Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 15, 2015, 3:46 PM EST for 37 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 16, 2015, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 19 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2015, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2015, 4:52 AM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 50 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, 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, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania 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
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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 16, 10:11 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 4 E Covington City, VA | |
| Feb 16, 10:38 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Friars Hill, WV | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | 2 E Valle Crucis, NC | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 E Valle Crucis, NC | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ese West Jefferson, NC | |
| Feb 16, 12:34 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Hinton, WV | |
| Feb 16, 12:39 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Bluefield, WV | WVVA |
| Feb 16, 12:44 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Princeton, WV | |
| Feb 16, 12:58 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Feb 16, 1:08 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Ne Radford, VA | |
| Feb 16, 1:09 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Friars Hill, WV | |
| Feb 16, 1:16 PM EST | SNOW 3.3 | Lewisburg, WV | |
| Feb 16, 1:19 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Salem, VA | |
| Feb 16, 1:35 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Flat Top, WV | |
| Feb 16, 1:40 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Hardy, VA | |
| Feb 16, 1:48 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 3 Ese Cave Spring, VA | |
| Feb 16, 1:54 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Pulaski, VA | |
| Feb 16, 1:55 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Maxwelton, WV | |
| Feb 16, 1:56 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Draper, VA | |
| Feb 16, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 3 Nnw Lexington City, VA | |
| Feb 16, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.7 | Vinton, VA | |
| Feb 16, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Athens, WV | |
| Feb 16, 2:04 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Forest Hill, WV | |
| Feb 16, 2:05 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Check, VA | |
| Feb 16, 2:05 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Lewisburg, WV | |
| Feb 16, 2:35 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 1 Ne Timberlake, VA | |
| Feb 16, 2:38 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Blowing Rock, NC | |
| Feb 16, 2:43 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Lynchburg City, VA | REPORT FROM WSET-TV |
| Feb 16, 2:45 PM EST | SNOW 1.4 | Boones Mill, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:06 PM EST | SNOW 2.1 | Draper, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:15 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Monroe, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:15 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 Sw Huffman, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:25 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Friars Hill, WV | |
| Feb 16, 3:27 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Pulaski, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:28 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 E Trout, WV | |
| Feb 16, 3:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Big Island, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:30 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Lynchburg City, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:30 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 W Blacksburg, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:38 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Roanoke, VA | REPORT FROM WSLS |
| Feb 16, 3:45 PM EST | SNOW 3.8 | 3 N Salem City, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:49 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Roanoke, VA | REPORT FROM WDBJ |
| Feb 16, 3:50 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Christiansburg, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:55 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Shawsville, VA | |
| Feb 16, 3:55 PM EST | SNOW 6.3 | Richlands, VA | REACHED 5 IN. AT 3 PM |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Altavista, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Independence, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 3 Nw Lexington City, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 E Covington City, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 S Hollins, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Sw Raines Corner, WV | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Newport, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:13 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Mount Airy, NC | |
| Feb 16, 4:15 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Boones Mill, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:15 PM EST | SNOW 3.8 | Elliston, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:16 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 3 Ne Peterstown, WV | |
| Feb 16, 4:20 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Sweet Springs, WV | |
| Feb 16, 4:25 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Ne Evergreen, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:25 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Blacksburg, VA | |
| Feb 16, 4:29 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | New Hope, WV | |
| Feb 16, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Mount Airy, NC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 941 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
793 WWUS41 KRNK 152046 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 .LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THANKS TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS. ARCTIC COLD WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY WHILE A STORM SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING AN AVERAGE OF SIX INCHES TO A FOOT OF SNOW TO THE FORECAST REGION...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NEIGHBORING PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012>017-160500- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 11 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND MUCH OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ022-023-160500- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150215T2300Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...ROANOKE AND BOTETOURT COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WVZ508-160500- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 13 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. 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 WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ018-160500- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEW CASTLE 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...CRAIG COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ VAZ011-WVZ042>044-160500- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ GILES-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX... UNION 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 11 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...GILES...MERCER...SUMMERS AND MONROE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT...MEASURABLE SNOW MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A 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. && $$ VAZ035-160500- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AMHERST 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...AMHERST COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ019-160500- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WILKESBORO 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATION MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS...WILKES COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW...AND SOME SLEET...MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING AROUND 10 AM MONDAY MORNING... CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOME SLEET MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS... SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ003>006-020-VAZ032>034-043>046-058-059-160500- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA...INCLUDING SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA...PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SOME SLEET IN NORTH CAROLINA. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...SOME SLEET MONDAY NIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS... SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ019-020-WVZ507-160500- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY VA...BATH...AND EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT...HEAVY SNOW MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT...HEAVY SNOW MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. 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 WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ024-160500- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT...HEAVY SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT...HEAVY SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ047-160500- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ BUCKINGHAM- 346 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUCKINGHAM COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
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745 WWUS41 KRNK 160409 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1109 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 .LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT DUE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS. ARCTIC COLD WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY WHILE A STORM SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING AN AVERAGE OF SIX INCHES TO A FOOT OF SNOW TO THE REGION...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NEIGHBORING PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. WVZ508-161000- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1109 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 13 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT...ACCUMULATING SNOW MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. 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 WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ011-018>020-WVZ042>044-507-161000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON... HIX...UNION 1109 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A 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. && $$ VAZ024-035-161000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 1109 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...ROCKBRIDGE AND AMHERST COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO...MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT. SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ007-009-010-012>017-161000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 1109 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 11 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ003>006-020-VAZ022-023-032>034-043>047-058-059-161000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1109 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...ALONG WITH MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ROANOKE VALLEY...SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. SOME SLEET IN NORTH CAROLINA. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOME SLEET MONDAY NIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
746 WWUS41 KRNK 160903 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 403 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .ARCTIC AIR REMAINS IN PLACE THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF US. A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS MORNING...ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY MORNING. MOISTURE WILL BE SENT NORTH ACROSS OUR AREA...WITH SNOW MOVING INTO THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...EXPANDING INTO THE PIEDMONT THEREAFTER. SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT MAY ALLOW FOR MORE SLEET THIS EVENING INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA. WVZ508-161015- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 403 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL WARNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOWFALL. * TIMING...STARTING BY 10 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...1 BELOW HIGHER TERRAIN TO 18 ABOVE IN THE VALLEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ011-018>020-WVZ042>044-507-161015- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...HINTON... HIX...UNION 403 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...AND THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING BY 10 AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVIER SNOWS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOW AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...4 IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO 23 ABOVE IN THE VALLEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ024-035-161015- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150216T1100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 403 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...ROCKBRIDGE AND AMHERST COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING BY MIDDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO MID 20S ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ007-009-010-012>017-161015- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 403 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SOME SLEET IN NORTH CAROLINA. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING BY MID MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. LOWER VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH...ALONG HIGHER TERRAIN. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS HIGHER TERRAIN TO 20 TO 25 ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-020-VAZ022-023-032>034-043>047-058-059-161015- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 403 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BETWEEN ROANOKE AND BUCKINGHAM. SLEET ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ROANOKE VALLEY...SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. SOME SLEET IN SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA INTO NORTH CAROLINA. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SLEET WILL BE THIS EVENING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM DUSK UNTIL A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$
958 WWUS41 KRNK 161016 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 516 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .ARCTIC AIR REMAINS IN PLACE THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF US. A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS MORNING...ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY MORNING. MOISTURE WILL BE SENT NORTH ACROSS OUR AREA...WITH SNOW MOVING INTO THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...EXPANDING INTO THE PIEDMONT THEREAFTER. SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT MAY ALLOW FOR MORE SLEET THIS EVENING INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA. VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-161830- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 516 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...NEW RIVER VALLEY...AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING BY 10 AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVIER SNOWS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOW AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ022>024-032>035-045>047-059-161830- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...KEYSVILLE 516 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...FROM THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY EAST TO LYNCHBURG AND CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING BY EARLY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM DUSK UNTIL A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-019-161830- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T1500Z-150217T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WILKESBORO 516 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO WILKES COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WITH SOME SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING BY MID MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LATE THIS EVENING. SLEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. LOWER VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-020-VAZ043-044-058-161830- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON 516 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AN INCH OR LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SOME SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SLEET WILL BE THIS EVENING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM DUSK UNTIL A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$
536 WWUS41 KRNK 161506 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1006 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .ARCTIC AIR REMAINS IN PLACE THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF US. A STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL LIFT NORTH...AND ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD FROM THE MOUNTAINS AND EXPAND INTO THE PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT MAY ALLOW FOR MORE SLEET THIS EVENING INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA. VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-162315- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 1006 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS... NEW RIVER VALLEY...AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVIER SNOWS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOW AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ022>024-032>035-045>047-059-162315- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...KEYSVILLE 1006 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...FROM THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY EAST TO LYNCHBURG AND CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM DUSK UNTIL A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-019-162315- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WILKESBORO 1006 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO WILKES COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WITH SOME SLEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LATE THIS EVENING. SLEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. LOWER VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-020-VAZ043-044-058-162315- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON 1006 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AN INCH OR LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SOME SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SLEET WILL BE THIS EVENING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM DUSK UNTIL A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$
127 WWUS41 KRNK 162012 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 312 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE REGION INTO TONIGHT... A LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTH FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD FROM THE MOUNTAINS AND EXPAND INTO THE PIEDMONT THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT MAY ALLOW FOR SOME SLEET THIS EVENING INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA. VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-170415- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 312 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS... NEW RIVER VALLEY...AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOW AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ022>024-032>035-045>047-059-170415- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...KEYSVILLE 312 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...FROM THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY EAST TO LYNCHBURG AND CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 460. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-019-170415- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WILKESBORO 312 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO WILKES COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WITH SOME SLEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. SOME SLEET MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. LOWER VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-020-VAZ043-044-058-170415- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.150216T2100Z-150217T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON 312 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AN INCH OR LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SOME SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON... CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ 07
087 WWUS41 KRNK 170335 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1035 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT... A LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTH FROM GEORGIA TO OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR SOME SLEET IN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-171000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 1035 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...NEW RIVER VALLEY...AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOW AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS FROM 5 TO 10 AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ022>024-032>035-045>047-059-171000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...KEYSVILLE 1035 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...FROM THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY EAST TO LYNCHBURG AND CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-019-171000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... WILKESBORO 1035 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO WILKES COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WITH SOME SLEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. LOWER VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT FROM AROUND 10 TO THE UPPER TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-020-VAZ043-044-058-171000- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON 1035 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AN INCH OR LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SOME SLEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT 10 TO 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$
290 WWUS41 KRNK 170850 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 350 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...SNOWFALL ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST TRACKS NORTHEAST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS MORNING. THIS WILL END ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SOME SLEET FOR THE PIEDMONT. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508- 171000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS- MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- 350 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED...THOUGH SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN AFTER 8 AM IN THE WESTERN SLOPES OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THOUGH AMOUNTS SHOULD STAY UNDER AN INCH. DESPITE THE END OF THE SNOW...ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STAY SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW FREEZING AT MOST LOCATIONS TODAY. TRAVEL IS STILL DISCOURAGED. $$ VAZ032>035-045>047-059-171700- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...KEYSVILLE 350 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL END BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...12 TO 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-171700- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON 350 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH A LIGHT COATING OF SLEET. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA...AND THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND SLEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL END MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 MPH OR LESS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. ALSO POST REPORTS TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$
350 WWUS41 KRNK 170952 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 452 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 NCZ004>006-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-171100- /O.CAN.KRNK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150217T1700Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 452 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH AND WE ARE NOT EXPECTING ANY REDEVELOPMENT...SO ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SPOTTY AT BEST...AND UNDER AN INCH. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...ROADS WILL STAY SLICK AND SNOW COVERED AS TEMPERATURES STICK AROUND IN THE TEENS THROUGH MID MORNING RISING INTO THE 20S BY MIDDAY. THEREFORE...TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 15, 1:29 PM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 1:29 PM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
129 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION
THROUGH THE DAY...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS DURING THE MORNING
DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES IS EXPECTED TO
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
YET ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST OF BITTER COLD WILL FOLLOW THIS SYSTEM
FOR THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1245 PM EST SUNDAY...
ONLY MINOR UPDATES TO THE FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
WEST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY
CONTINUES UNDER A WIND CHILL WARNING. LIMITED IF ANY CLOUD COVER
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AT THIS POINT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN SPEED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON.
AS OF 1015 AM EST SUNDAY...
WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW ADVISORY
LEVEL AT MOST LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. LIKEWISE...WESTERN
GREENBRIER WILL MAINTAIN WIND CHILLS AT OR BELOW WIND CHILL
WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. AS
SUCH...HAVE EXPANDED WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS AS
APPROPRIATE FOR THE NOON TO 600 PM TIME WINDOW. WE WILL HAVE TO
EXPLORE THE SITUATION CLOSER TO 600 PM TO SEE IF ANY WIND CHILLS
HEADLINES WILL NEED TO BE EXPANDED PAST 600 PM. THE ISSUE WILL BE
IF THERE WILL BE ENOUGH AREAS STILL ABOVE THE 5 MPH THRESHOLD TO
PONDER WIND CHILL HEADLINES.
AS OF 700 AM EST SUNDAY...
WIND GUSTS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING TO THE POINT WHERE
WARNING LEVEL GUSTS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY ISOLATED. WITH THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT STARTING TO RELAX...FEEL IT IS SAFE TO CANCEL
THE HIGH WIND WARNING...DOWNGRADING IT TO A WIND ADVISORY. THAT
STATED...WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS. THEREFORE...HAVE EXTENDED THE WIND
ADVISORY UNTIL NOON FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BLOW SNOW AROUND...LEADING TO
DRIFTING AND LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING FOR
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
WILL LEAVE IN PLACE THE WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE PIEDMONT UNTIL NOON. WILL ALLOW
DAY SHIFT TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO TIMING AND COVERAGE OF THESE WIND
CHILL PRODUCTS AS THEY SEE FIT. BOTTOM LINE...DESPITE GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE DAY...WIND CHILLS ACROSS OUR
AREA WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD TODAY...DANGEROUSLY SO ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS.
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE MAIN INFLUENCE IN OUR WEATHER
PATTERN THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. AS SUCH...AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE POSITIVE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...TO THE MID 20S FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE VIRGINIA SOUTHSIDE.
WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY SUNSET...FALLING TO
LESS THAN 10 MPH EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE HIGHER RIDGES BY MIDNIGHT.
DIMINISHING WINDS...COMBINED WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...WILL RESULT
IN STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING TO START THE EVENING. OVERNIGHT LOWS
WILL RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO/NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR...TO THE LOW TEENS ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH
CAROLINA.
OUR NEXT STORM WILL MAKE ITS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST
OVERNIGHT. MAY SEE LIGHT SNOW ENTER THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHLANDS
INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE BEFORE DAWN...HOWEVER THE VAST MAJORITY
OF SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR AFTER SUNRISE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 400 AM EST SUNDAY...
VERY COMPLICATED...WINTER SITUATION SHAPING UP FOR MON-TUE. EVERY
DAY OVER THE PAST WEEK THE VARIOUS COMPUTER MODELS HAVE OFFERED
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRACK...TIMING...AND
PHASING OF A NORTHERN STREAM SYSTEM TRACKING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF
THE DEEP EASTERN U.S. TROUGH...AND A VIGOROUS SOUTHERN STREAM
SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE ARKLATEX REGION. THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF
SOLUTIONS HAS BEEN OFFERED BY THESE MODELS OVER THE PAST WEEK. AS
GREATLY FEARED...THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION NOW APPEARS TO BE HONED IN
ON OUR CWA. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO...GENERALLY FOLLOWING A
BLEND OF THE 00Z GFS/ECMWF RESULTS IN A STRONGER SFC LOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS AL/GA MONDAY AFTERNOON TRACKING FROM ATL-GSP-
NEAR THE OUTER BANKS OF NC BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK HAS
SHIFTED FURTHER NORTH THAN YESTERDAY. SIGNIFICANT ISENTROPIC LIFT
IS NOTED BEGINNING AROUND DAYBREAK MON ACROSS EAST TN/FAR SW
VA...SPREADING INTO THE REMNANT ARCTIC AIR MASS IN ADVANCE OF THE
MAIN SFC LOW DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING/AFTERNOON. ONCE
THE LOW INTENSIFIES ACROSS GA/SC...IT WILL ACCELERATE TOWARD THE
COAST MONDAY EVENING...WHICH IS WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD
AFFECT THE MAJORITY OF THE CWA. UNLIKE ALL EVENTS WE HAVE HAD
PREVIOUSLY THIS WINTER SO FAR...THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF THE CWA.
WWD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE GENERALLY FOLLOWED CLOSELY GIVEN ALL OF
THE UNCERTAINTIES. P-TYPE IS NOT AN ISSUE THIS FAR NORTH WITH
PARTIAL THICKNESSES WELL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES EVEN FAR SOUTH OF
OUR CWA. THIS WILL BE AN ALL SNOW EVENT. AND...WITH SFC TEMPS WELL
BELOW FREEZING AT THE BEGINNING AND LIKELY NEVER RISING ABOVE AT
ANY TIME...THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND
SURFACES. THUS...WITH ALL OF THIS IN MIND...HAVE ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR ALL OF THE CWA...EXCEPT THAT PART NORTH OF
I-64...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WESTERN GREENBRIER...WHICH WAS
INCLUDED BECAUSE OF SUBSEQUENT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS AND ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE SNOW IN THE NON-
WATCH COUNTIES...BUT AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER 4 INCHES.
HONESTLY...SNOW AMOUNTS LOOK A LITTLE HIGH AND I WOULD ADMIT THAT
THAT THEY ARE ON THE HIGH END AT THIS POINT...BUT THIS IS SOMEWHAT
OF A COMBINATION MILLER A/B SCENARIO AND THERE IS CERTAINLY PLENTY
OF DYNAMICS...MOISTURE...AND LIFT TO SUPPORT THE ADVERTISED SNOW
AMOUNTS. THE WATCH MAY WELL NEED TO BE EXPANDED NORTH TO INCLUDE
ALL COUNTIES...BUT AT A MINIMUM THOSE COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE AN
ADVISORY WITH LATER FORECAST PACKAGES.
FOR TUE-WED...ANOTHER EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE CURRENT SURGE
OF ARCTIC AIR IS ON THE WAY FOR THE REGION. LATEST GFS40 HAS 850MB
TEMPS BOTTOMING OUT AROUND -28C THURSDAY MORNING. KEEP IN MIND
WITH THE CURRENT EVENT...850MB TEMPS OF -24C. THUS...HAVE LEANED
TOWARD THE COLDEST GUIDANCE. THERE WILL ALSO LIKELY BE A BAND OF
SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANYING THE ARCTIC SURGE...JUST LIKE WE SAW
SATURDAY EVENING...AT LEAST AS FAR EAST AS THE BLUE RIDGE.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 400 AM EST SUNDAY...
BITTERLY COLD...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING
WITH POTENTIALLY 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO IN NORTHWEST
GREENBRIER/NORTHERN BATH...AND BELOW ZERO READINGS AS FAR SOUTH AS
BCB/TNB/MKJ...WITH SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AS A MAMMOTH
ARCTIC AIR MASS SINKS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION
OF WIND AND TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW
ZERO ONCE AGAIN. THE BASE OF THE UPPER 500MB TROUGH SLOWLY SLIDES
EAST ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MAY BRING
ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AS IT TRACKS OVER THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THURSDAY. BITTERLY COLD ON THURSDAY WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 20 ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD EAST ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. VERY COLD
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS FROM MINUS 15 IN NORTHWEST GREENBRIER
COUNTY TO AROUND 5 DEGREES ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE
MOUNTAINS. THE HIGH CENTER WILL SLIDE EAST FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL BE WARMER THAN THURSDAY
WITH READINGS FROM THE LOWER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 30S
IN THE PIEDMONT. MOISTURE INCREASES FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM
APPROACHES. PLACED SOME LIGHT POPS FOR SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES VARYING FROM THE LOWER TEENS IN THE WEST TO THE LOWER
20S IN THE EAST. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM ARRIVE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY WITH CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES PROFILES
INDICATED A SNOW AND RAIN MIXTURE CHANGING TO SNOW. TOO EARLY TO
PIN POINT ANY DETAILS ON THIS SYSTEM. KEEP YOUR WINTER GEAR READY
BECAUSE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE
PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 100 PM EST SUNDAY...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AND BECOME
LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE PASSES OVERHEAD. SKIES
WILL REMAIN CLEAR UNTIL SUNSET BEFORE CLOUDING OVER FROM THE WEST.
SATELLITE SHOWS MID LEVEL CLOUDS WITH BASES 070-120KFT AGL ADVANCING
ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY...AND THIS CLOUD COVER SHOULD REACH THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING.
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS WILL ADVANCE NORTHEAST TONIGHT
AND MONDAY...PASSING OVERHEAD MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WINTER STORM IS
EXPECTED TO IMPACT AIR TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE MID ATLANTIC. IT IS
PLENTY COLD...SO ANTICIPATING PRIMARILY SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS. ONSET LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE MID-DAY MONDAY WITH
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LIKELY FROM 4PM MONDAY THROUGH 4AM TUESDAY
(SNOW PLOWS WILL BE NEEDED TO CLEAR RUNWAYS).
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED UNTIL THE ONSET OF THE
SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL THEN QUICKLY DETERIORATE TO IFR MONDAY
AFTERNOON WITH IFR/LIFR LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ON
THIS SCENARIO...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVE AGREEMENT.
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA BY
MID-DAY TUESDAY...WEATHER CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING. STRONG
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THIS
WINTER STORM. ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST OF COLD AIR IS LIKELY FOR MID
WEEK RESULTING IN A PERSISTENT STRONG NORTHWEST WIND FOR BOTH
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND AT LEAST MVFR
CIGS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NEXT
COMPLETLY CLEAR VFR SORT OF DAY MAY NOT MATERIALIZE UNTIL FRIDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL AFFECT OUR REGION TODAY
AND MONDAY. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY MORNING.
HERE ARE THE CURRENT RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES:
2/16
BLF -2(1991)
DAN 7(2004)
LWB 1(1991)
LYH 5(1920)
BCB 0(1963)
ROA 4(1920)
IN ADDITION...A FEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TODAY. 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)
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
AS OF 1250 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM AT THE DANVILLE AIRPORT IS
INOPERATIVE. REPAIRS TO THE EQUIPMENT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO TAKE
PLACE UNTIL WEDNESDAY AT THE EARLIEST. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY
INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING FOR VAZ018-022-023-032>035-043>046-058-059.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR VAZ007-
009>020-022>024-035.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR VAZ007-009>017.
NC...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING FOR NCZ003>006-020.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ001-002-
018.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NCZ001-002-018-019.
WV...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR WVZ042>044-
507.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR WVZ042>044-508.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR WVZ508.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NF
NEAR TERM...DS/NF
SHORT TERM...RAB
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...PM
CLIMATE...CF
EQUIPMENT...DSHazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 12:22 PM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1222 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 NCZ003>006-020-VAZ032>034-043>046-058-059-161730- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 1222 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BRINGING AGAIN STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ019-020-024-WVZ507-161730- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- 1222 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND 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. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BRINGING AGAIN STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ018-022-023-035-161730- CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-AMHERST- 1222 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL 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. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BRINGING AGAIN STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ019-161730- WILKES- 1222 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BRINGING AGAIN STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-WVZ042>044-161730- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- 1222 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND 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. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BRINGING AGAIN STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ047-161730- BUCKINGHAM- 1222 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BRINGING AGAIN STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ508-161730- WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1222 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... 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. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW FROM 10AM MONDAY THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 15, 1:21 PM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
121 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BEDFORD 37.34N 79.52W
02/14/2015 BEDFORD VA 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AT VARIOUS
LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500215
PWLocal storm report, Feb 15, 1:30 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
130 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG FINCASTLE 37.50N 79.88W
02/14/2015 BOTETOURT VA 911 CALL CENTER
SEVEN TREES AND MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN AT VARIOUS
LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND EAST OF FINCASTLE
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500216
PWLocal storm report, Feb 15, 2:11 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
211 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG COVINGTON 37.79N 79.99W
02/15/2015 CITY OF COVINGTON VA 911 CALL CENTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTY
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500217
PWLocal storm report, Feb 15, 2:46 PM EST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
246 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW LEXINGTON CITY 37.75N 79.46W
02/14/2015 ROCKBRIDGE VA 911 CALL CENTER
ONE TREE DOWN ON PINE FOREST ROAD
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE ROCKBRIDGE BATHS 37.89N 79.39W
02/14/2015 ROCKBRIDGE VA 911 CALL CENTER
THREE TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 39 NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH
BACK DRAFT ROAD
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500218
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500219
PWLocal storm report, Feb 15, 3:12 PM EST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
312 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROANOKE 37.28N 79.96W
02/14/2015 CITY OF ROANOKE VA 911 CALL CENTER
FOUR TREES AND THREE POWER LINES DOWN WITHIN THE
WESTERN PART OF THE CITY
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500220
PWLocal storm report, Feb 15, 3:22 PM EST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
322 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SPARTA 36.50N 81.13W
02/14/2015 ALLEGHANY NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500221
PWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 5:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell and 24 more | 11 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.