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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Feb 12, 2016, 9:06 PM EST for Tazewell County, Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 114 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2016, 9:06 PM EST (02:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2016, 11:00 PM EST
- In force
- 114 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Tazewell County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Feb 12, 7:48 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 7:48 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 2:51 PM EST, 6 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 251 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 WVZ508-132000- WESTERN GREENBRIER- 251 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING. THERE IS AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR A WINTER STORM IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD. PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DISRUPTION TO TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-132000- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- 251 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THERE IS AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR A WINTER STORM IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD. PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DISRUPTION TO TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507-132000- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- 251 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THERE IS AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR A WINTER STORM IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD. PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DISRUPTION TO TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-132000- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 251 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR A WINTER STORM IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD. PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DISRUPTION TO TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ002-132000- ALLEGHANY NC- 251 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THERE IS AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR A WINTER STORM IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD. PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DISRUPTION TO TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 12, 9:06 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
906 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016
VAZ007-WVZ042>044-507-508-130400-
TAZEWELL-EASTERN GREENBRIER-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER-MERCER-MONROE-
906 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016
...A LINE OF INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT
TAZEWELL...SUMMERS...GREENBRIER...MERCER AND MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 900 PM EST...A LINE OF INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS WAS LOCATED NEAR
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS LINE
SHOULD REACH SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA
BETWEEN 10 PM AND 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR ANY FURTHER UPDATES.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF SNOW
SHOWERS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLUEFIELD...
PRINCETON...
RICHLANDS...
TAZEWELL...
AND LEWISBURG.
THIS INCLUDES THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIRGROUNDS AND MERCER COUNTY
AIRPORT.
VISIBILITIES WILL DROP QUICKLY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN THIS LINE OF
SNOW SHOWERS.
USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS LINE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK
ROADS ARE LIKELY TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL
UNTIL THE SQUALL PASSES YOUR LOCATION.
LAT...LON 3805 8026 3806 7996 3775 8026 3751 8030
3744 8082 3749 8082 3730 8093 3722 8128
3709 8127 3696 8178 3715 8190 3727 8142
3758 8119 3768 8088 3806 8080 3810 8088
3808 8071 3827 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 319DEG 24KT 3889 8123 3781 8256
PWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 14 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.