Wind Chill Watch 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath 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, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
957 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...BLACK ICE TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WEDNESDAY THEN FRIGID WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

.THE FREEZING OF MELTED SNOW WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLACK ICE
TONIGHT. ANOTHER VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH
THE REGION WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD AIR AND GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. AN ADDITIONAL
FEW INCHES OF SNOW COULD OCCUR ESPECIALLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES
FOLLOWED BY WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO OR LOWER INTO EARLY
FRIDAY.

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION
957 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN MOUNTAINS ESPECIALLY HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOLLOWED BY FRIGID WIND 
  CHILLS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW STARTING WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE 
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FROZEN PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM. 
  FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING
  INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW BY EARLY 
  THURSDAY.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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.

&&

$$

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SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...
WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE
957 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILL SECTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH 
  CAROLINA.

* HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF BLACK ICE.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK IN SPOTS DUE TO REFREEZING OF
  RESIDUAL WATER FROM MELTED SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

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GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-
BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...
PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...
FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA
957 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROZEN PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM. FROSTBITE AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 45 MPH MAINLY WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO 
  THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE BY EARLY THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

186 
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WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
410 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...BLACK ICE THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY FRIGID WIND CHILLS
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...

.THE FREEZING OF MELTED SNOW WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLACK ICE
THROUGH THIS MORNING. ANOTHER VERY STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH THE REGION TODAY FOLLOWED BY EXTREMELY COLD AIR AND GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO THE MOUNTAINS...WITH EVEN SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS REACHING THE PIEDMONT.

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION
410 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF
  SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOLLOWED BY FRIGID WIND
  CHILLS INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 5 INCHES...LOCALLY
  HIGHER ACROSS THE HIGHEST PEAKS.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS THIS MORNING THROUGH
  TONIGHT. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FROZEN PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM.
  FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S TODAY FALLING TO ZERO
  TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

* WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT...AND AGAIN
  THURSDAY NIGHT.



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.

THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

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GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-
BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...
PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...
CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS
410 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS. SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS
  TODAY.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROZEN PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM. FROSTBITE AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR.

* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING FROM THE TEENS AND 20S TODAY TO ZERO TO
  5 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.


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.

&&

$$

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SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...
WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE
410 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM FOR BLACK
ICE...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF BLACK ICE AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...BLACK ICE THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK FROM BLACK ICE. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
  TODAY WILL CREATE SOME SLICK ROADS AS WELL. A RISK OF
  HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE TO ANYONE OUTDOORS TONIGHT THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOWFALL...SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY FROM
  SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S TODAY FALLING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS
  TONIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS FOR BLACK ICE MEANS ROADS WILL
HAVE SLICK SPOTS ON THEM FROM PREVIOUS MELTED SNOW. TRAVELERS ARE
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION...THOSE
WALKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE CAREFUL ON SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS.

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.

&&

$$

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ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA
410 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS.

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROZEN PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM. FROSTBITE AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR.

* SNOWFALL...SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...FROM THE UPPER 20S TODAY...FALLING INTO THE
  SINGLE DIGITS 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.

&&

$$

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PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
410 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO.


* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND
  HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S TODAY...DROPPING TO
  THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10 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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1208 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST THIS
AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ABOUT OVERHEAD TONIGHT. THE NEXT ARCTIC
FRONT PLOWS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE FOOTHILLS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
STAY AROUND THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 940 AM EST TUESDAY...

DRIER AIR GRADUALLY WORKING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST/SW THIS
MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE EXITING STORM OFFSHORE. HOWEVER WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE SOME SPORADIC SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES ALONG THE
WESTERN SLOPES UNTIL AROUND NOON BEFORE THE COMBO OF SUBSIDENCE
AND BACKING MORE WESTERLY FLOW TAKES SHAPE. THIS SHOULD ALSO HELP
THINGS CLEAR FROM THE BLUE RIDGE EAST BUT STILL SOME CONCERN OF
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINING TRAPPED ESPCLY SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE.
FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE WITH MORE SUN DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MORE PC FLAVOR AND WITHOUT POPS. EVEN WITH SOME
INSOLATION...TEMPS LOOK SLOW TO GET MUCH OUT OF THE TEENS WESTERN
SLOPES WITH ONLY SPOTS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTH WHERE SNOW/SLEET WAS LESS NUDGING ABOVE FREEZING. THUS
LOWERED HIGHS A LITTLE MOST SPOTS AT THIS POINT.

PREVIOUS VALID DISCUSSION...

TONIGHT...8H TEMPS DROP A LITTLE MORE AS UPPER TROUGH STARTS TO
DIG. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS.
MODELS ARE THROWING SOME MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS US
OVERNIGHT...SO RAMPED UP SKY COVER A BIT. THESE CLOUDS WILL HELP
KEEP TEMPS FROM FALLING WAY DOWN THANKS BUT WITH SNOW COVER
LOOKING AT LOWS MAINLY IN THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS.
TOWARD THE END OF THE NIGHT ARCTIC FRONT APPROACHES WITH SNOW
CHANCES ARRIVING IN THE FAR WRN SLOPES OF THE CWA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 300 AM EST TUESDAY...

ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ENTER THE WEST BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
AS AN ARCTIC FRONT TRACKS INTO THE OHIO-TENN VALLEYS. THIS FRONT
WILL GRAB ANY AVAILABLE MOISTURE...PRODUCING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY
FOR THE FORECAST AREA. WINDS WILL BACK AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO BRING
WIDESPREAD SNOW TO AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE
MORNING...THEN BECOME BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS BY EVENING RUSH HOUR.
UNIFORM SNOW AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
INTO MID AFTERNOON...THEN ANOTHER 1-2 ALONG WESTERN SLOPES INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GREAT LAKES ICE IS EXPANDING...LIMITING UPSLOPE
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. BACKING WINDS AHEAD OF THE ARCTIC
FRONT WILL ALSO BRING SNOW EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE BY LATE IN THE
MORNING CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS. TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK EARLY IN THE DAY IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON
UPPER 20S FOR THE FOOTHILLS TO MID 30S OVER THE PIEDMONT.
TEMPERATURE PROFILES REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW EVEN THOUGH THE
PIEDMONT SURFACE BOUNDARY LAYER EDGES ABOVE FREEZING FOR A FEW
HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH SHARP PRESSURE RISES AND STRONG COLD
AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH A DRY SNOW...BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
HIGHER RIDGES. WINDS MAY APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS ALONG THE BLUE
RIDGE WITH DECENT PRESSURE RISES AND A 40-45 KT LOW LEVEL JET.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP LIKE A ROCK WEDNESDAY NIGHT BOTTOMING OUT
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SINGLE
DIGITS IN THE EAST. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15F TO 30F BELOW ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE WEST AND 10 BELOW ZERO EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. HIGH
PRESSURE EDGES OVER THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT TO
ALLOW THE WINDS TO RELAX. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL GO ABOVE ZERO DURING
THE DAY WHILE WIND CHILLS REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HEADLINES FOR
WIND CHILLS WILL BE ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY IN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. DURATION OF HEADLINES MAY STRETCH INTO FRIDAY
MORNING OR POSSIBLY A SECOND SET ISSUES FOR THURSDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY
MORNING. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE WARMER BY 10 DEGREES BUT
IN ADVISORY LEVELS (5 BELOW OR LOWER). IF WINDS DECOUPLE THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...SNOW ON THE GROUND AND RADIATIONAL COOLING LIKELY
TO LEAD TO RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FRIDAY MORNING. SEE CLIMATE
SECTION FOR ADDITIONAL RECORDS.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 430 AM EST TUESDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST AND WILL KEEP THE AREA COLD
BUT DRY FRIDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL TRACK OVER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION FALLING INTO THIS SURFACE HIGH...BEGINNING FRIDAY
NIGHT...WILL CREATE AN INSITU WEDGE GOING INTO THE DAY SATURDAY.
PROFILES COLD ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO START AS SNOW/SLEET...THEN
TRANSITION OVER TO RAIN/SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE OHIO VALLEY.
THE COLD FRONT IS FORECASTED TO TRACK OVER THE REGION SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...STALLING ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE EACH DAY BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 1155 AM EST TUESDAY...

MVFR CONDITIONS WITH LINGERING FLURRIES PERSIST ALONG THE WESTERN
SLOPES WITH LOW CIGS STILL AROUND KBLF WITH ONLY A SLOW
IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED IN CIGS INTO THE AFTERNOON GIVEN WEAK UPSLOPE
FLOW. OTHERWISE LOOKING AT MAINLY VFR ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING WITH DRIER AIR AND
SUBSIDENCE CAUSING MOISTURE TO DIMINISH.

TONIGHT...THE NEXT UPPER VORT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS APPROACHES
AND SWINGS SOME HIGH CLOUDS INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SOME MOISTURE
REMAINS TRAPPED IN THE LOW LEVELS BUT GIVEN LOWERING DEWPOINTS NOT
EXPECTING WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS EXCEPT PERHAPS AT KBLF WHERE
UPSLOPE FLOW MAY CAUSE LIFR STRATUS/FOG TO OCCUR LATER TONIGHT.
SOME LOWER CLOUDS COULD ALSO AFFECT KBCB AND KLWB BUT APPEARS LOW
CONFIDENCE GIVEN ONGOING WEAK DRY ADVECTION.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WITH
MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY. APPEARS A BAND OF
SNOW/SNOW SQUALLS COULD ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ACROSS THE BLUE
RIDGE INTO THE PIEDMONT BEFORE POST FRONTAL DOWNSLOPE KICKS IN.
THIS COULD BRING A PERIOD OF MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST FOLLOWED BY VFR
ACROSS THE EAST BEHIND THE BOUNDARY LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

WIDESPREAD VFR RETURNS FOR ALL LOCATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY UNDER DRY/ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WITH CLOUDS ON THE INCREASE
FRIDAY NIGHT BUT LIKELY STILL VFR.

ANOTHER COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY WITH SUB VFR CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY WINTRY WEATHER...AT
LEAST AT THE ONSET EARLY SATURDAY.

&&

.CLIMATE...
LOW MAXIMUM (COLDEST HIGH) TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THURSDAY (FEB 19).

ROA 28/1958
LYH 25/1903
DAN 20/1979
BLF 20/1960
LWB 28/2006
RNK 10/1958

LOW MINIMUM (COLDEST LOWS) TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

       2/19     2/20
ROA   7/1979   9/1979
LYH   8/1903   7/1896
DAN  11/1973  10/1979
BLF   3/1993   8/1960
LWB   3/2006   6/1979
RNK  -2/1958   2/1972

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JH/WP
NEAR TERM...JH/RCS/WP
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...WP
AVIATION...AMS/JH/WP
CLIMATE...RCS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
504 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-181015-
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-
WESTERN GREENBRIER-
504 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BRINGING STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS...AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH POSSIBLE WINTRY WEATHER
THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-181015-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
504 AM EST TUE FEB 17 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.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ANOTHER ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY BRINGING STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.....AND LOW
WIND CHILLS.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH POSSIBLE WINTRY WEATHER
THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1114 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             FLAT TOP                37.58N  81.12W
02/17/2015  E14.0 INCH       MERCER             WV   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1500836

FISHER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1115 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             RINER                   37.07N  80.44W
02/17/2015  M7.0 INCH        MONTGOMERY         VA   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1500837

FISHER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1141 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             TODD                    36.30N  81.60W
02/17/2015  M3.0 INCH        WATAUGA            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1500838

FISHER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1158 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             ELK CREEK               36.72N  81.18W
02/17/2015  M4.0 INCH        GRAYSON            VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1500839

FISHER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1237 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             DOBSON                  36.39N  80.72W
02/17/2015  M4.5 INCH        SURRY              NC   PUBLIC

            ALSO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF SLEET.

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1500840

FISHER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1238 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             BALLARD                 37.47N  80.78W
02/17/2015  M9.5 INCH        MONROE             WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1500841

FISHER