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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 10, 2016, 3:28 AM EST for 23 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 11, 2016, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2016, 3:28 AM EST (08:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2016, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 30 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath 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, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery 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), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
777 WWUS41 KRNK 100828 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 328 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT... .VERY COLD AIR WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. MOISTURE COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS. IN ADDITION... WIND CHILLS WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WVZ042-043-101630- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 328 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ON WESTERN SLOPES...AND LESS THAN 2 INCHES FOR THE REST OF MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WEDNESDAY MORNING 10 TO 18. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 12 TO 22. LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 10. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE LATE TONIGHT. 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING... LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING...A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WVZ508-101630- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 328 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WEDNESDAY MORNING 7 TO 16. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 9 TO 19. LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 3. * WIND CHILLS...10 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING. 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING... LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING...A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-019-020-WVZ044-507-101630- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...UNION 328 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND INTO THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN SLOPES. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS OR BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS THIS MORNING 10 TO 20. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 7 TO THE TEENS. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE THIS MORNING...EXCEPT COLDER IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING... LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING...A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ013-014-016>018-022>024-101630- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 328 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG A WEST OF BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT FROM 7 TO THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
5 follow-up statements
456 WWUS41 KRNK 101754 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1254 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT... .VERY COLD AIR WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. MOISTURE COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS. IN ADDITION... WIND CHILLS WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WVZ042-043-110200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 1254 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ON WESTERN SLOPES...AND LESS THAN AN INCH FOR THE REST OF MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WEDNESDAY MORNING 10 TO 18. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 12 TO 22. LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 10. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE LATE TONIGHT. 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING... LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING...A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WVZ508-110200- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1254 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WEDNESDAY MORNING 7 TO 16. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 9 TO 19. LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 3. * WIND CHILLS...10 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING. 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING... LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING...A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-019-020-WVZ044-507-110200- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...UNION 1254 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND INTO THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY ON WESTERN SLOPES. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS OR BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS THIS MORNING 10 TO 20. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 7 TO THE TEENS. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE THIS MORNING...EXCEPT COLDER IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING... LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING...A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ013-014-016>018-022>024-110200- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1254 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG A WEST OF BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT FROM 7 TO THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RCS
389 WWUS41 KRNK 110132 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 832 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS... .VERY COLD AIR WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. MOISTURE COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS. IN ADDITION... WIND CHILLS WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WVZ042-043-110945- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 832 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ON WESTERN SLOPES...AND LESS THAN AN INCH FOR THE REST OF MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT AROUND 10. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF PROTECTION FROM THE COLD. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. && $$ WVZ508-110945- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 832 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT 0 TO 10 ABOVE. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-019-020-WVZ044-507-110945- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...UNION 832 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND INTO THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT 5 TO 15 ABOVE. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ013-014-016>018-022>024-110945- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.160211T0500Z-160211T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 832 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG A WEST OF BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT FROM 7 TO THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. && $$
767 WWUS41 KRNK 110948 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 448 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS... .VERY COLD AIR WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. MOISTURE COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS. IN ADDITION... WIND CHILLS WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO...TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WVZ508-111500- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.160211T1200Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 448 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7AM...FOLLOWED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7AM THROUGH 10AM... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 10 ABOVE. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ042-043-111500- /O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 448 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES...FOLLOWED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7AM THROUGH 10AM... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 10. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF PROTECTION FROM THE COLD. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-019-020-WVZ044-507-111500- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...UNION 448 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND INTO THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE IN NARROW BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ013-014-016>018-022>024-111500- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 448 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG A WEST OF BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 15. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. && $$ MBS
002 WWUS41 KRNK 111205 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 705 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-MORNING WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS...WINDING DOWN TO FLURRIES ELSEWHERE... ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH MID-MORNING... .VERY COLD AIR WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND. MOISTURE COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID-MORNING ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS. ELSEWHERE...CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING LESS FAVORABLE FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND THE ACTIVITY HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. IN ADDITION... WIND CHILLS WILL BE BELOW ZERO INTO MID-MORNING THIS MORNING. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT HAVE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. WVZ508-111500- /O.EXP.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 705 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXPIRED AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN TAPER TO FLURRIES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BRIEF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 10 ABOVE. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WVZ042-043-111500- /O.EXP.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 705 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXPIRED AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... * LOCATIONS...SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN TAPER TO FLURRIES. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN BRIEF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 15 ABOVE. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF PROTECTION FROM THE COLD. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-019-020-WVZ044-507-111500- /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...UNION 705 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...NORTH INTO THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND INTO THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 15 ABOVE. * WIND CHILLS...5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ013-014-016>018-022>024-111500- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 705 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...WIND CHILL READINGS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 6 BELOW. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES OF LESS THAN 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 18. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE KEPT WARM AS WELL. && $$ RAB
119 WWUS41 KRNK 111456 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 956 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING TO FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILLS TO SLOWLY RECOVER... WVZ508-111600- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 956 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY THIS AFTERNOON. UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES. WIND CHILLS SHOULD ALSO SLOWLY RISE AS WINDS DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES EDGE UP...BUT REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH EVEN A FEW BELOW ZERO READINGS PERSISTING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ WVZ042-043-111600- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 956 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING MAINLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES... SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY AN ADDITIONAL COATING TO ONE HALF INCH OF ADDED SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES. WIND CHILLS SHOULD ALSO SLOWLY RISE AS WINDS DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES EDGE UP...BUT REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MOST LOCATIONS. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ044-507-111600- /O.EXP.KRNK.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...UNION 956 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... WIND CHILL VALUES SHOULD SLOWLY RECOVER AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND WINDS DECREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER MANY LOCATIONS WILL SEE WIND CHILLS REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS...WITH ISOLATED SPOTS ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS REMAINING AT OR JUST BELOW ZERO. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Feb 9, 11:50 PM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 11:50 PM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1150 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG CYCLONE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS CENTERED
OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS FEATURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING EAST. WEAK UPPER LEVEL
IMPULSES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
RESULTING IN PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWER AND FLURRY ACTIVITY.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 1110 PM EST TUESDAY...
THE UPDATE LATE THIS EVENING SHOWS A GUSTIER WIND PER LATEST OBS
AND PASSAGE OF SHORTWAVE WITH SUBSIDENCE TAKING SHAPE. NOT
EXPECTING WINDS TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS BUT CLOSE TO 40 MPH IS
POSSIBLE...AND HAD ALREADY SEEN THAT AT GEV. SNOW SHOWER SHOULD
CONTINUE BUT LIGHTEN UP SOME AS VORT PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST.
ANOTHER ISSUE LATE TONIGHT IS WIND CHILLS. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OVER WV/SW VA AND NW NC SHOULD EXPERIENCE WIND CHILLS AT OR 5 TO
10 BELOW ZERO BY DAWN...WITH LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE 5 BELOW TO 5
ABOVE RANGE. THESE COLDER WIND CHILLS ARE ALREADY IN THE AREA
WHERE THE WINTER WX HEADLINES EXISTS...SO MENTIONED THEM IN THE
BODY OF THE WSW.
PREVIOUS EARLY EVENING DISCUSSION...
FORECAST PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK THIS EVENING WITH NARROW BANDS OF
MAINLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS PUSHING ACROSS THE NEW RIVER VALLEY WITH
FLURRIES AS FAR EAST AS THE FOOTHILLS.
UPPER VORT MOVING ACROSS EASTERN WV TRACKS ENE INTO NRN VA BY
DAWN. MAIN AXIS OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY SHIFTS TO OUR SOUTH
OVERNIGHT. SHOULD SEE MAINLY NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN WRN GREENBRIER AND
AN INCH OR TWO OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NC/FAR SW VA...DUSTING
TO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM LATE AFTERNOON...
THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL EDGE EASTWARD FROM THE OHIO VALLEY
THIS EVENING TO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION ON WEDNESDAY. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
DAY TOMORROW WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WESTERN SLOPES.
WHILE THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
CLOSED LOW...EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES WILL PIVOT OVER THE AREA BRING
LIGHT TO SOMETIMES MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS POSSIBLE
SPILLING OVER THE BLUE RIDGE OVERNIGHT. THE ONE SHORT WAVE AXIS
THAT CAN BE SEEN GENERATING BANDS OF PRECIP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND INTO GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION
TOMORROW. NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED NARROW BANDS OF SNOW
WILL COME ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THESE BANDS COULD DROP AN INCH
OR TWO OF SNOW WITHIN AN HOUR. TIMING AND LOCATION OF THESE BANDS
WILL BE DIFFICULT AS HIRES SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE HAVING TROUBLE
WITH SNOW EAST OF WESTERN SLOPES WITH THIS EVENT. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN GREENBRIER
TO 3-6 INCHES ALONG SLOPES OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. OUTSIDE OF THESE WESTERN SLOPES 1-3
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TO ABOUT AN HALF TO ONE INCH ACROSS THE NEW
RIVER VALLEY AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. THE SHORT WAVES ARE STRONG
ENOUGH TO CARRY SNOW EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WITH A DUSTING TO HALF
AN INCH POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND FLURRIES IN THE PIEDMONT.
WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN BREEZY AND GUSTY. MODERATE
PRESSURE RISES OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTY COULD BRING
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS
AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES WEDNESDAY
MORNING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWER TEENS
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. ACTUAL LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10F-
20F WEST TO LOWER 20S EAST. WITH ARCTIC AIR CONTINUING TO MOVE IN
TOMORROW...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY WARM INTO THE TEENS TO
LOWER 20S WEST AND 30S EAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM EST TUESDAY...
DEEP UPPER TROF OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH THURSDAY.
A CLOSED UPPER LOW WITH 500 MB HEIGHTS BELOW 500 DM OVER SOUTHEAST
CANADA WILL KEEP PERSISTENT NORTHWEST JET OVER THE AREA INTO
SATURDAY. VORTICITY ADVECTION AND COLDEST AIR ALOFT MOVE NORTHEAST
OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 4KM AND 12KM NAM AS
WELL AS THE GFS SUGGEST SOME BIG BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER...EVEN
OVER THE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. BUT MAY TAKE UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY
FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TO SEE THE CLEARING.
CLIPPER TYPE SHORT WAVE ON THE WESTERN WIDE OF THE DEEP TROUGH
TRACKS FROM MISSOURI INTO THE CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY. STILL SOME
DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS WITH THE TIMING AND POSITION OF THIS
WAVE AND WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT OF PRECIPITATION. VERY COLD 850 MB
AIR IN THE -18 TO -20 RANGE OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS
MORNING WILL REACH THE COUNTY WARNING AREA BY THURSDAY MORNING.
AFTER THE SHORT WAVE GOES BY ON FRIDAY...EVEN COLDER AIR AT 850
MB ADVECTS INTO THE AREA...ALTHOUGH ECMWF 00Z RUN NOT AS COLD AS
00Z/08 RUN. LOW LEVEL JET ALSO PICKS UP TO AROUND 40 KNOTS ON
FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION IN THE FAVORED
WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM EST TUESDAY...
BOTH THE ECMWF AND THE 12Z GFS HAVE 850 MB TEMPERATURES DROPPING
INTO THE -22 TO -24 RANGE SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE UPPER TROF
MOVES NORTHEAST LATE THIS WEEKEND WITH WEAK 500 MB RIDGING OVER
THE MID ATLANTIC STATES SUNDAY. MODELS THEN HAVE THE NEXT SHORT
WAVE TROF REACHING THE AREA FOR MONDAY. THIS SHORT WAVE WILL BRING
DEEPER MOISTURE...STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION...AND A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION BACK INTO THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY. AT THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL REACH THE COUNTY
WARNING AREA ON SUNDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 1145 PM EST TUESDAY...
KEEPING WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST THINKING OF MVFR TO AT TIMES IFR IN
BLF WITH SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES GETTING MODERATE TO HEAVY. SEEMS
LWB/BCB WILL STAY MVFR...WITH BCB GOING VFR AFTER 12Z WED. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE WRN SLOPES BUT A FLURRY OR
LIGHT SNOW SHOWER COULD BREACH THE NEW RVR VALLEY THROUGH MID
MORNING.
WINDS WILL STAY GUSTY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OUT OF THE WNW AT 10 TO
15 KTS WITH GUSTS EXPECTED OVER 20 KTS AT LEAST INTO ROA/BCB
DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. WINDS MAY WEAKEN AT TIMES WED EVENING.
EXPECT VFR ROA EAST...WITH SKIES BKN V SCT THIS MORNING THEN
CLEARING OUT MORE BY DAYS END.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SUB-VFR SHOULD BECOME MORE CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
SLOPES INTO THURSDAY WITH PRIMARY AREA OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS
CONFINED TO THE WEST...UPSLOPE...SIDE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.
THIS WILL PRIMARILY IMPACT KBLF/KLWB WITH MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EAST
OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN VA/NC.
CONDITIONS SHOULD BRIEFLY RETURN TO MAINLY VFR THURSDAY NIGHT AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND MOISTURE DECREASES.
ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM POSES TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SUB-VFR CONDITIONS TO THE WEST.
VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND...PRIOR TO THE
ARRIVAL OF AN ADDITIONAL WEATHER SYSTEM...BRINGING THE THREAT FOR
SUB VFR CONDITIONS AGAIN MONDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR VAZ007-
009>012-015-019-020.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ001-018.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR WVZ042>044-
507.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR WVZ043-508.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RCS
NEAR TERM...RCS/WP
SHORT TERM...AMS
LONG TERM...AMS
AVIATION...JM/RCS/WPHazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 5:41 AM EST, 21 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 541 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 WVZ043-508-101045- SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- 541 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ042-101045- MERCER- 541 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN SLOPES UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN SLOPES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN SLOPES UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>012-015-019-020-WVZ044-507-101045- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-GRAYSON-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- 541 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ002-VAZ013-014-016>018-022>024-101045- ALLEGHANY NC-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- 541 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-101045- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 541 AM EST TUE FEB 9 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. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 9, 10:37 PM EST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1037 PM EST TUE FEB 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 PM SNOW 2 ESE BLUEFIELD 37.26N 81.19W
02/09/2016 M4.0 INCH MERCER WV BROADCAST MEDIA
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1600998
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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.