Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 29, 2014, 12:30 PM EDT for Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 30, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 2 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 29, 2014, 12:30 PM EDT (16:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2014, 12:56 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Mercer County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 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 30, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Mar 30, 8:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | Bluefield, WV | SNOW AND SLEET |
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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
007 WWUS41 KRNK 291630 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1230 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS THE MID ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW WILL INTERACT WITH COLD AIR ARRIVING IN THE WEST TO RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS...PARTICULARLY FOR THE WEST FACING RIDGE LINES FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WHERE WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET. WVZ042-043-045-300030- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0009.140330T0400Z-140330T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.140330T0400Z-140330T2000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1230 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2500 FEET FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLUSHY...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-300030- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.140330T0400Z-140330T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 1230 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLUSHY...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
7 follow-up statements
918 WWUS41 KRNK 291947 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 347 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS THE MID ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW WILL INTERACT WITH COLD AIR ARRIVING IN THE WEST TO RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS...PARTICULARLY FOR THE WEST FACING RIDGE LINES FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WHERE WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET. WVZ042-043-045-300400- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0009.140330T0400Z-140330T2000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.140330T0400Z-140330T2000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 347 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-300400- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.140330T0400Z-140330T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 347 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLUSHY...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
005 WWUS41 KRNK 300140 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 940 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS THE MID ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW WILL INTERACT WITH COLD AIR ARRIVING IN THE WEST TO RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS...PARTICULARLY FOR THE WEST FACING RIDGE LINES FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...WHERE WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET. WVZ042-043-045-300945- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0009.140330T0400Z-140330T2000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.140330T0400Z-140330T2000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 940 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-300945- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.140330T0400Z-140330T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 940 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLUSHY...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
735 WWUS41 KRNK 300804 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 404 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...LATE MARCH SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH COLDER AIR AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PROVIDE THE INGREDIENTS FOR SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END. WVZ042-043-045-301615- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 404 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S EARLY THIS MORNING...WARMING INTO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 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. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-301615- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 404 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLUSHY...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS MORNING...WARMING TO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 BY MIDDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
267 WWUS41 KRNK 301307 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 907 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...LATE MARCH SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH COLDER AIR AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PROVIDE THE INGREDIENTS FOR SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END. WVZ042-043-045-302000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 907 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S EARLY THIS MORNING... WARMING INTO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 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. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ024-035-302000- /O.EXA.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 907 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. AN INCH OR LESS ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S EARLY THIS MORNING...WARMING NEAR 40 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-302000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 907 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLUSHY...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS MORNING... WARMING TO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 BY MIDDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
279 WWUS41 KRNK 301413 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1013 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...LATE MARCH SNOW BANDS TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH COLDER AIR AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PROVIDE THE INGREDIENTS FOR SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END. WVZ042-043-045-302000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1013 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S EARLY THIS MORNING... WARMING INTO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 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. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-018>020-WVZ044-302000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 1013 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 INCH EXCEPT 1 TO 3 INCHES IN BATH COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLUSHY...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS MORNING... WARMING TO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 BY MIDDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ024-035-302000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 1013 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND FAIRFIELD AND LEXINGTON TO THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. 1 TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S EARLY THIS MORNING...WARMING NEAR 40 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
791 WWUS41 KRNK 301454 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1054 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...LATE MARCH SNOW BANDS TO PERSIST IN SPOTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH COLDER AIR AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PROVIDE THE INGREDIENTS FOR BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-301600- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON- 1054 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE TAPERED OFF WITH ONLY FLURRIES EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WVZ042-043-045-302000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1054 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...GREENBRIER...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH 1 INCH FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S...WARMING INTO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ018>020-WVZ044-302000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...UNION 1054 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 INCH EXCEPT 1 TO 3 INCHES IN NORTHERN BATH COUNTY FROM MOUNTAIN GROVE TO WILLIAMSVILLE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLUSHY...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...WARMING TO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ VAZ024-035-302000- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 1054 AM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARD TYPES...PERIODS OF BANDED HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND FAIRFIELD AND LEXINGTON TO THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. 1 TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S...WARMING NEAR 40 THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
095 WWUS41 KRNK 301656 AAA WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1256 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...SNOW SHOWERS ENDING... WVZ042-043-045-301800- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- 1256 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE REGION WITH ONLY A FEW FLURRIES LIKELY THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. $$ VAZ018>020-024-035-WVZ044-301800- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140330T2000Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-MONROE- 1256 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION WITH ONLY A FEW SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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 29, 10:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 10:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1044 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE STALLED OVER THE REGION TODAY. STRONG
LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS VIRGINIA LATER TODAY...BRINGING THE
FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR RUSHES IN ON STRONG WINDS
LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1030 AM EDT SATURDAY...
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE REGION INDICATE FOG TO BE MORE
WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE
RIDGE. FOG IS MORE PATCHY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE BANDS OF
LIGHT RAIN CONTINUE TO PASS FROM THE SOUTH. EXPECT SHOWERY ON AND
OFF RAIN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...
GENERALLY WITH LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
ADJUSTED RAIN CHANCES FOR THIS AFTERNOON BASED ON THE LATEST ROUND
OF SHORT RANGE MODELS TO BETTER IDENTIFY THE TIMING OF THE COLD
FRONT. LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY ENTERING SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE WILL
RAPIDLY PUSH NORTH THIS MORNING...AND WILL DRAG THE FRONT INTO OUR
WESTERN TIER OF COUNTIES STARTING AROUND MID AFTERNOON...WITH THE
FRONT MOVING EAST AND EXITING OUR EASTERN COUNTIES RIGHT AROUND
MIDNIGHT.
LIFTED INDEXES AND SURFACE PRESSURE ANALYSIS SUGGEST THAT INSITU
WEDGE CURRENTLY IN PLACE ALONG THE SPINE OF THE BLUE RIDGE IS
GOING TO LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON AS PROLONGED SUNSHINE WILL BE
LACKING...BUT THE WEDGE WILL ERODE FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST THRU
THE EVENING. GIVEN MOISTURE IN PLACE...LACK OF SUNSHINE INSTABILITY
LOOKING WEAKER THAN WAS FORECAST 24 HOURS AGO...BELIEVE THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM THREAT HAS DIMINISHED FOR TODAY...AS SEEN BY THE DAY
1 OUTLOOK FROM SPC WHICH MOVED THE SLIGHT RISK DOWN ACROSS THE
SC/GA COAST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS EVENING LOOK MORE ON
THE ORDER OF ONE HALF INCH TO THREE QUARTERS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. AT THIS TIME...THE FLOODING THREAT LOOKS LOW...ALTHOUGH
LONG TERM RIVER AND STREAM RISES WILL STILL OCCUR GIVEN THE WET
GROUND.
THE MAIN ISSUE TONIGHT WILL BE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND WORKING IN A DRY SLOT FROM THE SOUTH. MODELS
IN FAVOR OF DRYING THINGS OUT LEE OF THE BLUE RIDGE LATER THIS
EVENING THEN SEEING THE UPPER LOW PASS OVERHEAD OR JUST SOUTH
OVERNIGHT. GOING WITH A DECENT NW FLOW...THINK THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW PER 8H TEMPS
DROPPING TO ZERO TO -4C BY 06Z. WE WILL MIX IN THE SNOW AND RAIN
TO THE BLUE RIDGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING ALL SNOW AROUND DAWN.
AT THIS TIME QPF SUGGESTS ON A 10:1 SNOW TO LIQUID OF 1 TO 3
INCHES. WARM AND WET GROUND MAY HINDER THIS BUT SNOWFALL RATES
COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THIS...AND GIVEN ITS GOING TO BE
A LATE NIGHT EVENT...THINK 1-2 INCHES IS FEASIBLE OVER THE
MOUNTAINS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 4-5 INCHES IN WRN
GREENBRIER. GIVEN FORECAST VARIES SOMEWHAT...AND MOST LOCATIONS
SHOULD EXPERIENCE LESS THAN THE 3 INCHES REQUIRED FOR AN ADVISORY.
WILL HIGHLIGHT THOUGH THAT A HEADLINE FOR SNOW SEEMS PLAUSIBLE IN
THE HWO OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST...IF MODELS
CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A HIGHER QPF AMOUNT COINCIDENT WITH THE COLD
AIR.
KEPT HIGHS TODAY WITH THE WEDGE DOWN FROM MOS WITH 50S. THE LACK OF
SUNSHINE SHOULD LIMIT HEATING EVEN OUTSIDE THE WEDGE WHERE WENT WITH
LOWER 60S.
TONIGHT...THE COLD AIR WILL BE MOVING IN OVERNIGHT...SO TEMPS SHOULD
FALL TO AROUND 30 IN THE MOUNTAINS...THE MID 30S BLUE RIDGE/NEW
RIVER VALLEY...AND 40 TO 45 EAST. WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE...WHICH
IS COVERED IN THE SHORT TERM DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT A CLOSED LOW WILL TRACK OVER THE
FORECAST AREA SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR
SNOW/GRAUPEL TO THE MOUNTAINS AND MOSTLY RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
SNOW TO AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD
RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO TENTH OF AN INCH. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS A LITTLE
TRICKY WITH HIGH SUN ANGLE...BUT COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO
ABOVE 3KFT...UP TO AN INCH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...LIKELY TO
MELT IN THE AFTERNOON AS SYSTEM DEPARTS AND CLOUDS BREAK.
OUTSIDE OF THE SNOW...INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. THROUGH
COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...UPGRADED WATCH TO A WARNING
ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS AND THE
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. I ALSO CHANGED THE WATCH TO
AN ADVISORY FOR COUNTIES FROM TAZEWELL TO ROANOKE COUNTIES. WITH A
LATER ARRIVAL OF WINDS ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN
SHENANDOAH VALLEY...KEPT WATCH GOING BUT ADJUSTED TIME TO SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS MORESO ON IMPACT THAN SUSTAINED
SPEEDS/GUSTS THROUGH THE EVENT.
DECIDED TO GO WITH THE WARNING TO THE SOUTH AS IT IS A
CLIMATOLOGICAL FAVORED AREA FOR HIGH WINDS EVENTS. MODELS
INCREASE THE LOW LEVEL JET TO 50-60KT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. MOS PRODUCTS ALSO GENERATING WINDS SPEEDS OF
20-30KTS. MOMENTUM TRANSFER FROM BUFKIT SOUNDING ARE 35-45KTS. IF
THIS IS REALIZED...WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED NORTHWARD.
THERE IS ALSO DATA SUGGESTING SURFACE HIGH WINDS MAY NOT MATERIALIZE.
CLIMATOLOGICALLY...HIGH WIND EVENTS FROM AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ARE RARE
FOR RNK CWA. EVEN THOUGH BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW STRONG MOMENTUM
TRANSFER...A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IS AROUND 3-4KFT SATURDAY
NIGHT...THEN LIFTS TO 4-5KFT SUNDAY. THIS SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IS
ABOUT A 1000 FEET LOWER OVER NW NC. NAM BUKFIT SOUNDINGS FORECASTING
A VERY SATURATED AIR COLUMN WHILE THE CLOSED LOW IS IN THE VICINITY
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GFS IS NOT QUITE AS
SATURATED BUT ENOUGH TO DETER MIXING TO THE SURFACE. MODEL SURFACE
WINDS (WNW) ARE ALMOST PERPENDICULAR TO MODEL SURFACE ISOBARS
ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH.
I COOLED TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WITH THE CLOSED LOW SLOWLY TRACKING
OVER THE AREA. THE SPEED OF THE CLOSED LOW IS SLOWER THIS MODEL RUN
AS IT BEGINS TO BECOME AN OCCLUDED LOW OFF THE VA/COAST. THIS CHILLY
WEATHER WILL BE BRIEF AS HEIGHTS INCREASE ALOFT MONDAY. 24 HOUR
TEMPERATURE CHANGE FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY COULD BE ON THE ORDER OF
15F-20F.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT FRIDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS EAST OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY...ESTABLISHING
SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
PASSING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL DRAG A COLD
FRONT AS FAR SOUTH AS THE OHIO RIVER...BEFORE THE BOUNDARY STALLS AS
ANOTHER DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE
ROCKIES. WITH THE FRONT SITUATED JUST TO THE NORTH OF OUR AREA...MAY
SEE A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOP ACROSS OUR AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460...HOWEVER THIS ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN SPOTTY. THE PROLONGED SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ALSO
PROVIDE US WITH VERY SPRING LIKE WEATHER...WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM
THE MID 60S TO MID 70S EACH DAY...WHILE LOWS WILL REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING MOST PLACES...RANGING FROM THE UPPER 30S TO THE UPPER 40S.
&&
.AVIATION /14Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 740 AM EDT SATURDAY...
WORSE CONDITIONS FOR FLYING THIS MORNING AS FOG DEVELOPED AT ALL
SITES WITH DENSE FOG AT LYH/DAN. SHOULD SEE VSBYS IMPROVE SOME
LATER THIS MORNING BUT RAIN WILL BE COMING IN MORE PREVALENT BY
MIDDAY. EXPECT CIGS TO STAY LOW END MVFR TO IFR...WORSE IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
THE SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
TIMES...AND A STRAY THUNDERSTORM COULD IMPACT DANVILLE...BUT
OVERALL COVERAGE TOO SMALL TO WARRANT MENTION IN TAFS.
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL PASS BY BLF/LWB WITH WINDS
BECOMING WEST...WITH THE FRONT REACHING ROA/BCB 23-01Z...LYH/DAN
03-04Z. DRY SLOT WORKING IN FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW
SHOULD END MOST PRECIP EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO 10-15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OVER 20 KNOTS. CIGS WILL
STILL HANG TOUGH IN MVFR IN THE PIEDMONT/FOOTHILLS AND ROA VALLEY
AND HANG ONTO LOW END MVFR IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH RAIN SHOWERS
CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS.
WINDS CONTINUE TO PICK UP BEHIND THE LOW SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE
HIGH PRESSURE WORKS IN FOR MONDAY. SOME GUSTS OVER 35 KNOTS ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ROA/BCB. LOOK FOR IMPROVING CIGS/VSBYS
BY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE EAST...AND IN THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN UPSLOPE
INTO SUNDAY.
DRY WEATHER AND VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR
VAZ007-010-011-013-014-017-022-032-033.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY
FOR VAZ009-012-015-016.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR
NCZ003-019.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY
FOR NCZ001-002-018.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM/WP
NEAR TERM...NF/WP
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...NF
AVIATION...KK/WPHazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 4:39 AM EDT, 7 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 439 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012-015-016-300845- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL- 439 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. IN ADDITION...SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT WILL BRING UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .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. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010-011-013-014-017-022-032-033-300845- SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-ROANOKE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN- 439 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT COULD BRING AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .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. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-300845- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- 439 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT COULD BRING AN INCH TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .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. HIGH WIND WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ042>045-300845- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 439 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE AN INCH OR TWO IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY WILL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-300845- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 439 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING COULD BRING GUSTY WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS. LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. OTHERWISE... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME FOR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 29, 7:52 AM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 752 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015>017-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 291400- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 752 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...DENSE FOG EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING... AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL IMPACT THE REGION THIS MORNING...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. THE FOG WILL AFTER 10 AM. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW MORE TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION THROUGH THE MORNING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 4:02 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 42 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:30 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
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.