Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Warnings in 2016
Freeze Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this freeze warning at Apr 2, 2016, 5:13 AM EDT for Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 5 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 2 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
- Apr 2, 2016, 5:13 AM EDT (09:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Amherst County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Lexington, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 1 Ese Boone, NC | |
| Apr 3, 3:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ese Boone, 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 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 1574 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
284 WWUS71 KRNK 020913 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. VAZ022-023-033-034-022030- /O.CAN.KRNK.FZ.A.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FROM THE FOOTHILLS TO WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE ROANOKE VALLEY. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-022030- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE...AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER 2AM. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ007-010>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-022030- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING I-77 THOUGH FANCY GAP. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032-022030- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING I-77. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-022030- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
066 WWUS71 KRNK 021348 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 948 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY... BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-022200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 948 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE... AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER 2AM. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>020-022-023-032>034-WVZ042>044-507-508- 022200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 948 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...TO INCLUDE THE FOOTHILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-022200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 948 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCS
047 WWUS71 KRNK 022002 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 402 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT... BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-030415- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 402 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE...AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER 2AM. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>020-022-023-032>034-WVZ042>044-507-508- 030415- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 402 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...TO INCLUDE THE FOOTHILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-030415- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 402 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCS
513 WWUS71 KRNK 030356 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1156 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT... BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-031200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 1156 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE... AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER 2AM. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>020-022-023-032>034-WVZ042>044-507-508- 031200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1156 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...TO INCLUDE THE FOOTHILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-031200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1156 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MBS
351 WWUS71 KRNK 031007 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 607 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT... BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-031400- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 607 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE...AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S AROUND 7AM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. BY 11AM ANY WIND GUSTS WILL BE LESS THAN 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS DOWNED TRESS AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>020-022-023-032>034-WVZ042>044-507-508- 031115- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 607 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. BY 11AM ANY WIND GUSTS WILL BE LESS THAN 30 MPH. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS DOWNED TRESS AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-031115- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 607 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. BY 11AM ANY WIND GUSTS WILL BE LESS THAN 20 MPH. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS DOWNED TRESS AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. $$
992 WWUS71 KRNK 031404 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1004 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-031515- /O.EXP.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 1004 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING EXPIRED AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE REGION...THUS THE FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NOTE...ADDITIONAL FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING...WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND LATER IN THE WEEK. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. $$ RAB
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Apr 2, 1:35 AM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 1:35 AM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
135 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS STALLED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS FRONT
WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. A SECOND COLDER FRONT
WILL CROSS THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS OUR
REGION SATURDAY. THE PASSAGE OF THIS SECOND FRONT WILL BRING
WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AS OF 1130 PM EDT FRIDAY...
A COLD FRONT BISECTS THE FORECAST AREA FROM NE-SW...PRETTY MUCH
ALIGNED WITH THE BLUE RIDGE DELINEATED BY DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S
ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND DEWPOINTS IN THE 30S/40S ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS FRONT HAS STALLED AND WILL
BE THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. A SECOND
STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERING THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE EAST
OVERNIGHT...EVENTUALLY CATCHING UP WITH THE STALLED FRONT AND
GIVING IT A BOOT TO THE EAST ON SATURDAY. UNTIL THE PASSAGE OF
THIS SECOND FRONT...CLOUDS WILL LINGER ALONG WITH THE THREAT FOR
SHOWERS...WITH THE HIGHEST POPS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
THE PASSAGE OF THE SECOND FRONT ON SATURDAY WILL BRING CLEARING TO
THE FORECAST AREA. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL TAKE A TUMBLE
ALONG WITH INCREASING WIND SPEEDS. FORECAST PRESSURE RISES SUGGEST
AT LEAST ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS SATURDAY EVENING WITH 45 TO 55
MPH WIND GUSTS VCNTY OF THE BLUE RIDGE. THOSE CAMPING THIS WEEKEND
NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION...AS THESE SORT OF WIND GUSTS WILL
RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS.
NOT MUCH COLD AIR BEHIND THIS FIRST FRONT TONIGHT...THEREFORE
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE 40S WEST AND LOWER 50S EAST
DURING THE OVERNIGHT. INCREASE MIXING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY
WILL KEEP SATURDAY AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM GOING ABOVE NORMAL.
SATURDAYS HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S WEST TO THE MID 60S
EAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT FRIDAY...
QUITE A PATTERN CHANGE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME AS A STRONG
SHORT WAVE...ESSENTIALLY AN ALBERTA CLIPPER...TRACKS FROM THE
GREAT LAKES INTO THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION. A VIGOROUS
SURFACE LOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE UPPER TROUGH AND RESULT IN A VERY
TIGHT GRADIENT ACROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILD INTO THE REGION SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. MAIN CONCERNS AS A RESULT OF THESE FEATURES WILL BE
VERY STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES...AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE ALLEGHANYS.
A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST JET ON THE ORDER OF 55-60KT WILL TRANSLATE
ACROSS NORTHERN/CENTRAL VIRGINIA IN THE 06Z-12Z TIME FRAME SUNDAY.
THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE REALIZED AT THE HIGHER RIDGES. THUS...IN
CONCERT WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES...HAVE POSTED A WIND ADVISORY
ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FOR SATURDAY EVENING/SUNDAY
MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND MIDNIGHT AND INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY...BASICALLY ABOUT A 12-HOUR WINDOW.
POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 50KTS AT THE HIGHEST RIDGES. WENT AHEAD AND
INCLUDED THE WV COUNTIES IN THE WIND ADVISORY...ALBEIT CONDITIONS
ARE LESS FAVORABLE OUTSIDE THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THERE.
WITH RESPECT TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES...THE FROST/FREEZE PROGRAM
BEGAN TODAY...OR CONTINUED FOR A FEW COUNTIES...FOR THE VA/NC
PIEDMONT...NW NC MOUNTAINS...AND SMYTH COUNTY. EVEN WITH THE
EXPECTED WIND SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING...850MB TEMPS DROP
INTO THE -10C NORTH TO -4C RANGE FAR SOUTH...THUS THESE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS COUNTIES WILL LIKELY SEE A HARD FREEZE...LOOKING AT
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...MAYBE MID 20S ABOVE 3000 FEET. AN UNUSUAL
SITUATION TO HAVE A FREEZE WATCH AND A WIND ADVISORY SIMULTANEOUSLY.
GIVEN THE VERY STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND UPSLOPE NW FLOW SATURDAY
NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS ARE A GOOD BET ACROSS THE
ALLEGHANYS AND EVEN SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...PERHAPS 1 TO 2 INCHES WESTERN GREENBRIER. LESS THAN 1
INCH AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...BUT ALL
FAR LESS THAN ADVISORY CRITERIA AT THIS POINT.
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
THE AREA SUNDAY...BUT A HIGHLY PROGRESSIVE FLOW...DOMINATED
LARGELY BY AN EASTERN U.S. TROUGH/WESTERN U.S. RIDGE WILL ALLOW
ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM TO MOVE RAPIDLY INTO THE REGION MONDAY
LATE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL AHEAD
OF THIS SYSTEM...BUT WARM ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE MUCH WINTER WEATHER
CONCERN. MOISTURE RECOVERY IS QUESTIONABLE...BUT DYNAMICS ARE
STRONG AND THUS LIKELY THAT WE WILL SEE RAIN SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. MORE FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY BY TUESDAY
MORNING AND UNDOUBTEDLY MORE FREEZE WATCHES/WARNINGS FORTHCOMING.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT FRIDAY...
A HIGHLY PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES...BUT THE EMPHASIS IS ON A
DEEP EASTERN U.S. TROUGH AND WESTERN U.S. RIDGE. AN ANOMALOUSLY
DEEP 500MB TROUGH IS PROGGED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S.
DURING THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS
TRANSITIONING TO SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM THU-
FRI...FOLLOWED BY UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES. THERE COULD BE
SOME HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS
SYSTEM...BUT HAVE NOT INTRODUCED THUNDER YET. THE MAIN STORY THIS
PERIOD WILL BE WIND AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY APRIL.
COULD BE LOOKING AT HIGHS IN THE 30S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
PERHAPS ONLY 40S IN THE PIEDMONT AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT
LOWS IN THE 20S...PERHAPS EVEN SOME UPPER TEENS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
LOOKS LIKE WE MAY BE MAKING UP FOR THE VERY WARM MARCH.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 130 AM EDT SATURDAY...
A WEAK FRONT HAS STALLED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE JUST EAST OF KROA.
THIS IS RESULTING IN A RIBBON OF MVFR CIGS ALONG THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN ADDITION TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. MVFR
CONDITIONS WILL LINGER OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT UNTIL A
SECOND MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT ARRIVES LATER TODAY. PASSAGE OF
THIS SECOND FRONT WILL BRING CLEARING. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT
PRESSURE RISES BEHIND SATURDAYS FRONT WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY WINDY
CONDITIONS. SURFACE WIND GUSTS OF 40-50 KTS FROM THE WEST-
NORTHWEST ARE LIKELY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON
THE WIND FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. MVFR CLOUDS MAY FILL IN
ON WESTERN SLOPES...INCLUDING AT KBLF AND KLWB TONIGHT BUT
CONFIDENCE IS LOWER ON THE AREAL EXTENT OF THE CLOUD COVER.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
VFR SUNDAY WITH WINDS STILL GUSTY BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AS
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA FOR SUNDAY NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE VFR CONDITIONS AND MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT. A PERIOD OF MVFR
CIGS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
BEFORE CLEARING AGAIN FOR MID WEEK.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
VAZ007-009>020-022>024-033>035.
FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
VAZ009-022>024-033>035.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
NCZ001-002-018.
FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NCZ001-002-018.
WV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
WVZ042>044-507-508.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RCS
NEAR TERM...PM/RCS
SHORT TERM...RAB
LONG TERM...RAB
AVIATION...AMS/PMHazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 4:01 PM EDT, 13 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 401 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032-043>047-058-059-022015- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 401 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-010>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-022015- TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- 401 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-022>024-033>035-022015- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- 401 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. FREEZE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RCS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 5:13 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 25 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Yadkin | 25 hr |
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Sources
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