Alert archive / North Carolina / Freeze Warnings in 2016
Freeze Warning 6, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this freeze warning at Apr 7, 2016, 3:36 PM EDT for Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Smyth County, Virginia. It took effect at Apr 8, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report 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 7, 2016, 3:36 PM EDT (19:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Smyth County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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 8, 3:30 AM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | Beech Mountain, NC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
353 WWUS71 KRNK 071936 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 336 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL EARLY EVENING... ...ANOTHER FREEZE TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND FREEZING. NCZ001-018-080345- /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE 336 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 27 TO 32. * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS UNTIL 8 PM TODAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES 2 AM UNTIL 10 AM. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME SMALLER TREES AND LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF MORE THAN 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ009-080345- /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 336 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...28 TO 32. * TIMING...2AM UNTIL 10AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL BE KILLED IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ015-080000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/ GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY 336 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME SMALLER TREES AND LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF MORE THAN 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
845 WWUS71 KRNK 072334 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 734 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING... ...ANOTHER FREEZE TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND FREEZING. NCZ001-018-080745- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE 734 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 27 TO 32. * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES 2 AM UNTIL 10 AM. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ015-080045- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160408T0000Z/ GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY 734 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER GUSTS TO 40 MPH COULD STILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE SPEEDS SUBSIDE EVEN MORE BY MIDNIGHT. $$ VAZ009-080745- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 734 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...28 TO 32. * TIMING...2AM UNTIL 10AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL BE KILLED IF LEFT EXPOSED TO THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
908 WWUS71 KRNK 080126 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 926 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...ANOTHER FREEZE OVERNIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .COLDER AIR PUSHING INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO BELOW FREEZING RESULTING IN A WIDESPREAD FREEZE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NCZ001-018-VAZ009-080930- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.160408T0600Z-160408T1400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION 926 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...LOWS 27 TO 32. * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES 2 AM UNTIL 10 AM. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
145 WWUS71 KRNK 080912 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 512 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY COLD WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND A SURGE OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY APRIL THAT ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 50 MPH ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH EXPECTED ELSEWHERE WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY EVENING. EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING GENERALLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. BY SUNDAY MORNING...A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WITH SOME LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WITH MOSTLY 20 TO 25 ELSEWHERE. NCZ001-018-082000- /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160408T1400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE 512 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S THIS MORNING...MID TO UPPER 20S SATURDAY MORNING...18 TO 22 SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES 2 AM UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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 HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ009-082000- /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160408T1400Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 512 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S THIS MORNING...MID TO UPPER 20S SATURDAY MORNING...AND 19 TO 22 SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES UNTIL NEAR 10 AM THIS MORNING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ002-082000- /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ ALLEGHANY NC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARTA 512 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S SATURDAY MORNING...THEN 20 TO 24 SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 4O TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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 HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ022>024-082000- /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 512 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...ROANOKE...BOTETOURT...AND ROCKBRIDGE COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S SATURDAY MORNING...THEN 20 TO 25 SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ015-082000- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY 512 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-082000- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 512 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25 LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FREEZING TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ007-010>014-016>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-082000- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 512 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AS WELL AS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-082000- /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ 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 512 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ RAB
209 WWUS71 KRNK 081142 CCA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 742 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY COLD WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND A SURGE OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY APRIL THAT ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 50 MPH ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH EXPECTED ELSEWHERE WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY EVENING. EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING GENERALLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. BY SUNDAY MORNING...A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WITH SOME LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WITH MOSTLY 20 TO 25 ELSEWHERE. NCZ001-018-082345- /O.COR.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.HW.W.0003.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160408T1400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE 742 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S THIS MORNING...MID TO UPPER 20S SATURDAY MORNING...18 TO 22 SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES 2 AM UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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 HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ009-082345- /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160408T1400Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 742 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S THIS MORNING...MID TO UPPER 20S SATURDAY MORNING...AND 19 TO 22 SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES UNTIL NEAR 10 AM THIS MORNING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ002-082345- /O.COR.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.HW.W.0003.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.COR.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ ALLEGHANY NC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARTA 742 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S SATURDAY MORNING...THEN 20 TO 24 SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 58 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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 HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ022>024-082345- /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 742 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...ROANOKE...BOTETOURT...AND ROCKBRIDGE COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S SATURDAY MORNING...THEN 20 TO 25 SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ015-082345- /O.COR.KRNK.HW.W.0003.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY 742 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-082345- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 742 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25 LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FREEZING TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ007-010>014-016>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-082345- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 742 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AS WELL AS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-082345- /O.NEW.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ 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 742 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ RAB
535 WWUS71 KRNK 081357 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 957 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND A SURGE OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY APRIL THAT ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GUST OVER 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH EXPECTED ELSEWHERE WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY EVENING. EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING GENERALLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. BY SUNDAY MORNING...A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WITH SOME LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WITH MOSTLY 20 TO 25 ELSEWHERE. NCZ001-018-082200- /O.EXP.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160408T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE 957 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER 20S SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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 HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ009-082200- /O.EXP.KRNK.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160408T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 957 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S FRIDAY NIGHT. IN THE LOWER 20S SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS...SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TIMING...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...AND SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ002-082200- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ ALLEGHANY NC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARTA 957 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S FRIDAY NIGHT. IN THE LOWER 20S SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ022>024-082200- /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0007.160409T0400Z-160409T1400Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 957 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ROANOKE...BOTETOURT...AND ROCKBRIDGE COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S FRIDAY NIGHT. IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ015-082200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY 957 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS AND OTHER HIGHER RIDGES OF GRAYSON COUNTY. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-082200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 957 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FREEZING TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 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. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ007-010>014-016>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-082200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0010.160409T0600Z-160409T2200Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 957 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AS WELL AS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES AND WILL BE A HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH- SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-082200- /O.CON.KRNK.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/ 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 957 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT VEGETATION. ANY EXPOSED CROPS OR FLOWERS WILL BE KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
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 7, 2:51 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 2:51 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 251 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS US THIS AFTERNOON. AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES ON FRIDAY...SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL PROVIDE COLDER AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 1050 AM EDT THURSDAY... SHOWERS STARTING TO FEED INTO THE SE WV MTNS AND ADJACENT ALLEGHANYS THIS MORNING...AS THE FRONT APPROACHES FROM KENTUCKY. SATELLITE SHOWING CLEAR/SUNNY SKIES OVER THE SOUTHEAST WHICH WILL HELP BOOST TEMPS HERE...BUT HAVE NOT CHANGED THE FORECAST AS PREVIOUS LOOKED ON TARGET. THIS WILL HELP DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS SOMEWHAT BEFORE CLOUDS SPREAD INTO THE REGION MIDDAY/EARLY AFTERNOON. SINCE WE ARE GETTING UNDER THE COOL POOL WITH UPPER TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THERE COULD BE SOME LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE NRN CWA FROM LEWISBURG OVER TO LYNCHBURG. BEST CONCENTRATION OF SHOWER COVERAGE WILL BE INTO SE WV AND THE ALLEGHANYS. THE WEST FLOW AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS ACTS TO HINDER THE SHOWERS EAST...BUT STILL SOME SCATTERED COVERAGE POSSIBLE GIVEN STRENGTHEN OF THE UPPER VORT PASSING ACROSS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NO OTHER CHANGES WITH THE WIND HEADLINES. PREVIOUS MID MORNING DISCUSSION... LATEST MODELS SUGGESTING HIGHER WINDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH 45+KT 8H JET MOVING ACROSS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS MIXING UP TO THE INVERSION WILL BRING GUSTS AT LEAST TO ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES OF NC INTO FAR SW VA. THEREFORE...WIND ADVISORY FOR ASHE/WATAUGA NC AND GRAYSON VA WAS ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON. HINDERING FACTOR WILL BE CLOUD COVER. SOME HIGHER GUSTS ALSO OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SE WV TO THE ALLEGHANYS/NEW RIVER VALLEY POSSIBLE THOUGH SHOULD BE JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. NO OTHER CHANGES MADE TO THIS UPDATE. PREVIOUS MORNING DISCUSSION... RAIN SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE CROSSING OVER THE BLUE RIDGE AT THIS HOUR. ANOTHER LINE OF RAIN SHOWERS LINGERS JUST WEST OF THE CWA...AND THIS LINE APPEARS TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD DEPART FROM THE MID ATLANTIC NEAR MIDDAY ON THURSDAY. CLOUDY SKIES SHOULD LINGER FOR A WHILE LONGER...BUT THERE COULD BE SOME PARTIAL CLEARING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE PIEDMONT. SINCE THERE MAY NOT BE MUCH OF ANY SUNSHINE TODAY ALONG WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 20-30 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE KEPT A LITTLE COOLER THAN MOS GUIDANCE. ONLY HIGHS IN THE 50S ARE EXPECTED WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WHILE LOWER 60S ARE PROJECTED IN THE PIEDMONT. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL TAKE CONTROL OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES TONIGHT...WHICH MEANS COLDER AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR A WHILE. A SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCE ROTATING ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THIS TROUGH...SHOULD PROVIDE ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP TOWARD THE FREEZING MARK...AND ALLOW THE RAIN SHOWERS TO TRANSITION TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH MOST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...THERE COULD BE AN INCH OR TWO IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. ELSEWHERE...THE PIEDMONT SHOULD REMAIN DRY WITH LOWS DIPPING INTO THE MID 30S. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 250 PM EDT THURSDAY... A DEEP UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS OUR REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST SUNDAY AND REACH THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN SUNDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS OUR REGION...KEEPING AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN...ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS. IN GENERAL...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WITH PERIODS OF CLOUDS AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS DEPENDING ON TIMING OF SHORTWAVES. AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE ROTATES EAST ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED BY THE WARM GROUND...GENERALLY AMOUNTS FROM A COATING TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY WESTERN GREENBRIER AND PERHAPS WESTERN GRAYSON. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY APPROACHING HIGH WIND CRITERIA IN A FEW OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. BECAUSE OF LATER TIMING OF WIND POTENTIAL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL MENTION IN HWO. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE WELL BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. IN THE EAST...LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. FREEZE HEADLINES FOR THOSE COUNTIES ALREADY IN THE GROWING SEASON WILL ALSO BE NEEDED. ATTM...WITH OTHER HEADLINES OUT FOR TONIGHT WILL MENTION IN HWO. SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL VARY FROM THE MID 20S IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 40S IN THE PIEDMONT. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS FROM A COATING TO 2 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...THE ARCTIC/CANADIAN HIGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE REGION WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES...A GOOD 15-20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGH CENTER WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SUNDAY NIGHT. ALL OF THE COUNTIES WHERE THE FREEZE WARNINGS ARE TURNED ON WILL REQUIRE A FREEZE HEADLINES. MENTION OF COLD AND FREEZE POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE IN HWO. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 250 PM EDT THURSDAY... MONDAY WILL FEATURE TWO MAIN SYSTEMS. FIRST...LOW PRESSURE WHICH DEVELOPS AROUND ARKANSAS AND LIFTS NORTHWARD ALONG WITH A WARM FRONT. THE SECOND SYSTEM IS A COLD FRONT AND SHORTWAVE WHICH TRAVELS INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST BY LATE MONDAY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY IN THE WEST. RAIN WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING...THERE MAY BE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOW END CAPE/INSTABILITY INDICATED. ELECTED TO ADD THE MENTION ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. BEYOND TUESDAY NIGHT...MEDIUM RANGE SOLUTIONS DIFFER WITH THE SERIES OF PERTURBATIONS AND TIMING. THE 00Z ECMWF CLOSES OFF A LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF...WHILE THE GFS WAS MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH LOW IN SOUTHEAST. THE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE SOUTHEAST LOW PRESSURE WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN OUR FORECAST. TEMPERATURES WILL LARGELY BE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...ALBEIT A MINOR COOLING CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE TUESDAY. DETAILS ABOUT THE END OF THE WEEK WILL BE CLEARER WITH TIME. && .AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 145 PM EDT THURSDAY... WIND WILL BE THE MAIN AVIATION ISSUE THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25KTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40KTS MAINLY BLF. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AROUND MAINLY NORTH OF A BLF-BCB-LYH LINE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BRING A BRIEF STRONGER WIND GUST AND TRIED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS AT TIMES IN THE TERMINALS LIKE BLF/LWB/BCB. EXPECT MVFR CIGS AT TIMES IN THE WEST AND VFR ROANOKE EAST. CIGS MAY TOUCH HIGH END MVFR TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON AT ROA/LYH IF SHOWERS INCREASE...BUT SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED. AS COLD AIR MOVES IN LATE TONIGHT A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD AFFECT BLF/LWB BUT MAINLY FLURRIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER 00Z...BUT STAY 10 TO 15KTS GUSTS TO 20-25KTS MOST OF THE NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOWER CIGS AROUND 1500-2500 FT IN THE MTNS LATER THIS AFTERNOON WILL EITHER SCATTER OUT OR RISE TO VFR BY 12Z FRIDAY. CONFIDENCE HIGH IN THE WINDS AND MEDIUM IN VSBYS/CIGS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHOULD RESIDE OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES DURING FRIDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...SEVERAL SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THIS TROUGH MAY BRING PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ALONG WITH RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN TO PROVIDE VFR CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BY TUESDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND LOWER CIGS TO THE AREA. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ015. NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ001-018. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...PW/WP NEAR TERM...PW/WP SHORT TERM...KK LONG TERM...KK AVIATION...RAB/WP
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 9:26 AM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 926 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 WVZ508-081330- WESTERN GREENBRIER- 926 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD REACH LOW END ADVISORY CRITERIA OF THREE INCHES BY SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ009-081330- SMYTH- 926 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEST WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS GUSTS OF 45-50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A LIGHT FREEZE APPEARS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT FRIDAY...EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A HARD FREEZE LIKELY BOTH MORNINGS. A FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR EACH OF THESE MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-081330- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 926 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE IS ANTICIPATED BY SUNDAY MORNING IN MOST AREAS...WHICH WILL REQUIRE A FREEZE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ002-VAZ007-010>014-016>020-WVZ042>044-507-081330- ALLEGHANY NC-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER- 926 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEST WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-081330- ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- 926 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS GUSTS OF 45-50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A LIGHT FREEZE APPEARS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT FRIDAY...EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH A HARD FREEZE LIKELY BOTH MORNINGS. A FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR EACH OF THESE MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 7, 10:44 AM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1044 AM EDT THU APR 07 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1034 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E NARROWS 37.33N 80.79W
04/02/2016 GILES VA NWS EMPLOYEE
A COUPLE OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ON FLETCHERS MOUNTAIN ROAD.
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HYSELLSpecial weather statement, Apr 7, 1:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 146 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 NCZ002-VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-072100- ALLEGHANY NC-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 146 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... EXPECT SOME SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. MOST OF THE TIME...WINDS WILL BE 15 T0 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH. THOSE TRAVELING OR WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE SUDDEN GUSTS. GUSTS THIS HIGH COULD SNAP A FEW LIMBS OFF TREES. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY 8PM.
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 2:45 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
245 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016
WVZ507-508-071915-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
245 PM EDT THU APR 7 2016
...A SHOWER WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY...
AT 244 PM EDT...A SHOWER WAS OVER QUINWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE SHOWER MAY INTENSIFY TO A THUNDERSTORM.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
SHOWER.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
QUINWOOD...
ANJEAN...
DUO...
LEONARD...
AND TROUT.
LAT...LON 3800 8034 3801 8077 3808 8077 3809 8074
3808 8071 3811 8067 3818 8038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 262DEG 36KT 3805 8074
DSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 5:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 57 min |
| Apr 7, 9:21 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 11 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, City of Lynchburg | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Lynchburg and 2 more | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 37 min |
| Apr 7, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 17 min |
| Apr 7, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.