNION... TO NEW CASTLE...TO AMHERST AND BUCKINGHAM. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TODAY WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS...ALONG WITH A TRACE TO ONE TENTH INCH ACCUMULATION OF ICE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BE SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND FREEZING BY EARLY 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>017-032-033-WVZ042-171800- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD 542 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH A TRACE TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ACCUMULATION OF ICE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BE ICY AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043-044-058-059-171800- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 542 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH...ALONG WITH A TRACE TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ACCUMULATION OF ICE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES MAY BE SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S BY EARLY 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. && $$
242 WWUS41 KRNK 171712 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 112 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM PUSHING EAST OF OUR REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TODAY...WHILE A STRONG WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IN THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE MIX OF WINTER PRECIPITATION IS ENDING ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST. VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-WVZ043>045-171815- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD- AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 112 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIEST WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL BE LIGHT. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>017-032-033-WVZ042-171815- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER- 112 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE HEAVIEST WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. ANY REMAINING PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL BE LIGHT. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043-044-058-059-171815- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140317T1800Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 112 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH... ALONG WITH A TRACE TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH ACCUMULATION OF ICE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES MAY BE SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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 15, 1:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 1:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 149 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL CRUMBLE AS IT CROSSES THE APPALACHIANS AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL...STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT...THEN STALL ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY MORNING. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...THEN MOVE ALONG THIS BOUNDARY SUNDAY...AND TOWARD THE CAROLINA COAST BY MONDAY. THE SYSTEM DEPARTS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. A WEAK WARM FRONT ARRIVES WEDNESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 140 PM EDT SATURDAY... ADJUSTED TEMPERATURES INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND RAISED HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE EAST A COUPLE OF DEGREES. AS OF 944 AM EDT SATURDAY... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING. DOWNSLOPING WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS SHOULD FADE QUICKLY TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE NOSING IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES. MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS IN TEMPERATURES DEWPOINTS AND CLOUD COVER. HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 70 DEGREES IN THE SOUTHEAST. MORE CHANGES THIS AFTERNOON... AS OF 330 AM EDT SATURDAY... SURGE OF WARM AIR AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER...HAS MANY LOCATIONS NEAR 50F OR IN THE UPPER 40S AT THIS HOUR. ALTHOUGH TEMPS WILL DROP SOMEWHAT THROUGH THE GREENBRIER VALLEY NEAR DAWN...MOST SPOTS ARE STARTING OFF WARM AND WELL AHEAD OF GUIDANCE. TOUGH TO EVEN GET A SPRINKLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF SE WEST VA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. CLOUDS SHOULD FADE QUICKLY EVEN ACROSS SE WEST VA THIS MORNING AS THE FRONT PASSES. VERY DRY AIRMASS MEANS A SUNNY DAY ALL LOCATIONS. WITH SUCH A WARM START...WENT A FEW DEGREES ABOVE THE WARMEST GUIDANCE FOR MAX T TODAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ALONG THE FRONT THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY TO 30 MPH...WITH 25 MPH GUSTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS PERSISTENT DECENT DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL NOT ONLY HELP WITH SOME UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70F TEMPS THIS PM...BUT WILL ALSO ALLOW DEWPOINTS TO FALL BELOW GUIDANCE. SEE FIRE WX SECTION. WINDS SHOULD FADE QUICKLY TONIGHT WITH SURFACE HIGH NOSING IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES. THE DRY AIRMASS AND RATHER LARGE DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS SHOULD ALLOW MOST SPOTS TO DECOUPLE...WITH TEMPS FALLING RAPIDLY BEFORE HIGH AND MID CLOUDS ARRIVE FROM THE SW TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...AHEAD OF OUR NEXT WINTER THREAT. DID PLACE MIN T AT THE HOUR JUST BEFORE THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO ARRIVE...WITH TEMPS RISING A BIT INTO DAWN AS THE CLOUDS LOWER AND THICKEN. MANY LOCATIONS SHOULD FALL INTO TO 30S. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 305 AM EDT SATURDAY... ANOTHER RATHER COMPLEX LATE WINTER EVENT TO SHAPE UP LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY TO PTYPE AND EXACTLY WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW/SLEET WILL FALL. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS EJECTING EAST INTO THE LOWER MISS VALLEY SUNDAY BEFORE REDEVELOPING OFF THE OUTER BANKS MONDAY. SHIELD OF PRECIP AHEAD OF THE INIT WAVE AND UNDER THE UPPER JET WILL ZIP NE AND ARRIVE DURING SUNDAY FROM SW TO NE. THINK DECENT QPF AMOUNTS OF A HALF TO ONE INCH ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST LIKELY TO BE MORESO TO THE SOUTH PER MORE CONVECTIVE NATURE AND TO THE WEST UNDER THE LEFT FRONT OF THE JET. COLD AIR FROM A LARGE HIGH TO THE NW WILL BE BLEEDING IN DURING THE DAY BUT WILL BE SLOW TO GET ENTRENCHED UNTIL LATE AND ESPCLY OVERNIGHT WHEN THE DEEPER WEDGE BETWEEN THE SECONDARY WAVE AND THE HIGH BRIDGING DOWN THE BLUE RIDGE GETS GOING. HOWEVER GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED SLIGHTLY FARTHER SOUTH AND COLDER SO APPEARS SPOTS ACROSS THE FAR NORTH COULD SEE MORE SNOW WITH EVAPORATIVE COOLING PER 85H FORECAST PROFILES. OTRW THINKING MOSTLY A STEADY RAIN EVENT WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMS FAR NORTH AT ELEVATION AS TEMPS COOL LATE IN THE DAY. EXPECT TEMPS TO BUMP INTO THE 40S EARLY BEFORE COOLING WITH PRECIP ARRIVAL BY AFTERNOON. TRANSITION TO THE COASTAL SYSTEM WILL BE ONGOING SUNDAY EVENING WITH DEEPER COLD AIR FROM THE NORTH RACING THE EXODUS OF DEEP MOISTURE OVERNIGHT AS SEEN VIA THE BETTER DRY SLOT OFF THE GFS. LATEST EURO HAS LESS OF A DRY PUNCH WITH A BETTER CONVEYOR BELT BACK ACROSS THE AREA SO TRENDING THAT WAY PER CONSENSUS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW QUITE A BIT OF LOW LEVEL COLD ADVECTION DURING THE EVENING WITH LESS OF A WARM NOSE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN PRECIP MAY BECOME LESS CONCENTRATED. THIS COULD PRODUCE A GOOD SWATH OF SNOW ESPCLY NORTH WITH A FEW INCHES DOWN INTO THE NEW RIVER/ROANOKE VALLEYS AND EAST ALONG HIGHWAY 460 TO LYNCHBURG WHERE WILL HAVE SOME SLEET MIXED IN. BETTER LIFT LOOKS TO EXIT LATE AT NIGHT WITH SLIGHT WARMING ALOFT AS A DEEPER EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS WHICH MAY SPELL SOME ICING ALL THE WAY INTO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF NW NC. MORE UNCERTAINTY MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AS THE RESIDUAL BELT OF DEEP MOISTURE PULLS OUT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WHILE THE 5H TROF SPILLS ACROSS OVERNIGHT. WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR MORE SNOW NORTH/EAST IN THE WAKE OF THE COASTAL SYSTEM MONDAY ALTHOUGH QPF/SNOWFALL SHOULD BE MUCH LIGHTER AT THIS POINT. SOME MODELS POINTING AT ANOTHER WAVE COMING NE MONDAY NIGHT WITH THIS MOISTURE LOBE HOOKING INTO THE UPPER SYSTEM MAKING FOR CONTINUED WINTRY PRECIP AS THE WEDGE HOLDS TIGHT. FOR NOW ADDED IN SOME LOW POPS FOR -RA/-SN BUT SIMILAR TO THE DRIER EURO AT THIS POINT. LOWERED TEMPS A FEW DEGREES SUNDAY NIGHT CLOSER TO THE COLDER MET MOS...WITH MORE OF A BLEND MONDAY GIVEN TIME OF YEAR AS THE MET APPEARS TOO COLD AT THIS POINT. GIVEN UNCERTAINTY...DIFFERING MODEL SOLUTIONS AND COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES WILL OPT TO HOLD OFF ON ANY WATCHES AT THIS POINT AND KEEP MENTION IN THE HWO PENDING TRENDS LATER TODAY. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 445 PM EDT FRIDAY... DURING TUESDAY...OUR STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WEDGED IN THE AREA UNTIL A COLD FRONT SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY (GFS) OR THURSDAY (ECM). THIS WEDGE MAY PRODUCE SOME LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE WEDNESDAY AND/OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WHILE THIS WEDGE IS AROUND...EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. RAIN WILL ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT...THEN SOME UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON THE BACKSIDE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AND COULD REMAIN IN THE REGION INTO NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 140 PM EDT SATURDAY... VRF CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WESTERLY GUSTS TO 20-25 KNOTS MOST LOCATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS WEAKEN AND WINDS TAIL OFF INTO 0Z/8PM SATURDAY. VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE TONIGHT BUT THEN LOWERING TO POOR CONDITIONS SUNDAY AS A WINTER STORM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ANTICIPATE WIDESPREAD RAIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH MVFR- IFR CIGS/VSBYS AS WEDGE SETS IN AND SURFACE WINDS BECOME E TO NE. AS WEDGES KICKS IN EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SUNDAY. A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE CHANGEOVER. MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES DURING THE TAF PERIOD. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WINDS DURING THE TAF PERIOD. .EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION... AS COLD AIR SPREADS SOUTH DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS SUN NIGHT/MON...PRECIP WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SNOW IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MON...ESPECIALLY JUST NORTH OF THE KBLF-KBCB-KROA TO KLYH CORRIDOR. SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX IS LOOKING MORE PROBABLE TO AFFECT ROA/BCB/LYH AS WELL SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MVFR-IFR CONDS INTO MONDAY. PRECIP MAY BE HEAVY ENOUGH FOR IFR VIS AT LWB SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SUB VFR SHOULD BE DONE BY TUESDAY. SOME RAIN SHOWERS WITH MVFR CIGS MAY ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY WELL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. && .FIRE WEATHER... AS OF 148 PM EDT SATURDAY... SUNSHINE WITH A FEW CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST FROM 20-25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AT SUNSET. THIS COMBINED WITH RH VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT NECESSITATES A FIRE WX SPS AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA. CONDITIONS ARE RATHER SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE WEAKER. WINDS SHOULD DIE OFF RATHER QUICKLY THIS EVENING. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...AMS/KM NEAR TERM...KK/KM SHORT TERM...JH LONG TERM...RCS AVIATION...JH/KK/KM/WP FIRE WEATHER...KK/KM/PM
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 6:12 AM EDT, 9 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 612 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 VAZ010>014-016>018-022-032>034-045-046-WVZ042>044-161015- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- 612 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 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. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL WILL BRING WINTER PRECIPITATION SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ019-020-023-024-035-047-WVZ045-161015- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-BUCKINGHAM-GREENBRIER- 612 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING WINTER PRECIPITATION SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-161015- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON- 612 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY BRING A PERIOD OF LIGHT WINTRY MIX ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-161015- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN- 612 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ043-044-058-059-161015- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 612 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM COULD BRING A LIGHT WINTRY MIX SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Special weather statement, Mar 15, 2:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 256 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 NCZ003>006-020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>044-152200- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION 256 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY... WESTERLY SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. VERY DRY AIR REMAINS TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURE...THESE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER. THESE CONDITIONS COULD ALLOW FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CAUTION IS ADVISED IN DISCARDING ANY MATERIALS THAT MAY LEAD TO THE IGNITION OF FIRES INCLUDING ASHES AND CIGARETTES. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND ANY FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:03 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 18 more | 12 hr |
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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.