Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Apr 2, 2016, 5:13 AM EDT for 27 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Apr 2, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 58 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2016, 5:13 AM EDT (09:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2016, 6:07 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 36 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Cornwall, VA | TREE DOWN ON SOUTH RIVER ROAD |
| Apr 2, 7:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Glasgow, VA | TREE DOWN ON FORGE ROAD |
| Apr 2, 7:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amherst, VA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Apr 2, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Covington City, VA | NUMEORUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Apr 2, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Jewell Ridge, VA | TREES DOWN |
| Apr 2, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Tazewell, VA | TREE DOWN |
| Apr 2, 8:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pounding Mill, VA | TREES DOWN |
| Apr 2, 8:27 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Nw Alvon, WV | |
| Apr 2, 8:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Union, WV | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN UNION. |
| Apr 2, 8:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Nnw Todd, NC | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS A MEASURED WIND GUST OF 58 MILES PER HOUR. |
| Apr 2, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Indian Mills, WV | 911 CALL CENTER REPORTS A POWERLINE DOWNED BY STRONG WIND ALONG INDIAN MILLS ROAD IN THE FOREST HILL AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BY WIND GUSTS AND OTHER NEARBY REPORTS. |
| Apr 2, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Fries, VA | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS TWO HEALTHY TREES DOWN ON THEIR PROPERTY...INCLUDING A 78INCH DIAMETER APPLE TREE. |
| Apr 2, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Rupert, WV | 911 CALL CENTER REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG MILLER ROAD NEAR SMOOT, WV. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 2, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Alderson, WV | 911 CALL CENTER REPORTS A TREE DOWN DUE TO HIGH WINDS ALONG WAYSIDE CREAMERY ROAD NEAR THE CITY OF ALDERSON. TIME ESTIMATED BY WIND GUSTS + OTHER NEARBY REPORTS. |
| Apr 2, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pulaski, VA | THE PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH THE NIGHT. |
| Apr 2, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wytheville, VA | THE WYTHE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH THE NIGHT. |
| Apr 2, 9:24 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 4 Ne Blacksburg, VA | |
| Apr 2, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Blacksburg, VA | LARGE TREE SPLIT JUST OFF SOUTHGATE DRIVE ON CAMPUS OF VIRGINIA TECH. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 2, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Eagle Rock, VA | TREES DOWN |
| Apr 2, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Jefferson, NC | SOME SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A ROOF. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 2, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Troutville, VA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY |
| Apr 2, 9:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Troutville, VA | TREES DOWN |
| Apr 2, 9:33 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 2 Ene Baldwin, NC | |
| Apr 2, 9:34 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | West Jefferson, NC | |
| Apr 2, 9:40 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Jefferson, NC | |
| Apr 2, 9:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Meat Camp, NC | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 2, 10:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Glade Valley, NC | MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IN ALLEGHANY, NC. TWO TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 21 NEAR CHERRY LANE. TIME ESTIMATED BY OTHER NEARBY REPORTS. |
| Apr 2, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Galax City, VA | REPORTS OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS CAROLL AND GRAYSON COUNTIES. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Apr 2, 10:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bedford, VA | THE BEDFORD COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH THE NIGHT. A FEW POWERLINES WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN. |
| Apr 2, 10:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Roanoke, VA | THE ROANOKE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH THE NIGHT. |
| Apr 2, 10:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Jefferson, NC | |
| Apr 2, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Floyd, VA | THE FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH THE NIGHT. |
| Apr 2, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rocky Mount, VA | THE FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH THE NIGHT. |
| Apr 2, 10:34 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Narrows, VA | A COUPLE OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ON FLETCHERS MOUNTAIN ROAD. |
| Apr 2, 10:35 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ese Boone, NC | |
| Apr 2, 10:39 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | West Jefferson, NC | |
| Apr 2, 10:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stuart, VA | THE PATRICK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH THE NIGHT. |
| Apr 2, 10:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ese Boone, NC | |
| Apr 2, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Matoaka, WV | FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS TREES DOWN ALONG MOUNT OLIVE ROAD NEAR ROCK, WV. ADDITIONAL TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY ALONG ROUTE 10. |
| Apr 2, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dobson, NC | THE SURRY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN THROUGH THE NIGHT. |
| Apr 2, 11:05 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Wnw Boomer, NC | |
| Apr 2, 11:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Marion/Wytheville, VA | |
| Apr 2, 11:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Ingalls Field, VA | |
| Apr 3, 12:05 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Wnw Boomer, NC | |
| Apr 3, 12:12 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Nw Alvon, WV | |
| Apr 3, 12:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Marion/Wytheville, VA | |
| Apr 3, 12:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Ese Boone, NC | |
| Apr 3, 12:51 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Wnw Boomer, NC | |
| Apr 3, 12:55 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Galax Hillsville, VA | |
| Apr 3, 12:55 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Ingalls Field, VA | |
| Apr 3, 1:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ceres, VA | TREE DOWN |
| Apr 3, 1:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mechanicsburg, VA | TREE DOWN |
| Apr 3, 1:15 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Marion/Wytheville, VA | |
| Apr 3, 1:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 Ese Boone, NC | |
| Apr 3, 2:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 1 Ese Boone, NC | |
| Apr 3, 3:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ese Boone, NC | |
| Apr 3, 4:35 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Ingalls Field, VA | |
| Apr 3, 5:30 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne New Castle, VA | TREES DOWN ON ROUTES 311 AND 615 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1574 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
284 WWUS71 KRNK 020913 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. VAZ022-023-033-034-022030- /O.CAN.KRNK.FZ.A.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...FROM THE FOOTHILLS TO WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE ROANOKE VALLEY. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-022030- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.FZ.A.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE...AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER 2AM. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ007-010>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-022030- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING I-77 THOUGH FANCY GAP. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032-022030- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING I-77. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-022030- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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066 WWUS71 KRNK 021348 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 948 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY... BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-022200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 948 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE... AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER 2AM. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>020-022-023-032>034-WVZ042>044-507-508- 022200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 948 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...TO INCLUDE THE FOOTHILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-022200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 948 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCS
047 WWUS71 KRNK 022002 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 402 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT... BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-030415- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 402 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE...AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER 2AM. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>020-022-023-032>034-WVZ042>044-507-508- 030415- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 402 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...TO INCLUDE THE FOOTHILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-030415- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 402 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCS
513 WWUS71 KRNK 030356 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1156 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT... BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-031200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 1156 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE... AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER 2AM. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>020-022-023-032>034-WVZ042>044-507-508- 031200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 1156 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...TO INCLUDE THE FOOTHILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-031200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1156 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND MAY BRING DOWN TREES LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MBS
351 WWUS71 KRNK 031007 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 607 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT... BRINGING IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-024-035-031400- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 607 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ROCKBRIDGE...AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S AROUND 7AM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. BY 11AM ANY WIND GUSTS WILL BE LESS THAN 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE...SINCE KEEPING PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS DOWNED TRESS AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-010>020-022-023-032>034-WVZ042>044-507-508- 031115- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD... DUO...RAINELLE 607 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. BY 11AM ANY WIND GUSTS WILL BE LESS THAN 30 MPH. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS DOWNED TRESS AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-031115- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 607 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. BY 11AM ANY WIND GUSTS WILL BE LESS THAN 20 MPH. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS DOWNED TRESS AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 5:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, Smyth, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 29 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 4 more | 25 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.