Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Feb 13, 2015, 9:13 PM EST for 24 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 14, 2015, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2015, 9:13 PM EST (02:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2015, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2015, 7:06 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 27 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Gladesboro, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF GREENBERRY AND TURNER SPUR ROADS. |
| Feb 14, 4:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Sylvatus, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOMESTEAD AND MITCHELS CROSSROADS ROADS. |
| Feb 14, 4:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Roanoke, VA | FOUR TREES AND THREE POWER LINES DOWN WITHIN THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY |
| Feb 14, 5:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Christiansburg, VA | ONE TREE DOWN PARTIALLY BLOCKING SOUTH MAIN STREET NEAR DAIRY QUEEN |
| Feb 14, 5:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fincastle, VA | SEVEN TREES AND MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND EAST OF FINCASTLE |
| Feb 14, 5:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Thomas Bridge, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ALONG SOUTH FORK ROAD. |
| Feb 14, 5:34 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Wytheville, VA | |
| Feb 14, 5:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ne Ingalls Field, VA | |
| Feb 14, 5:39 PM EST | SNOW 0.7 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Feb 14, 5:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rocky Mount, VA | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY |
| Feb 14, 5:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bedford, VA | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY |
| Feb 14, 6:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stuart, VA | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS PATRICK COUNTY. |
| Feb 14, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 5 Nne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Feb 14, 6:09 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Check, VA | |
| Feb 14, 6:13 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Jefferson, NC | SEVERAL TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS ASHE COUNTY. |
| Feb 14, 6:14 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Independence, VA | |
| Feb 14, 6:51 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Hebron, VA | |
| Feb 14, 6:51 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Feb 14, 6:55 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Hollins, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Boone, NC | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS WATAUGA COUNTY. |
| Feb 14, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:08 PM EST | SNOW 1.7 | Wytheville, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:13 PM EST | SNOW 0.6 | Roanoke, VA | WDBJ7 |
| Feb 14, 7:13 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Monroe, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:22 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Mouth Of Wilson, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:28 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | West Jefferson, NC | 3600 FEET IN ELEVATION |
| Feb 14, 7:29 PM EST | SNOW 1 | West Jefferson, NC | 3600 FEET IN ELEVATION |
| Feb 14, 7:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Independence, VA | SEVERAL TREES ARE DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS GRAYSON COUNTY. |
| Feb 14, 7:33 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Boone, NC | |
| Feb 14, 7:34 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Vinton, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:35 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | 1 Ese West Jefferson, NC | |
| Feb 14, 7:45 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Riner, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:46 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Cave Spring, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:47 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Marion, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:48 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Buchanan, VA | |
| Feb 14, 7:54 PM EST | SNOW 0.2 | 3 Ese Cave Spring, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Rockbridge Baths, VA | THREE TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 39 NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH BACK DRAFT ROAD |
| Feb 14, 8:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Lexington City, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ON PINE FOREST ROAD |
| Feb 14, 8:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Radford, VA | ONE TREE DOWN BLOCKING PEPPERS FERRY ROAD |
| Feb 14, 8:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sparta, NC | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY |
| Feb 14, 8:08 PM EST | SNOW 0.1 | Ennice, NC | |
| Feb 14, 8:08 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Ennice, NC | |
| Feb 14, 8:15 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Chilhowie, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:23 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Cana, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:32 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Laurel Fork, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:32 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 5 N Roanoke, VA | |
| Feb 14, 9:16 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Glade Valley, NC | |
| Feb 14, 9:25 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Willis, VA | MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 221. |
| Feb 14, 9:28 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Hebron, VA | |
| Feb 14, 10:15 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 8 Se Sugar Grove, NC | ALSO REPORTED BLOWING SNOW |
| Feb 14, 11:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Riverville, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON PIEDMONT ROAD. |
| Feb 14, 11:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Forks Of Buffalo, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT STONEWALL CREEK ROAD. |
| Feb 15, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Covington, VA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY |
| Feb 15, 12:20 AM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 5 Nne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Feb 15, 12:35 AM EST | SNOW 0.6 | Roanoke, VA | |
| Feb 15, 12:44 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Salem City, VA | ONE TREE FELL ON A CAR NEAR A MOTOR DEALER ON EAST MAIN STREET |
| Feb 15, 12:48 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Radford, VA | |
| Feb 15, 1:02 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Boone, NC | |
| Feb 15, 1:04 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Deep Gap, NC | |
| Feb 15, 2:48 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Elk Creek, VA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 2091 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
679 WWUS71 KRNK 140213 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 913 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...STRONG...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING... .ANOTHER INTENSE ARCTIC FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONGER THAN THE WINDS ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-032>035-141200- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0001.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...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 913 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE OF VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOOTHILLS OF VIRIGNIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE ROANOKE AND NEW RIVER VALLEYS. ALSO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND IN AREAS WHERE WINDS OFTEN CHANNEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$
8 follow-up statements
525 WWUS71 KRNK 140213 CCA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 913 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...STRONG...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING... .ANOTHER INTENSE ARCTIC FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONGER THAN THE WINDS ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-032>035-141200- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0001.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.HW.W.0002.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...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 913 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE OF VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE ROANOKE AND NEW RIVER VALLEYS. ALSO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS...AND IN AREAS WHERE WINDS OFTEN CHANNEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$
124 WWUS71 KRNK 140928 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 428 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH STRONG GUSTS EVERYWHERE ELSE... .ANOTHER INTENSE ARCTIC FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE REGION BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONGER THAN THE WINDS ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG SATURDAY NIGHT...AND WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-032>035-141730- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...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 428 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE OF VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE ROANOKE AND NEW RIVER VALLEYS. ALSO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED ARE POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-010-011-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507- 508-141730- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND- GILES-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 428 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. ALSO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
280 WWUS71 KRNK 141720 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1220 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH STRONG GUSTS EVERYWHERE ELSE... .ANOTHER INTENSE ARCTIC FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT...AND WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-032>035-150130- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...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 1220 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE OF VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE ROANOKE AND NEW RIVER VALLEYS. ALSO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED ARE POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-010-011-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507- 508-150130- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND- GILES-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 1220 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. ALSO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
296 WWUS71 KRNK 142033 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 333 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH STRONG GUSTS EVERYWHERE ELSE... .ANOTHER INTENSE ARCTIC FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE REGION INTO TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN DIMINISHING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-032>035-150445- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...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 333 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE OF VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE ROANOKE AND NEW RIVER VALLEYS. ALSO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-010-011-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507- 508-150445- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.150214T2100Z-150215T1400Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND- GILES-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 333 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. ALSO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
144 WWUS71 KRNK 150050 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 750 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH STRONG GUSTS ELSEWHERE... .ANOTHER INTENSE ARCTIC FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE REGION INTO TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-032>035-151000- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...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 750 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE OF VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE ROANOKE AND NEW RIVER VALLEYS. ALSO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-010-011-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507- 508-151000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T1400Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND- GILES-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 750 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. ALSO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
685 WWUS71 KRNK 150414 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1114 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH STRONG GUSTS ELSEWHERE... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-032>035-151000- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...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 1114 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE OF VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE ROANOKE AND NEW RIVER VALLEYS. ALSO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-010-011-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507- 508-151000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T1400Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND- GILES-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 1114 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. ALSO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
547 WWUS71 KRNK 150915 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS PERSIST THIS MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH STRONG GUSTS ELSEWHERE... .SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE REGION INDICATE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING LATE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-032>035-151400- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...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 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE OF VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES THE FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...THE ROANOKE AND NEW RIVER VALLEYS. ALSO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN OFF ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-010-011-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507- 508-151400- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T1400Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND- GILES-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 415 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. ALSO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
149 WWUS71 KRNK 151206 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 706 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS... .SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS SPEEDS WILL BE STRONG AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...AND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-032>035-151700- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...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 706 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>046-058-059-151315- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T1400Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 706 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE...WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010-011-047-WVZ042>044-507-508-151700- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150215T1700Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS- MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 706 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS MAY DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:29 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 18 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:29 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 48 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2015High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015
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.