Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 18, 2015, 9:53 PM EST for Greenbrier County, Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia. It was in force for 9 hr. 11 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 18, 2015, 9:53 PM EST (02:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2015, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 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 19, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.4 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Feb 19, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Lewisburg, WV | |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Sse Hinton, WV | |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Alderson, WV | |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | White Sulphur Springs, WV | |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.4 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Crawley, WV | |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Princeton, WV | |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Jumping Branch, WV | |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Quinwood, WV | |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Mcross, WV |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 1218 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
829 WWUS41 KRNK 190253 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 953 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW INTO TONIGHT... ...FRIGID WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A VERY STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT FOLLOWED...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WVZ042-043-508-191200- /O.UPG.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150219T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0002.150219T0253Z-150219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.150219T0500Z-150220T1500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 953 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER...SUMMERS...AND MERCER COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT...WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES... LOCALLY HIGHER ACROSS THE HIGHEST PEAKS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FOR THIS EVENT 4-7 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. EVEN AREAS THAT ARE PLOWED COULD QUICKLY BE COVERED AGAIN BY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. FROZEN WATER PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LOCALLY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...COLDEST AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. 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 WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-015-WVZ044-507-191200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.150219T0500Z-150220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150219T1200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...UNION 953 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY AND MONROE COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT...WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES... LOCALLY GREATER AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FROZEN WATER PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...NEAR 10 BELOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ VAZ011>014-016>020-191200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.150219T0500Z-150220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150219T0500Z/ GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 953 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW SHOWERS INCLUDING BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING....FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIDGES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS INTO THIS EVENING. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MANY ROADS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 40 MPH WITHIN SNOW SHOWERS. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND ZERO OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ003-019-020-VAZ022>024-032-191200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150219T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.150219T0500Z-150220T1500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART 953 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN 1 INCH. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS INTO THIS EVENING...THEN VERY LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BRIEF MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS COULD CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED IN SOME AREAS ONCE AGAIN. VERY LOW WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WITHIN SNOW SHOWERS. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10 TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ033>035-043>047-058-059-191200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.150219T0500Z-150220T1500Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 953 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10 TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RAB
3 follow-up statements
873 WWUS41 KRNK 190517 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1217 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW INTO TONIGHT... ...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .A VERY STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT FOLLOWED...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. VAZ011>014-016>020-191200- /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150219T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS 1217 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION...BRIEF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND ZERO OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ003-019-020-VAZ022>024-032-191200- /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150219T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART 1217 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND FOOTHILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS COULD CREATE AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL READINGS...ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WITHIN SNOW SHOWERS. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10 TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WVZ042-043-508-191200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150219T1200Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 1217 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER...SUMMERS...AND MERCER COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT...WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES... LOCALLY HIGHER ACROSS THE HIGHEST PEAKS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FOR THIS EVENT 4-7 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. EVEN AREAS THAT ARE PLOWED COULD QUICKLY BE COVERED AGAIN BY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. FROZEN WATER PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LOCALLY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT... COLDEST AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. 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 WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-015-WVZ044-507-191200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150219T1200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...UNION 1217 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY AND MONROE COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... AND THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT...WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES... LOCALLY GREATER AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. FROZEN WATER PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...NEAR 10 BELOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ033>035-043>047-058-059-191200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1217 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10 TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RAB
270 WWUS41 KRNK 190834 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 334 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...LOOKING AT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH OR MORE COMBINED WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A FEW UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-015-WVZ044-507-191645- /O.CAN.KRNK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...UNION 334 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY AND MONROE COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... AND THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. SOME BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...EXPOSURE TO COLD WILL LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND IF EXPOSED LONGER HYPOTHERMIA. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COULD ALSO CAUSE PIPES TO BURST. ROADS WILL STILL BE SLICK AS MELTING IS NOT EXPECTED PER THE VERY LOW TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. 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EVEN AREAS THAT ARE PLOWED COULD QUICKLY BE COVERED AGAIN BY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. FROZEN WATER PIPES COULD BE A PROBLEM. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...11 BELOW TO 4 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW. 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 WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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FROZEN PIPES COULD BURST DUE TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...7 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW. 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-191645- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... 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109 WWUS41 KRNK 191151 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 651 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...LOOKING AT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH OR MORE COMBINED WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A FEW UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. WVZ042-043-508-192000- /O.EXP.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 651 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER...SUMMERS...AND MERCER COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. FREEZING OF WATER PIPES POSSIBLE. * SNOWFALL...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...11 BELOW TO 4 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. FACEBOOK AND TWITTER POSTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO OUR PAGES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ044-507-192000- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...UNION 651 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER VALLEY AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. FROZEN PIPES COULD BURST DUE TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...7 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO. * WIND CHILL...20 TO 30 BELOW. 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-192000- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 651 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...INCLUDING THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 17 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
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 18, 7:50 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 7:50 PM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
750 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVE EAST TONIGHT WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST
WINDS AND CONTINUED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES. HIGH
PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN RECORD AND DANGEROUSLY
COLD TEMPERATURES LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER THREAT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS 750 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
KFCX WSR-88D CONTINUED TO SHOW SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW
FLURRIES MOVING EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.
WITH THE PERSISTENCE OF THE SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING
SNOW...EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT ALONG
THE BLUE RIDGE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES IN THE WESTERN UPSLOPE
AREAS REMAIN UNCHANGED TONIGHT. WILL HAVE TO WATCH WESTERN
GREENBRIER FOR POTENTIAL UPGRADE TO WARNING IF SNOW TOTALS ADD UP
WITH UPSLOPE. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. THE HRRR...RNK WRFARW AND HIRESW-ARW INDICATE SNOW
SHOWERS TAPERING BACK AFTER 03Z THIS EVENING TO THE WESTERN
UPSLOPE LOCATIONS...WITH THE DEEP NORTHWEST TRAJECTORY. THE GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS CREATING BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT
WILL DIMINISH BACK TO JUST THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT. WILL
HOLD WITH CURRENT LOW TEMPERATURES WITH MAJOR MOS DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE COLD RUC/HRRR AND THE WARMER LAMP/NAM. LOW TONIGHT
WILL VARY FROM MINUS 10 TO AROUND 10 ABOVE. WIND CHILLS COULD BE
AS COLD AS ZERO TO MINUS 30 IN THE MOUNTAINS.
AS OF 218 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
MAIN ARCTIC 85H FRONT NOW CROSSING SW VA SHOULD SURGE ACROSS THE BLUE
RIDGE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND OUT EAST EARLY THIS EVENING. INITIAL BAND
OF MORE CONVECTIVE NATURE BANDING WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE CWA SHORTLY
TO BE FOLLOWED BY ADDED SQUALL BANDS ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS ESPCLY MOUNTAINS. GIVEN LACK OF DEPTH TO THE
INSTABILITY BANDS OUT EAST AND DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE REAL COLD
AIR ALOFT TO THE WEST...REMOVED THE THUNDER MENTION INTO THIS
EVENING BUT KEPT SOME HIGHER POPS UNTIL AFTER DARK WHEN THINGS
BECOME MORE UPSLOPE DRIVEN VIA NW FLOW OVERNIGHT. THUS PLAN TO
KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOING OUT TO THE BLUE RIDGE UNTIL
THE ARCTIC FRONT CROSSES AND RESIDUAL -SHSN FADE AS MAY SEE A
QUICK BURST OF STRONGER NW WINDS AS WELL. OTRW COLDEST AIR ALOFT A
BIT SLOWER TO ADVECT IN OVERNIGHT WITH THE CORE OF THE 85H COLD
POOL STILL ARRIVING AFTER 12Z THURSDAY. DEEP NW TRAJECTORY SHOULD
KEEP SNOW SHOWERS GOING WESTERN SLOPES WITH BEST COVERAGE THIS
EVENING BUT LINGERING OVERNIGHT DESPITE DECREASING MOISTURE. COULD
BE CLOSE TO WARNING CRITERIA WESTERN GREENBRIER WITH TOTALS BUT
SINCE STRUNG OUT OVER A 36-48 HOUR WINDOW WILL ONLY EXTEND THE
WESTERN ADVISORY THROUGH 12Z AND FOREGO UPGRADING FOR NOW. OTRW
HIGHEST CAT/LIKELY POPS EARLY...DECREASING TO MOSTLY CHANCE POPS
WESTERN SLOPES LATE AND BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE DOWNSLOPED
EASTERN SECTIONS. WINDS MAY BE CLOSE TO ADVISORY LEVELS WEST SO
WILL KEEP WITHIN THE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS BUT WITHOUT AN ADDED
HEADLINE. OTRW KEEPING THE GOING WIND CHILL WARNING/ADVISORY WHERE
IN PLACE WITH LOWS NOT AS COLD AS BEFORE DUE TO MIXING AND LAGGING
ADVECTION BUT STILL MOSTLY SINGLE DIGITS TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW
ZERO FOR LOWS.
FRIGID ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO POUR IN ON THURSDAY WITH TEMPS PERHAPS
STILL FALLING IN THE MORNING BEFORE GETTING A SMALL REBOUND DUE TO
INSOLATION IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER WITH 85H TEMPS BELOW -25C AND
UNDER A GUSTY NW WIND...EXPECT BRUTALLY COLD CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS ZERO
TO 10 WEST AND ONLY IN THE TEENS EAST WHERE WILL SEE MORE SUN. UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO WRING OUT WHAT MOISTURE THERE IS INTO FLURRIES/-
SHSN BUT LIKELY MORE OF A BLOWING SNOW ISSUE ESPCLY INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 415 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
1032 MB+ ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE TO PASS OVERHEAD FRIDAY
MORNING...THE FRIGID AIRMASS FULLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE EASTERN
CONUS SENDING SHIVERS ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF FLORIDA.
WAKE UP TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL LIKELY SET RECORDS AT ALL OF OUR
CLIMATE REPORTING STATIONS ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA...RECORDS FOR
THE DATE...BUT STILL WELL SHY OF ALL TIME RECORD LOWS.
AFTER THE CENTER OF THE ARCTIC HIGH SLIDES TO OUR EAST
FRIDAY...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BEGIN THE MODERATION PROCESS.
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO BRING MOISTURE BACK INTO THE
AREA WITH CLOUDS OVERSPREADING THE FORECAST DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
SHORTWAVE ENERGY DROPPING SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN
ROCKIES ON FRIDAY WILL SPAWN AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CENTRAL CONUS...WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST INTO THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY. CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE DEPARTING ARCTIC HIGH
WILL RESULT IN STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION FROM THE GULF COAST INTO
THE MS AND TN VALLEYS...SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPING WARM
FRONT. THIS INCREASING ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL RESULT IN PRECIPITATION
BLOSSOMING FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WESTWARD TO NEAR THE
DEVELOPING CYCLONE IN OKLAHOMA.
MODEL CONSENSUS IS FOR THE WARM FRONT TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY AND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC SATURDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW
TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. WITH THE SURFACE LOW
TRACKING TO OUR WEST...THIS POTENTIALLY PUTS OUR FORECAST AREA IN
THE WARM SECTOR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT ARCTIC AIR IS DENSE...AND
WILL BE VERY HARD TO DISPLACE...ESPECIALLY SINCE THE WARM AIR WILL
BE COMING FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND HAVE TO WORK ITS WAY UP
AND OVER OUR MOUNTAINS. SIGNIFICANT WARMING WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE
PLACE ALOFT...LONG BEFORE WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE AT THE
SURFACE. THAT BEING SAID...THIS MAKES FOR A CHALLENGING
P-TYPE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND.
EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MODERATING FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY...OUR FORECAST AREA SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ANY
PRECIPITATION THAT ARRIVES BEFORE THE PASSAGE OF THE WARM FRONT TO
FALL IN THE FORM OF A WINTRY MIX. SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
ALL SEEM PLAUSIBLE...ANYTHING ARRIVING FRIDAY NIGHT FALLING AS
SNOW...THEN TRANSITIONING OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY
AS WARM AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY
RISE...BUT IT MAY TAKE UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY SUNDAY BEFORE
ENOUGH WARMING TAKES PLACE TO PERMIT ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION TO
CHANGE TO A PURE LIQUID FORM. AS SUCH YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A
PLETHORA OF P-TYPES IN THE FORECASTS GENERATED FOR OUR
REGION...MOST EASILY SUMMED UP WITH TWO WORDS...WINTRY MIX.
STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL JUST HOW MUCH WINTRY MIX...BUT MODELS ARE
INDICATING A QUARTER TO HALF INCH SORT OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT
AMOUNTS. WE WILL FINE TUNE THE SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCRETION DETAILS
THE CLOSER WE GET TO THE EVENT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
INSITU WEDGE WILL ERODE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS LOW
PRESSURE TRACKS NORTHWARD ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY. WARM FRONT WILL
TRACK NORTH AND THEN THE COLD FRONT TRAVELS EAST ACROSS THE REGION
SUNDAY. P-TYPE SHOULD BE ALL LIQUID (RAIN/DRIZZLE) IN MOST AREAS
WITH A POCKET OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH SUNDAY
MORNING. THE FRONT CROSSES THE MOUNTAINS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
THE PIEDMONT LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL GET A BOOST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH READINGS
RANGING FROM THE LOWER 40S IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER
50S IN THE PIEDMONT SUNDAY. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...TEMPERATURES
DROP BACK INTO THE LOWER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO LOWER 30S IN THE
PIEDMONT SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW
FLURRIES INTO THE DAY MONDAY. WITH UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE
REGION...TEMPERATURES COOL ON MONDAY COMPARED TO SUNDAY WITH
HIGH VALUES FROM THE MID 20S IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE LOWER 40S. WITH
A SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND TO BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH WILL ALLOW
FOR LIGHT POPS IN THE WEST. LOWS MONDAY NIGHT WILL VARY FROM AROUND
10 DEGREES IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE LOWER 20S IN THE SOUTHEAST.
TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL ON TUESDAY WITH HIGHS FROM MID 20S
IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE AROUND 40 DEGREES IN THE SOUTHEAST. LOWS
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN
NORTHWEST GREENBRIER TO THE MID IN THE PIEDMONT. A COLD FRONT
APPROACH FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /01Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 645 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
MVFR TO IFR CIGS/VSBYS TO PERSIST AT TIMES IN SHSN
LWB/BLF/BCB...WITH BRIEF LIFR-VLIFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SHSN/+SHSN AS
ARCTIC FRONT PLUNGES THROUGH THE REGION WITH INTENSE CAA. ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SCT LIGHT TO MODERATE SHSN PERSIST TO
JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WILL CONTINUE WITH OCCASIONAL MVFR TO
LOW END VFR CIGS IN -SHSN ROA/LYH/DAN...UNTIL AFTER THE ARCTIC
FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS IMPROVE. MODEL
TIME/HEIGHT CROSSSECTIONS SHOW MVFR CIGS WILL PERSIST AFTER
DAYBREAK THU AT LWB/BLF/BCB...WITH GENERALLY VFR CIGS EXPECTED
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FOR ROA/DAN/LYH. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS
SHOULD DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY AFT 14Z THU WEST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE RESULTING IN OVERALL SLOWLY IMPROVING CIGS/VSBYS WEST
OF THE BLUE RIDGE WITH MORE VFR THAN SUB-VFR CONDITIONS AFT 14Z.
WINDS WILL BE A CONCERN...BUT NOT AS STRONG AS THE ARCTIC FRONT
LAST WEEKEND. EXPECT WNW-NW 15-25KTS WITH GUSTS TO 30KTS AT TIMES
WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN CIGS AND VSBYS THROUGH THE TAF VALID PERIOD.
MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WIND SPEED...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WIND
DIRECTION THROUGH THE TAF VALID PERIOD.
EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION...
VFR CONDITIONS RETURN FOR ALL LOCATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
UNDER DRY/ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT
BUT LIKELY STILL VFR.
ANOTHER COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY WITH SUB VFR CONDITIONS AND POTENTIALLY A SIGNIFICANT
WINTRY MIX IMPACTING MUCH IF NOT ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY RAIN AND CONTINUED SUB-VFR CONDITIONS SUNDAY.
IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY...EXCLUDING SOUTHEAST
WEST VA WHERE MVFR CIGS AND SNOW SHOWERS MAY PERSIST.
&&
.CLIMATE...
LOW MAXIMUM (COLDEST HIGH) TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THURSDAY (FEB 19).
ROA 28/1958
LYH 25/1903
DAN 20/1979
BLF 20/1960
LWB 28/2006
RNK 10/1958
LOW MINIMUM (COLDEST LOWS) TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
2/19 2/20
ROA 7/1979 9/1979
LYH 8/1903 7/1896
DAN 11/1973 10/1979
BLF 3/1993 8/1960
LWB 3/2006 6/1979
RNK -2/1958 2/1972
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR
VAZ011>014-016>020-022>024-032.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR VAZ007-009>020.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ007-009-
010-015.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ003-
019-020.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR NCZ001-002-018.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ001-002-
018.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR NCZ003>006-019-020.
WV...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR WVZ042>044-507-508.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR WVZ042>044-
507-508.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JH/PH
NEAR TERM...JH/KK
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...JH/RAB
CLIMATE...PHHazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 7:19 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 719 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-015-WVZ042>044-507-508-200030- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- 719 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY. WIND CHILL WARNING. IN ADDITION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH POSSIBLE WINTRY WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ011>014-016>020-200030- GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- 719 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. IN ADDITION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH POSSIBLE WINTRY WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003-019-020-VAZ022>024-032-200030- SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- 719 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH POSSIBLE WINTRY WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-VAZ033>035-043>047-058-059-200030- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 719 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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. SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW SQUALLS MAY BRING A QUICK SHOT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL THREATEN THE AREA WITH POSSIBLE WINTRY WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 18, 8:49 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
849 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0849 PM SNOW RENICK 37.98N 80.37W
02/18/2015 E3.0 INCH GREENBRIER WV 911 CALL CENTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500873
RABLocal storm report, Feb 18, 8:51 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
851 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0851 PM SNOW RONCEVERTE 37.75N 80.47W
02/18/2015 E1.0 INCH GREENBRIER WV DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500874
RABLocal storm report, Feb 18, 8:52 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
852 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0851 PM SNOW WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 37.80N 80.30W
02/18/2015 E1.0 INCH GREENBRIER WV DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500875
RABLocal storm report, Feb 18, 9:12 PM EST, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
912 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0911 PM SNOW RAINELLE 37.97N 80.78W
02/18/2015 E5.0 INCH GREENBRIER WV DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500876
RABLocal storm report, Feb 18, 9:13 PM EST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
913 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0913 PM SNOW CRAWLEY 37.93N 80.65W
02/18/2015 E5.5 INCH GREENBRIER WV DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500878
RABLocal storm report, Feb 18, 9:17 PM EST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
917 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0917 PM SNOW TAZEWELL 37.12N 81.52W
02/18/2015 E2.5 INCH TAZEWELL VA 911 CALL CENTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1500879
RABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 14 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.