Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Warnings in 2016
Freeze Warning 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this freeze warning at Apr 4, 2016, 3:26 AM EDT for 9 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 5, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2016, 3:26 AM EDT (07:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 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, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Lexington, VA, Franklin County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:27 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 2333 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
459 WWUS71 KRNK 040726 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 326 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT... .VERY COLD AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEING...AND THIS WILL DAMAGE OR KILL TENDER VEGETATION THAT HAS STARTED TO GROW. VAZ023-024-032>035-041530- /O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 326 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...ROCKBRIDGE...BOTETOURT...PATRICK...FRANKLIN... BEDFORD...AMHERST AND SMYTH IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT...AND IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-041530- /O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION 326 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT...AND IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022-043>047-058-059-041530- /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 326 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE IN VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MBS
5 follow-up statements
885 WWUS71 KRNK 041528 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1128 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT... .VERY COLD AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEING...AND THIS WILL DAMAGE OR KILL TENDER VEGETATION THAT HAS STARTED TO GROW. VAZ023-024-032>035-042330- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1128 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ROCKBRIDGE...BOTETOURT...PATRICK...FRANKLIN... BEDFORD...AMHERST AND SMYTH IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT...AND IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-042330- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION 1128 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT...AND IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022-043>047-058-059-042330- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1128 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE IN VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
940 WWUS71 KRNK 042101 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 501 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT... .VERY COLD AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEING...AND THIS WILL DAMAGE OR KILL TENDER VEGETATION THAT HAS STARTED TO GROW. VAZ023-024-032>035-050515- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 501 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ROCKBRIDGE...BOTETOURT...PATRICK...FRANKLIN... BEDFORD...AMHERST AND SMYTH IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT...AND IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-050515- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION 501 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT...AND IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022-043>047-058-059-050515- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 501 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE IN VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ RCS
987 WWUS71 KRNK 050317 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1117 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING... .VERY COLD AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING...AND THIS WILL DAMAGE OR KILL TENDER VEGETATION THAT HAS STARTED TO GROW. VAZ023-024-032>035-051400- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1117 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ROCKBRIDGE...BOTETOURT...PATRICK...FRANKLIN... BEDFORD...AMHERST AND SMYTH IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT...AND IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-051400- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.160405T0600Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION 1117 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT...AND IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022-043>047-058-059-051400- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1117 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE IN VIRGINIA * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. THIS INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ RCS
080 WWUS71 KRNK 050817 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 417 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT... .VERY COLD AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. VAZ023-024-032>035-051430- /O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/ BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 417 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ROCKBRIDGE...BOTETOURT...PATRICK...FRANKLIN... BEDFORD...AMHERST AND SMYTH IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. TONIGHT LOWS WILL BE FROM THE LOWER 20S TO AROUND 30. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. BUDS ON FLOWERING FRUIT TREES MAY BE DAMAGED. POTTED PLANTS NEED TO BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-051430- /O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION 417 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. TONIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE 20S. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. BUDS ON FLOWERING FRUIT TREES MAY BE DAMAGED. POTTED PLANTS NEED TO BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022-043>047-058-059-051430- /O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 417 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS...PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES ROANOKE...LYNCHBURG AND DANVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING IN THE LOWER 20S TO UPPER 30S. TONIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. BUDS ON FLOWERING FRUIT TREES MAY BE DAMAGED. POTTED PLANTS NEED TO BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
925 WWUS71 KRNK 051400 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 1000 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP THIS MORNING BUT FREEZING CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TONIGHT... .COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. VAZ023-024-032>035-052200- /O.EXP.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1000 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ROCKBRIDGE...BOTETOURT...PATRICK...FRANKLIN... BEDFORD...AMHERST AND SMYTH IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD FROST. * TEMPERATURES...TONIGHT WILL RANGE IN THE LOWER 20S TO AROUND 30. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH FREEZING A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BEGIN SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. BUDS ON FLOWERING FRUIT TREES MAY BE DAMAGED. POTTED PLANTS NEED TO BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-052200- /O.EXP.KRNK.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION 1000 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD FROST. * TEMPERATURES...TONIGHT WILL RANGE IN THE 20S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH FREEZING TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND THEN FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. BUDS ON FLOWERING FRUIT TREES MAY BE DAMAGED. POTTED PLANTS NEED TO BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022-043>047-058-059-052200- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...MARTINSVILLE... DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1000 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS...PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. THIS INCLUDES ROANOKE...LYNCHBURG AND DANVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD FROST. * TEMPERATURES...TONIGHT WILL RANGE IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH FREEZING A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BEGIN SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. BUDS ON FLOWERING FRUIT TREES MAY BE DAMAGED. POTTED PLANTS NEED TO BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ BLAES
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 4, 1:34 AM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 1:34 AM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
134 AM EDT MON APR 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT OFF THE COAST TONIGHT AS ANOTHER
STRONG ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
THE REGION FROM THE WEST LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AS OF 1045 PM EDT SUNDAY...
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...AT LEAST TEMPORARILY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE UPPER
FLOW...WITHIN A BROAD UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHEAST U.S....IS
HIGHLY PROGRESSIVE AND ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING
RAPIDLY TOWARD THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND
INTO THE AREA MONDAY. WARM ADVECTION ALOFT WILL INCREASE
DRAMATICALLY OVERNIGHT WITH 850MB TEMPS RISING A GOOD 10C FROM THE
BELOW 0C READINGS EARLIER THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM AND BECOME
FAIRLY GUSTY AT RIDGETOP LEVEL BEFORE DAYBREAK. ALTHOUGH IT WILL
REMAIN CLEAR OVERNIGHT...THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM
ADVECTION...AND INCREASING WINDS SHOULD PRECLUDE FROST DEVELOPMENT
OVERNIGHT AND ALL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING.
FOR MONDAY...THE MAIN CONCERN WILL AGAIN BE WIND. A COMPACT AND
NARROW BAND OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...BUT
WILL LIKELY LARGELY DRY UP AS IT CROSSES THE MOUNTAINS. FEEL THAT
MODELS ARE TOO AGGRESSIVE WITH MOISTURE AND POPS ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT AND THUS THEY HAVE BEEN DOWNPLAYED. HOWEVER...THE WIND
AND WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH LOW RH VALUES WILL AROUSE FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS...WHICH ARE ADDRESSED BELOW.
MODEL TEMPERATURES VERY SIMILAR...SO A MODEL BLEND WAS USED FOR
MAX/MIN TEMPS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 345 PM EDT SUNDAY...
LOW PRESSURE WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN BY MONDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD AIR INTO THE REGION
AND ALLOW ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE TO
CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM A COATING UP TO A
HALF INCH MAY BE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY.
POSTED A FREEZE WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA UNDER FROST/FREEZE
PROGRAM FOR LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WITH
READINGS FROM THE TEENS TO MID 20S IN THE WEST...TO THE MID AND
UPPER 30S IN THE EAST.
1033 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL BUILD SOUTH INTO OUR AREA AND END
ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OR SNOW FLURRIES EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION.
THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE LOW AND MID 50S
EAST TO THE MID 40S WEST. GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING TUESDAY NIGHT
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO BECOME QUITE COLD WITH A LIGHT TO HARD
FREEZE POTENTIAL AS TEMPERATURES IN THE EAST FALL TO AROUND 30
DEGREES WITH THE MID AND UPPER 20S IN THE WEST.
THE HIGH CENTER WILL SLIDE OFF THE EAST COAST WEDNESDAY AND ALLOW
FOR A SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OF AIR AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. LOWERED POPS AND SLOWED THE ONSET OF THE
SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL WARM INTO THE
MID 50S IN THE WEST TO NEAR 60 DEGREES IN THE EAST.
BY LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION...ALONG WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS. LOW TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WILL BE WARM THAN RECENT NIGHTS WITH
VALUES FROM THE MID 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 40S IN THE
PIEDMONT.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 345 PM EDT SUNDAY...
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN WILL FEATURE AN EASTERN TROF CONTINUING INTO
THE MEDIUM RANGE. A SERIES OF CLIPPER SYSTEMS WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST
INTO THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION NEAR THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES...AND
HELP AMPLIFY TROUGHING ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. THIS PATTERN
WILL PERSIST WELL INTO THE WEEKEND BEFORE RELAXING. SOME WEAK
RIDGING EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER SHORTWAVE ARRIVES.
THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOWED DIFFERENCES IN THE SURGE OF COLD AIR AT 850
MB. HOWEVER...THERE ARE SEVERAL CHANCES OF LATE SEASON FROST/FREEZE
WITH THE POTENTIAL HEADLINES BECAUSE OF NEAR FREEZING AND
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THIS COULD RESULT
IN DAMAGE TO TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION. SEVERAL FACTORS LIKE
CLOUDS AND MIXING/WINDS WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN HEADLINES ALONG WITH
LOCATIONS WHERE THE PROGRAM IS UNDER WAY.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 125 AM EDT MONDAY...
VFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES EXPECTED THROUGH 12Z/8AM. LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TODAY AND WILL PUSH
A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KNOTS. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS ALONG AND JUST
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE...HIGHER CONFIDENCE THAT KLYH AND KDAN WILL REMAIN DRY THAN
AT KROA.
CEILINGS WILL DROP TO NEAR 5K FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND MVFR
CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE SHOWERS. FOR NOW...HAVE LEFT VFR
CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
LOWER CONFIDENCE WITH HOW MUCH CEILINGS WILL DROP AT KLWB...KBCB AND
KBLF BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. HAVE KEPT TAF IN THE MVFR RANGE FOR NOW.
WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST THIS EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS 30 TO 35
KNOTS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD 12Z/8AM TUE. SOME SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT MONDAY. BY
TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...AND BRING IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN THAT
LINGERS INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE REGION AND THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
AS OF 400 PM EDT SUNDAY...
10-HR FUEL MOISTURES CONTINUING TO DROP...BUT OVERALL IN THE 6 TO
10 PERCENT RANGE AT MOST RAWS SITES. HOWEVER...ANOTHER 24 HOURS OF
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...NO PRECIPITATION...AND LOWER RH
VALUES AS A RESULT OF INCREASING WARM ADVECTION/MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES MONDAY...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ON THE INCREASE
ONCE AGAIN. PRECIPITATION...WHAT LITTLE THERE WILL BE...WILL NOT
ARRIVE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING.
THUS...AFTER COORDINATION WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES AND THE
NCFS/VAFS...WE HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE AN ENHANCED FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT FOR THE VA PIEDMONT AND ALL OF THE NC COUNTIES WITHIN
THE RNK CWA. RH VALUES ARE PROGGED TO BE 30 PERCENT OR LESS ALONG
AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. HOWEVER...WIND IS AN EVEN GREATER
CONCERN AHEAD OF THE NEXT CLIPPER...BECOMING WSW-W 15-20 MPH WITH
GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. VAFS NOTES THAT
THEY ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH WILDFIRES TODAY. LATER
SHIFTS WILL NEED TO DECIDE IF AREAS FURTHER WEST SHOULD BE
INCLUDED OR IF THERE IS A NEED TO UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
VAZ009-023-024-032>035.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
NCZ001-002-018.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RAB
NEAR TERM...PM/RAB
SHORT TERM...KK
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...AMS
FIRE WEATHER...RABHazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:44 PM EDT, 11 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 344 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 VAZ007-010>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-041100- TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- 344 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-023-024-032>035-041100- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- 344 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 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. 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. FREEZE WATCH. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ022-047-041100- ROANOKE-BUCKINGHAM- 344 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL 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. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043>046-058-059-041100- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 344 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:26 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 16 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 33 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.