Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Chill Warnings in 2015
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind chill warning at Feb 12, 2015, 4:08 AM EST for Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 12, 2015, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. 8 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 12, 2015, 4:08 AM EST (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2015, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Greenbrier County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:11 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 12, 5:18 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Quinwood, WV | |
| Feb 12, 5:34 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Rainelle, WV | |
| Feb 12, 5:35 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Leslie, WV | |
| Feb 12, 5:35 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Rupert, WV | |
| Feb 12, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 1 | White Sulphur Springs, WV | |
| Feb 12, 8:02 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Renick, WV | |
| Feb 12, 8:04 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Quinwood, WV | |
| Feb 12, 8:05 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Crawley, WV |
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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 1832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
900 WWUS41 KRNK 120908 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 408 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO BRING STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS...AND SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL STEADILY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEHIND THE FRONT. IN MANY CASES...TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL REPRESENT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DAY. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 5 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT OR LOWER ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR LOWER AROUND MIDNIGHT. FINALLY...AS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS TYPE OF WEATHER SCENARIO...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA DOWN INTO ASHE AND WATAUGA COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY OF THESE AREAS BY SUNSET...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN GREENBRIER. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS THE SNOW BEINGS TO ACCUMULATE. WVZ508-121800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.W.0001.150212T2200Z-150213T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T0500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 408 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS BEGINNING THIS MORNING...CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING BELOW 5 BELOW ZERO BY MID-AFTERNOON...THEN BELOW 20 BELOW ZERO BY 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE IF PROPER * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS BY LATE AFTERNOON...THEN TO ZERO TO 5 BY DAYBREAK. * WIND CHILL READINGS...FALLING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY EVENING...THEN TO FIVE BELOW TO 15 BELOW BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. 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. YOU CAN ALSO POST REPORTS ON OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-121800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.150213T0400Z-150213T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 408 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM WATAUGA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...TO ROANOKE COUNTY VIRGINIA...TO ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO FIVE BELOW ZERO OR LOWER LATE THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BELOW FREEZING BY MID- AFTERNOON...FALLING 5 TO 10 DEGREES BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RAB
5 follow-up statements
485 WWUS41 KRNK 121738 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1238 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO BRING STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS...AND SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL STEADILY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WINDS INCREASING AND BECOMING GUSTY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN LOW WIND CHILLS OF 5 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT...OR LOWER ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR LOWER AROUND MIDNIGHT. FINALLY...AS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS TYPE OF WEATHER SCENARIO...SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW...GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS... BUT UPWARDS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE HIGHLANDS OF WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES. WVZ508-130145- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.150212T2200Z-150213T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T0500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1238 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES. WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING BELOW 5 BELOW ZERO BY SUNSET...THEN TO NEAR 15 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS BY SUNSET...THEN TO NEAR ZERO BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...FALLING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY EVENING...THEN FIVE BELOW TO 15 BELOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK FRIDAY. 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. YOU CAN ALSO POST REPORTS ON OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-130145- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.150213T0400Z-150213T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 1238 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM WATAUGA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...TO ROANOKE COUNTY VIRGINIA...TO ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...DROPPING TO FIVE BELOW ZERO OR LOWER LATE THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING UNTIL MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...DIPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
607 WWUS41 KRNK 122035 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 335 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...BITTER COLD AND LOW WIND CHILLS FOR TONIGHT... ...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS... .ARCTIC AIR POURING INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE BITTER COLD TO PRODUCE SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS. IN ADDITION TO THE BITTER COLD...SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE HIGHLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA. SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE. WVZ508-130445- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.150212T2200Z-150213T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T0500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 335 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES. WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING TO NEAR 15 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO NEAR ZERO BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW. 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. YOU CAN ALSO POST REPORTS ON OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-130445- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.150213T0400Z-150213T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 335 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM WATAUGA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...TO ROANOKE COUNTY VIRGINIA...TO ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * TEMPERATURES...DIPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
626 WWUS41 KRNK 130347 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1047 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...BITTER COLD AND LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT... ...SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING TO FLURRIES... .ARCTIC AIR POURING INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE BITTER COLD TO PRODUCE SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS. ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES WITH SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WVZ508-131200- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150213T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1047 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO NEAR ZERO BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. YOU CAN ALSO POST REPORTS ON OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-131200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.150213T0400Z-150213T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 1047 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM WATAUGA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...TO ROANOKE COUNTY VIRGINIA...TO ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH MID-MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * TEMPERATURES...DIPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
905 WWUS41 KRNK 130952 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 452 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BITTER COLD AND LOW WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS... ...EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEKEND... .THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF ARCTIC AIR MASSES WAS SETTLING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WERE MOSTLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WEST TO TEENS EAST WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 BELOW IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY...WITH MOSTLY 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ELSEWHERE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID- MORNING TODAY. AN EVEN STRONGER ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS SLATED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS THAN WE ARE SEEING THIS MORNING. BY SUNDAY MORNING...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL APPROACH 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WVZ508-131800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.A.0001.150215T0400Z-150215T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 452 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW THIS MORNING...AND AS LOW AS 30 BELOW SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO NOON ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING. SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 5 THIS MORNING...5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-131800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.A.0001.150215T0400Z-150215T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... 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SINGLE DIGITS TO 5 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ VAZ035-131800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.A.0001.150215T0400Z-150215T1700Z/ AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AMHERST 452 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE ACROSS AMHERST COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN AMHERST COUNTY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS THIS MORNING...SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ RAB
013 WWUS41 KRNK 131508 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1008 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...LOW WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGH NOON... ...EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEKEND... .THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF ARCTIC AIR MASSES WAS SETTLING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS WERE RISING...BUT A FEW AREAS WILL CONTINUE AT OR BELOW THE 5 BELOW ZERO ADVISORY THRESHOLD THROUGH NOON. AN EVEN STRONGER ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS SLATED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS THAN WE ARE SEEING THIS MORNING. BY SUNDAY MORNING... WIND CHILL READINGS WILL APPROACH 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WVZ508-132315- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.150213T1508Z-150213T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.A.0001.150215T0400Z-150215T1700Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1008 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO THIS THROUGH NOON...AND AS LOW AS 30 BELOW SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON...AND AGAIN FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO NOON ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING. SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 5 THIS MORNING...5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ VAZ017>020-022>024-132315- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0006.150213T1508Z-150213T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.A.0001.150215T0400Z-150215T1700Z/ FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1008 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM FLOYD COUNTY VIRGINIA NORTH THROUGH...TO ROCKBRIDGE AND BATH COUNTIES...WITH A FOCUS ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS THIS MORNING... THEN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON...THEN FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH SATURDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS THIS MORNING. SINGLE DIGITS TO 5 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>016-WVZ042>044-507-132315- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150213T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.A.0001.150215T0400Z-150215T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 1008 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM WATAUGA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...TO ROANOKE COUNTY VIRGINIA...TO ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH SATURDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS TO 5 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ VAZ035-132315- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.A.0001.150215T0400Z-150215T1700Z/ AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AMHERST 1008 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE ACROSS AMHERST COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BLUE RIDGE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN AMHERST COUNTY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS THIS MORNING...SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Feb 11, 11:45 PM EST, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 11:45 PM EST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1145 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT BEFORE EXITING
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE EARLY THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FOLLOW
THE FRONT THURSDAY BRINGING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW SHOWERS. A STRONGER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION
LATE SATURDAY ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...BITTER
COLD...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 840 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
INITIAL SURFACE COLD FRONT NOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN RIDGES
ALTHOUGH THE TRUE 85H ARCTIC BOUNDARY LAGS WELL BACK IN THE UPPER
MIDWEST AND WONT ARRIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY.
SEEING QUITE A BIT OF LOW CLOUDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THESE
FEATURES BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIP AS THE LOW LEVELS REMAIN
QUITE DRY PER LATEST RNK EVENING SOUNDING. LATEST SHORT TERM
MODELS ALSO SLOWER WITH ANY PRECIP ARRIVAL/DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE
NW UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT SO SLOWED DOWN POPS A BIT OVERNIGHT
UNTIL UPSLOPE/COLD ADVECTION GET BETTER ESTABLISHED. OTRW ONLY
SOME TWEAKS TO CLOUDS AND TO RAISE LOWS SOME IN THE WEST WHERE
TEMPS MAY NOT FALL A LOT UNDER INCREASING LOW CLOUDS UNTIL AROUND
OR JUST AFTER 12Z IN THE MORNING. ON THE OTHER HAND...BETTER
DECOUPLING UNDER CLEAR SKIES OUT EAST SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO FALL
CLOSER TO THE COLDER MAV MOS IN SPOTS. REMAINDER BASICALLY
UNCHANGED INCLUDING GOING HEADLINES AS WILL ALLOW THE MIDSHIFT A
LOOK AT NEW GUIDANCE BEFORE MAKING ANY ADJUSTS WITH THE NPW/WSW
PRODUCTS.
PREVIOUS VALID DISCUSSION AS OF 400 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
DEFINITE PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR TO ARRIVE THURSDAY BEHIND A FRONT...SO
TODAYS TEMPS WILL BE A FOND MEMORY FOR SOME. ARCTIC FRONT NOW
LOCATED FROM GREAT LAKES INTO THE MIDWEST WILL TRAVEL SOUTHEAST
ACROSS OUR AREA BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPS WILL PLUMMET BEHIND
THE FRONT AND STRONG UPPER SHORTWAVE WILL ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...POSSIBLY EXTENDED INTO THE PIEDMONT
NORTH OF DANVILLE THU AFTERNOON THOUGH THE STRONG WINDS WILL AID IN
SOME DRYING.
THREE ISSUES TO DEAL WITH. FIRST WILL BE THE SNOW ALONG AND BEHIND
THE FRONT. TYPICALLY WE DO NOT SEE A LOT OF SNOW WITH ARCTIC
FRONTS...BUT STRENGTH OF THE SHORTWAVE MAY PLAY A KEY ROLE IN
PRODUCING SOME ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MTNS OF FAR SW VA INTO SE WV.
PATH OF THE VORT FAVORS THIS AREA...WHILE THE NC MTNS SEE SNOW...THE
OVERALL LOOK OF THE PATH WILL LIMIT AMOUNTS...TO UNDER 2 INCHES.
BASED ON 12Z MODEL DATA...LOOKING AT 2-4 INCHES IN WRN GREENBRIER
AND HIGHER RIDGES OF WESTERN SUMMERS...WITH 2 INCHES OR LESS INTO
THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE...PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER RIDGES IN THE NEW RIVER
VALLEY AND ALLEGHANYS AND NC MTNS. THEREFORE WILL HAVE WRN
GREENBRIER IN A WINTER WX ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TIL
MIDNIGHT THU NIGHT.
THE 2ND ISSUE WILL BE WINDS...AS MODELS ARE STILL FAVORING 45 KNOT
8H JET WITH STRONG PRESSURE RISES INTO THE AREA THU AFTERNOON-
EVENING. WILL HAVE A WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON THU TIL MIDNIGHT THU
NIGHT FOR WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...MINUS SE WV. COULD EVEN SEE GUSTS
NEAR WARNING LEVELS IN THE NC MTNS...BUT ONLY FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AT
THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
THE THIRD ELEMENT WILL BE WIND CHILLS THU NIGHT. SOME WIND CHILLS
SHOULD DROP BELOW ZERO THU AFTERNOON BUT MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
4000 FEET...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS ARRIVING THU NIGHT. GIVEN
THIS IS A THIRD PERIOD ISSUE AND PER COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBORS
WILL HOLD OFF ON AN ADVISORY.
WIND DIMINISHES LATE THU NIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS FADING.
EXPECT HIGHS TOMORROW IN THE WEST TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT/EARLY
MORNING THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS/LOWER 20S BY LATE IN THE DAY WHILE
THE EAST MAY BE ABLE TO REACH AROUND 50 BEFORE THE COLD AIR
ADVECTION PUSHES IN MIDDAY.
LOWS THU NIGHT COULD APPROACH RECORD LOWS MAINLY AT BLF. EXPECT MIN
TEMPS FROM NEAR ZERO IN THE WRN MTNS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY TO SINGLE
DIGITS REST OF THE MTNS...WITH TEENS EAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 400 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
UPPER LONG WAVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN
CONUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND PROMOTING MAINLY BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF MODERATION IN TEMPERATURE JUST
AHEAD OF SATURDAYS ARCTIC FRONT...BUT THE WEEKEND AS A WHOLE WILL
AVERAGE BELOW NORMAL.
FRIDAY WILL START OFF VERY COLD WITH SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS FOR
FIRST LIGHT...SUBZERO WIND CHILLS IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER THE AREA BY MID-DAY...ALLOWING FOR THE
WINDS TO DIMINISH. AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE...THE REMAINDER OF THE
DAY SHOULD BE RELATIVELY NICE IN SPITE OF THE COLD. SOME MID/UPPER
LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL LIKELY STREAM ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE
AFTERNOON HINTING THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEXT ARCTIC FRONT.
A BRIEF MODERATION OF TEMPERATURE IS EXPECTED AHEAD OF SATURDAYS
ARCTIC FRONTAL PASSAGE. OVERNIGHT LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT MAY REMAIN
ABOVE 20 IF CLOUDS THICKEN UP FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT RADIATIONAL
COOLING EFFECTS. SATURDAYS ARCTIC FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A
VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE THAT WILL BE DIVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
AND INTO NEW ENGLAND. THIS UPPER LEVEL FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO
SPARK YET ANOTHER COASTAL CYCLONE FOR NEW ENGLAND...A FEATURE THAT
WILL BE TO FAR NORTHEAST TO PROVIDE MUCH SNOW FOR US...BUT CLOSE
ENOUGH TO CATCH ALL OF THE BACKLASH...THE WIND AND THE BITTER COLD
BECOMING OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL NOT BE A GOOD WEEKEND FOR A CAMP OUTING.
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH A HIKE ON SATURDAY PRIOR TO THE
PASSAGE OF THE ARCTIC FRONT...BUT MOUNT ROGERS IS DEFINITELY A NO
GO...ESP SATURDAY NIGHT...UNLESS YOU WANT TO TEST YOUR SURVIVAL
SKILLS.
ATTM...MODEL CONSENSUS IS FOR THE ARCTIC FRONT TO PASS
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATE SATURDAY...PASSING THROUGH THE
MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE INTO
THE PIEDMONT SATURDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES MAY
ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS AND
FLURRIES PERSISTING IN THE HIGHLANDS OF WV/FAR WRN VA/NW NC
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN STORY HOWEVER...WILL NOT BE THE
SNOW...BUT THE THE BITTER COLD...WIND...AND WIND CHILLS. 850 MB
WINDS ARE PROGGED TO INCREASE INTO THE 50 TO 55 KT RANGE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...SUPPORTING SURFACE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH.
ADVISORY OR WARNING LEVEL WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE MOUNTAINS. IN TANDEM WITH THE STRONG
WIND...TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS YIELDING
SUBZERO WIND CHILLS. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND CHILLS TO TEST M25
DEG F IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND ZERO TO M15 ELSEWHERE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
NORTHWEST FLOW WITH A DEEP TROUGH ALONG EAST COAST WILL USHER IN
ARCTIC AIR THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERAL WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL
ROTATE AROUND THE LONGWAVE PATTERN THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION
AND INTO NEW ENGLAND. IT WILL BE VERY COLD AND BLUSTERY WITH
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE OHIO
VALLEY WILL SLOWLY BUILD EAST SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BITTER COLD
ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS TEMPERATURES FROM THE NEAR 10 DEGREES IN THE
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 20S IN THE SOUTHEAST. THE
COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES COULD PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS IN THE MOUNTAINS AS COLD AS MINUS 20 SUNDAY MORNING.
A 1035 MB SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILD OVERHEAD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL VARY FROM SINGLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY TO AROUND 10 OR
LOWER TEENS IN THE PIEDMONT. WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO EXPECTED IN THE
WEST TO SINGLE DIGITS IN THE EAST.
THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVES EASTWARD ON MONDAY AND LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS AROUND TEXAS. THE UPPER FLOW SLOWLY FLATTENS AND BECOMES
MORE ZONAL. THE RETURN OF THE OVER RUNNING MOISTURE IS A LITTLE
SLOWER ON 12Z RUN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS RUNS. HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL
RANGE FROM THE LOWER 20S IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE UPPER 30S IN THE
SOUTHEAST. THE HIGH CENTER PUSHES OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MOISTURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY AS A THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES. SPREAD MOISTURE
EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WARMER
TEMPERATURES ALOFT MAY TRANSLATE TO SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
MIXING IN WITH THE SNOW. LOW TEMPERATURES BY TUESDAY MORNING WILL
RANGE FROM THE MID TEENS IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 20S
IN THE PIEDMONT. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE LOW CENTER PUSHES IN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE THEN MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. PLAYED HIGH
TEMPERATURES COOLER THAN MOS TUESDAY WITH READINGS FROM THE MID 20S
IN THE WEST TO THE LOWER 40S IN THE EAST. WILL KEEP PTYPE ON TUESDAY
IN WEDNESDAY AS RAIN AND SNOW. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOWS IN THE MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE EXACT DETAILS
WILL DEPEND OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND TEMPERATURE PROFILES WHEN IT
CROSS OUR AREA WITH THIS WINTER STORM.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 1122 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
ARCTIC FRONT JUST WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE
EAST OVERNIGHT WITH ITS ASSOCIATED LOW CLOUD CANOPY KEEPING MVFR
TO IFR CIGS AT KBLF/KLWB OVERNIGHT...AND PERHAPS MVFR AT KBCB
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS REMAINS A BIT FASTER THAN PREVIOUS
GIVEN CURRENT PROGRESSION OF THE LOW CLOUD CANOPY OFF SATELLITE
PICS AND LATEST NAM BUFKIT SOUNDINGS. CLOUDS SHOULD PUSH EAST OF
THE BLUE RIDGE BETWEEN 06-08Z/1-3AM...BUT LIKELY DIMINISHING WITH
BASES LIFTING TO JUST ABOVE MVFR...4-6KFT WITHIN THE DOWNSLOPING
WESTERLY TRAJECTORY.
KBLF/KLWB WILL STAY SUB VFR INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS CIGS LOWER
WITH KBLF GOING IFR AS UPSLOPE INCREASES BY DAYBREAK...THEN
POSSIBLY SHOWING SOME IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR BY MID MORNING. LOOKS
LIKE SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT KBLF/KLWB AND POSSIBLY REACHING KBCB
BETWEEN 10-16Z/5-11AM...WITH PERIODIC MVFR RESTRICTIONS IN VSBYS
AT KBLF/KWB. WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE WEST THEN NW AS THE FRONT
MOVES ACROSS WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 KTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA BY
MIDDAY THURSDAY...WITH SPEEDS INCREASING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN
MAY SEE SOME GUSTS TO 35-40 KTS ALONG THE RIDGES AND ESPCLY AT
KROA. THIS DEEP MIXING MAY ACTUALLY HELP RAISE CIGS ACROSS THE
REGION WITH PERHAPS PERIODS OF HIGH END MVFR OVER THE MOUNTAINS
AND ONLY SCATTERED CLOUDS FROM KROA EAST.
EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION...
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE
MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURES. WIND GUSTS
BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WILL BE ON THE
ORDER OF 30 TO 40 KTS...AND COULD APPROACH 45-50 KTS IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THOUGH THE TAF SITES SHOULD STAY UNDER 50 KTS.
STILL EXPECTING MVFR OR WORSE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AROUND KBLF/KLWB
AND POSSIBLY KBCB THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRI MORNING...WITH MAINLY
VFR EAST UNDER LESS CLOUD COVER. CANNOT RULE OUT A STREAMER OF
SNOW SHOWERS TO REACH KROA/KLYH THU AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ALLOWING FOR DIMINISHING WINDS ON FRIDAY
WITH SOME LINGERING MVFR CIGS POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WV LOCATIONS.
ANOTHER FAST MOVING ARCTIC FRONT ARRIVES SATURDAY WITH A
RESUMPTION OF UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS INCLUDING MVFR CIGS/VSBYS ALONG
WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS THAT COULD AGAIN GUST TO 50 KNOTS
BY LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS IN FROM THE NW SUNDAY RESULTING IN A
RETURN TO VFR UNDER DIMINISHING WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS
THEN INCREASE AHEAD OF SYSTEM MONDAY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH NOT
EXPECTING ANYTHING SUB VFR AT THIS POINT UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT OR
TUESDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL AFFECT OUR REGION FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE AT SOME
LOCATIONS FRIDAY...SUNDAY...AND MONDAY. HERE ARE THE CURRENT RECORD
LOW TEMPERATURES:
2/13 2/15 2/16
BLF 2(1988) 2(1991) -2(1991)
DAN 8(2012) 9(1988) 7(2004)
LWB -2(1980) 8(1991) 1(1991)
LYH 5(1979) 1(1899) 5(1920)
BCB -4(1969) 7(1963) 0(1963)
ROA 6(1944) 6(1916) 4(1920)
IN ADDITION...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ON
SUNDAY 2/15. HERE ARE THE CURRENT RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES.
2/15
BLF 14(1968)
DAN 20(1960)
LWB 16(1991)
LYH 18(1920)
BCB 11(1960)
ROA 17(1964)
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ007-
009>020-022>024.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ001-002-
018.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR
WVZ508.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JH/PM
NEAR TERM...JH/WP
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...JH/RAB/WP
CLIMATE...CFHazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 3:49 PM EST, 12 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 349 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 WVZ042>044-507-122100- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- 349 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST. IN ADDITION...THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL SEND WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT AIR WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AGAIN GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH AND WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. A STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING WINTRY WEATHER TO THE AREA TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-122100- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- 349 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY IS LOW FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING AN INCH OR LESS TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS IN NORTH CAROLINA. ANOTHER VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT AIR WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AGAIN GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH AND WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. A STORM SYSTEM TUESDAY COULD BRING WINTRY WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-122100- SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- 349 PM EST WED FEB 11 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH THE COLD AIR AND WIND...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY NIGHT...AND JUST BELOW ZERO CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE. ANOTHER VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT AIR WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AGAIN GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH AND WIND CHILLS POTENTIALLY FALLING BELOW ZERO. A STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING A WINTER WEATHER THREAT TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-122100- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 349 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER VERY STRONG ARCTIC FRONT AIR WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AGAIN GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH AND WIND CHILLS POTENTIALLY DROPPING BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. A STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING WINTRY WEATHER TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ508-122100- WESTERN GREENBRIER- 349 PM EST WED FEB 11 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO WELL BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER VERY STRONG ARCTIC FRONT AIR WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AGAIN GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH AND WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING. A STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING WINTRY WEATHER TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:08 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 30 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.