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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2015, 4:05 PM EST for 26 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 30, 2015, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2015, 4:05 PM EST (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2015, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2015, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 29 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland 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, Giles 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), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 1924 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
662 WWUS71 KRNK 292105 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 405 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE CONFINED TO PRIMARILY THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND RIDGELINES WHERE GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MAY BE CLOSER TO 55 MPH. NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-300515- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.150130T0800Z-150131T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 405 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-300515- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.150130T0500Z-150131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 405 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
518 WWUS71 KRNK 300356 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1056 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE CONFINED TO PRIMARILY THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND RIDGELINES WHERE GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MAY BE CLOSER TO 55 MPH. NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-301200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.150130T0800Z-150131T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1056 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-301200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.150130T0500Z-150131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1056 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ 07
120 WWUS71 KRNK 301108 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 608 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TODAY AND WILL PERSIST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING. THIS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY...PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH ALONG THE RIDGE CRESTS. SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MAY BE CLOSER TO 55 MPH. NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-302100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150131T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 608 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING A CHALLENGE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-302100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 608 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
101 WWUS71 KRNK 301603 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1103 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING. THIS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH ALONG THE RIDGE CRESTS. SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MAY BE CLOSER TO 55 MPH. NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-310015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150131T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1103 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING A CHALLENGE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-310015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1103 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
894 WWUS71 KRNK 301925 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 225 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO EARLY TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ALONG THE RIDGE CRESTS. SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MAY BE CLOSER TO 55 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-310200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150131T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 225 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING A CHALLENGE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-310330- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 225 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
031 WWUS71 KRNK 310101 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 801 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-310215- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150131T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 801 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...BUT STRONG ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-310500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 801 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREES...BRANCHES OR POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
452 WWUS71 KRNK 310439 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1139 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 NCZ001-018-VAZ015-310545- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150131T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1139 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. A FEW GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 29, 3:59 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:59 PM EST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
359 PM EST THU JAN 29 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THIS
EVENING AND INTO NEW ENGLAND BY FRIDAY MORNING. A SURFACE COLD
FRONT WILL TRAIL SOUTH FROM THE LOW...AND WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...THEN THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WHICH WILL MOVE FROM TEXAS SUNDAY...TO THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST BY MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 320 PM EST THURSDAY...
AREA OF LIGHT MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION CURRENTLY WEAKENING AND
EXITING THE REGION TO THE EAST. A BIT OF A CLEAR SLOT IS MAKING
ITS WAY INTO THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO AND THEN THROUGH THE AREA THIS
EVENING. BEHIND IT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AN THE
UPSLOPE RAIN/SNOW MACHINE WILL INITIATE OVER SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA...SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS
EVENING. OUR LATEST SNOWFALL TOTALS DO NOT DIFFER GREATLY FROM OUR
PRIOR FORECAST. ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWS STILL LOOK PROMISING ACROSS
WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY IN THE TWO TO FOUR RANGE. HAVE INCREASED
WESTERN PARTS OF GRAYSON...ASHE...AND WATAUGA COUNTIES INTO THE
ONE TO TWO INCH RANGE. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM
THE LOW TO MID 20S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH READINGS AROUND 30 TO
THE LOWER 30S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT.
WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVEL TONIGHT...FIRST
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NORTH CAROLINA AND THE GRAYSON
HIGHLANDS A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THE NIGHT
PROGRESSES...ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE
HIGHER RIDGES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF
WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
GRAYSON...ASHE...AND WATAUGA MAY BE APPROACH GUSTS WITH SPEEDS AT
HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA FRIDAY MORNING. THE GUSTS WILL WEAKEN
JUST SLIGHTLY DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PRIOR TO AN EXPECTED BRIEF
INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END DURING
THE DAY...BUT LINGER THE LONGEST ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20 TO LOWER 30S ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS...WITH MANY OF THESE READINGS OCCURRING EARLY IN THE
DAY WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THEREAFTER. THE PIEDMONT WILL
EXPERIENCE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 240 PM EST THURSDAY...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WILL KEEP A PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WINDY/GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION INTO MONDAY EVENING. THROUGH THE NIGHT
HIGH PRESSURE EDGES INTO THE AREA WITH SOME LOCATIONS BEING ABLE TO
DECOUPLE WHILE BREEZY/GUSTY CONDITIONS REMAIN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
MORNING LOWS WITHOUT THE WIND WILL RANGE FROM 5F TO 15F ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 20F EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. IF MIXING CONTINUES
INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS TO AROUND 10F ABOVE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN THE
EAST...UPPER TEEN WIND CHILLS LIKELY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION SATURDAY...THEN SLIDES TO THE SOUTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE UPPER
30S WEST TO MID 40S EAST. THE NEXT PRECIPITATION MAKER WILL PUSH
CLOUDS OVER THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING JUST BELOW
FREEZING.
COMPLICATED WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING PRECIPITATION INTO THE AREA
SUNDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES WILL
THROW ENERGY AND MOISTURE INTO THE PLAINS. AN UPPER LEVEL NORTHERN
STREAM TROUGH WILL SWING OUT OF THE ROCKIES SATURDAY NIGHT. A SERIES
OF SHORT WAVES WILL TRACK ACROSS THE MID WEST AND EVENTUALLY SPIN UP
A SURFACE WAVE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ALL THIS ENERGY/MOISTURE
WILL TRACK IN ZONAL FLOW AND INTO THE DEPARTING SURFACE RIDGE. THE
FIRST SIGNS OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION MAY HOLD OFF UNTIL THE
AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE LOW AND UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS COMES ACROSS THE
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND HAVE RAISED POPS INTO THE HIGH LIKELY CATEGORY.
THE TOUGH QUESTION NOW DEALS WITH P-TYPE. TEMPERATURES AND
THICKNESSES START COLD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS FOR PRECIPITATION TO
FALL AS SNOW. IF DRY AIR IS LEFT-OVER FROM DEPARTING
HIGH...PRECIPITATION FALLING COULD SEND WET BULB TEMPERATURES DOWN
BELOW FREEZING (NAM)...KEEPING MOUNTAIN PRECIPITATION AS SNOW AND A
COLD RAIN IN THE EAST. IF THE SURFACE LOW BECOMES STRONGER...MORE
WARM AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE AREA (GFS) CHANGING SNOW OVER TO RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...THEN COLD AIR ENTERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TO
CHANGE RAIN BACK TO SNOW. BEING RIGHT IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND
LIMITED DENDRITE GROWTH NOT SUPPORTING STAYING ALL SNOW...WE WILL
LEAN TO A MOSTLY RAIN EVENT SUNDAY...CHANGING OVER TO SNOW WHEN THE
COLD FRONT PASSES SUNDAY NIGHT. ALSO...WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT A WEDGE
LINGERING IN THE REGION...THEREFORE HIGHLY CONFIDENT PRECIPITATION
WILL BE RAIN OR SNOW...NOT A MIXTURE OR CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING
RAIN/SLEET.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM EST THURSDAY...
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED...TRENDING TO MUCH
BELOW NORMAL TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
MODELS KEEP THINGS PROGRESSIVE AND ARE CONSISTENT IN PHASING THE
UPPER LEVEL SPLIT FLOW PATTERN INTO A LONG WAVE WESTERN
TROF/EASTERN RIDGE PATTERN. THIS WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR A SHOT OF
ARCTIC AIR AS WE GET TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD.
WE START THE PERIOD WITH A COASTAL LOW OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC
COAST PULLING AWAY FROM THE REGION...LEAVING US WITH COLDER AIR
MOVING IN AND RESIDUAL NORTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WEST OF
THE BLUE RIDGE. THE SNOW SHOWERS COME TO AN END MONDAY NIGHT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE OHIO VALLEY AND BRINGS US QUIET
AND COLD WEATHER FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION COMES ON WEDNESDAY AS DEEPENING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DRIVEN BY A VIGOROUS SHOT WAVE THROUGH THE
GREAT LAKES REGION AND INTO CANADA. THIS WILL SWING A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE REGION...OPENS THE DOOR TO ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE MIDWEST. MODEL RUN TO RUN VARIABILITY IN THE
EXTENDED HAS BEEN QUITE HIGH RECENTLY AND WHILE EVOLUTION OF THE
OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN SEEMS SOLID...DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE IN SPECIFICS FROM ANY OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS. THE
EURO IS QUITE AGGRESSIVE IN DIGGING THE EASTERN TROF AND DEVELOPS
A COASTAL LOW MOVING OUT OF THE GULF WITH A CHANCE OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION FOR OUR NORTH AND WEST AREAS...WHILE THE GFS/NAEFS
IS LESS AMPLIFIED AND DOES NOT ADVERTISE A COASTAL LOW AND KEEPS
US MOSTLY DRY. WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THIS ALL PLAYS OUT IN
LATER MODEL RUNS BUT FOR NOW WILL SHADE THE FORECAST TOWARD THE
DRIER GFS/NAEFS.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 1235 PM EST THURSDAY...
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG A BAND OF
PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS THE REGION CURRENTLY THAT IS A MIXTURE
OF RAIN AND SLEET. SOME ISOLATED...AND TEMPORARY...MVFR CIGS/VSBYS
ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS BAND.
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. EXPECT WINDS TO
SHIFT NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE ALONG WITH THE UPSLOPE WINDS WILL GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND IFR/MVFR CIGS THAT WILL CARRY OVER INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS EAST OF
THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...SURFACE WILL WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE AS
50KTS AT 850 MB IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION. ANTICIPATE GUSTS
IN THE MOUNTAINS TO BE AROUND 40 KTS AT SOME OF THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
MVFR CIGS MAY LINGER OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
STRONG NW WINDS...AFTER WHICH LOOK FOR IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH
VFR EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT COURTESY OF HIGH PRESSURE
PASSING OVERHEAD THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND.
THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HEADING OUT OF THE SW STATES WILL
BRING A RETURN OF CLOUDS AND SOME PRECIPITATION ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY WITH WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR LIKELY.
BY TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE AND VFR CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE AREA.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY FOR VAZ009>014-
016>020-022>024-032>035.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR VAZ015.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ002.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR NCZ001-018.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
FRIDAY FOR WVZ508.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DS
NEAR TERM...DS
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...MBS
AVIATION...DSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 5:56 AM EST, 10 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 556 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 WVZ508-301100- WESTERN GREENBRIER- 556 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH NOON FRIDAY...TOTAL SNOWFALL 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>013-015-018>020-WVZ042>044-507-301100- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- 556 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH LIKELY FRIDAY. A STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ002-003-019-VAZ014-016-017-022>024-032>035-301100- ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- 556 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH LIKELY FRIDAY. A STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING A WINTRY MIX TO THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-301100- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 556 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 29, 10:31 AM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1031 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 VAZ007-009>011-018-WVZ042>044-292200- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION 1031 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 A LINE OF PRECIPITATION WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN...POCKETS OF SLEET ARE ALSO EXPECTED. LITTLE IF NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. WVZ507-508-292200- EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1031 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...A BAND OF SLEET AND SNOW WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH ONE-QUARTER INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NORTH OF ROUGHLY DUO AND TROUT. VAZ019-020-292200- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 1031 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 A BAND OF SLEET WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE IF NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. VAZ023-024-034-035-045>047-292200- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 1031 AM EST THU JAN 29 2015 POCKETS OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET WILL PASS TROUGH THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.