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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 12, 2016, 4:42 AM EST for 4 counties in West Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 27 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Feb 12, 2016, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2016, 4:42 AM EST (09:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2016, 11:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2016, 4:58 AM EST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 34 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga 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), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:46 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 1806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
386 WWUS41 KRNK 120942 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 442 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS TO AFFECT THE REGION... .MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE FAR WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE VERY COLD AIR COMBINES WITH THE WIND...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE TONIGHT THOROUGH SUNDAY. WVZ508-121800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.W.0001.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.160212T1700Z-160213T1200Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... STARTING TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-121800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.160212T1700Z-160213T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 442 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF VIRGINIA...TO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VERY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... STARTING TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507-121800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION 442 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH... STARTING TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. 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. && $$ MBS
8 follow-up statements
215 WWUS41 KRNK 121526 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1026 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS TO AFFECT THE REGION... .MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE FAR WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE VERY COLD AIR COMBINES WITH THE WIND...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE TONIGHT THOROUGH SUNDAY. WVZ508-122330- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.160212T1700Z-160213T1200Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1026 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... STARTING TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-122330- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.160212T1700Z-160213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 1026 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF VIRGINIA...TO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VERY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH... STARTING TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507-122330- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION 1026 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...STARTING TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
530 WWUS41 KRNK 121939 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 239 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS TO AFFECT THE REGION... .MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE COLD NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WITH ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE FAR WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE VERY COLD AIR COMBINES WITH THE WIND...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WVZ508-130345- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 239 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... STARTING TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-130345- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 239 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF VIRGINIA...TO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. VERY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH...LOCALLY HIGHER ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507-130345- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION 239 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. 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. && $$
976 WWUS41 KRNK 130319 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1019 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS... .BITTER COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE QUICK BURSTS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH RATES OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. AS THE VERY COLD AIR COMBINES WITH THE WIND...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WVZ508-131100- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1019 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-131100- /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 1019 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF VIRGINIA...TO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. VERY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH... LOCALLY HIGHER ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 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. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507-131100- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.160213T0400Z-160214T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION 1019 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
427 WWUS41 KRNK 130906 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 406 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS... .BITTER COLD AIR WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE QUICK BURSTS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH RATES OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES THIS MORNING. VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND...WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WVZ508-131715- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 406 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH 7AM. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OR WIND DAMAGE 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-131715- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 406 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF VIRGINIA...TO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER INCH. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING OFF THIS MORNING. VERY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING SLICK ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH...LOCALLY HIGHER ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507-131715- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION 406 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. 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. && $$
904 WWUS41 KRNK 131206 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 706 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS... .BITTER COLD AIR WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD...THUS EVEN WITH DIMINISHING WINDS...WINDS CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUSLY LOW. THE SNOW SHOWERS THAT EARLIER MOVED ACROSS THE REGION HAVE GENERALLY ENDED. ONLY FLURRIES OR AN OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY AT THIS TIME...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. IN AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW REMAINS ON THE GROUND...THERE WILL BE BLOWING SNOW. WVZ508-132015- /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 706 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. BLOWING SNOW MAY IMPACT SOME ROADWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 11 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-132015- /O.EXP.KRNK.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX 706 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES FROM SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE OF VIRGINIA...TO THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW. * TIMING...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. BLOWING SNOW MAY IMPACT SOME ROADWAYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...3 TO 17 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OR WIND DAMAGE 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. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507-132015- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION 706 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 22 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RAB
632 WWUS41 KRNK 131930 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 230 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .BITTER COLD AIR WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY... BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD...THUS EVEN WITH DIMINISHING WINDS...WINDS CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUSLY LOW. ANOTHER DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL START TO AFFECT THE REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW...FOLLOWED BY A WINTRY MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. WVZ508-140330- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 230 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS INTO EARLY SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY SNOW...SLEET AND SOME LIGHT ICING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY EVENING...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH... DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 11 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OR WIND DAMAGE 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-140330- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- MERCER-SUMMERS-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...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 230 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ALONG WITH A TENTH OR TWO OF ICE. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. SNOW...SLEET AND AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY EVENING...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 22 ABOVE. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VAZ022>024-032>035-140330- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 230 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ONE TO TWO TENTHS INCH OF ICE. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SNOW ALONG WITH A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 22 ABOVE. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VAZ045>047-140330- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1700Z/ CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 230 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS AND 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043-044-058-059-140330- /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 230 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
344 WWUS41 KRNK 140401 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1101 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO EARLY SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .BITTER COLD AIR WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY... BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD...THUS EVEN WITH DIMINISHING WINDS...WINDS CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUSLY LOW. ANOTHER DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL START TO AFFECT THE REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW...FOLLOWED BY A WINTRY MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. WVZ508-141215- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1101 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS INTO EARLY SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY SNOW...SLEET AND SOME LIGHT ICING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY EVENING...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH... DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW TO 11 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-141215- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- MERCER-SUMMERS-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...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 1101 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ALONG WITH A TENTH OR TWO OF ICE. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. SNOW...SLEET AND AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY EVENING...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 22 ABOVE. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VAZ022>024-032>035-141215- /O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1700Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 1101 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. ONE TO TWO TENTHS INCH OF ICE. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SNOW ALONG WITH A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * IMPACTS...VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 22 ABOVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VAZ045>047-141215- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1700Z/ CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 1101 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS AND 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043-044-058-059-141215- /O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1101 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
121 WWUS41 KRNK 140958 WSWRNK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 458 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING... .A BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS HAD SETTLED OVER THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE...A SERIES OF STRONG UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL TRACK TOWARD THE REGION FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND MONDAY BRINGING A VARIETY OF WINTER PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. LOOK FOR MOSTLY SNOW TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...THEN A WINTRY MIX MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS WARMER AIR BEGINS TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ARE LIKELY. WVZ508-142000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- 458 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/10 INCH. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...BECOMING MIXED WITH OR CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY EVENING AND MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS TODAY...TEENS AND 20S MONDAY...RISING INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S BY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO PERHAPS IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... WATER...AND A BLANKET IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-142000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- MERCER-SUMMERS-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...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...UNION 458 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/10 INCH. * LOCATIONS...AREAS OF VIRGINIA...WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...BECOMING MIXED WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS INTO THE LOWER AND MID 20S TODAY...TEENS AND 20S MONDAY...RISING INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S BY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO PERHAPS IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... WATER...AND A BLANKET IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ022>024-142000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 458 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/10 INCH. * LOCATIONS...ROANOKE AND THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...BECOMING MIXED WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS AND 20S TODAY...MOSTLY 20S MONDAY...RISING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S BY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO PERHAPS IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... WATER...AND A BLANKET IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ VAZ032>035-142000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 458 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO-TENTHS INCH OR LESS. * LOCATIONS...NEAR AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...BECOMING MIXED WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING CONTINUING INTO MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS MORNING INTO THE 20S BY AFTERNOON...TEENS INTO THE 20S MONDAY...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S BY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO PERHAPS IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... WATER...AND A BLANKET IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-142000- /O.UPG.KRNK.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WS.W.0003.160214T2100Z-160216T1700Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 458 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO PERHAPS IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... WATER...AND A BLANKET IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...BECOMING MIXED WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT...THEN CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/10 INCH. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS BY MID-EVENING CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...FREEZING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT...AND THEN CHANGING TO ALL RAIN TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS THIS MORNING...RISING INTO THE 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON...MID 20S TO LOWER 30S MONDAY...RISING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S BY TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TO PERHAPS IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... WATER...AND A BLANKET IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ICE ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE 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.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO OUR FACEBOOK OR TWITTER PAGES. && $$
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 11, 11:59 PM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 11:59 PM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1159 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST BY EARLY FRIDAY. THIS CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL CROSS OUR AREA ON FRIDAY WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THE WEEKEND RESULTING IN VERY COLD BUT OVERALL DRY CONDITIONS INTO SUNDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 1145 PM EST THURSDAY... 00Z LARGER SCALE MODELS AND HIGH-RES MODELS BOTH COMING IN SLOWER WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. BASED ON UPSTREAM OBS THIS LOOKS REASONABLE. WILL DELAY ONSET OF SNOW TIL AFTER 12Z...WITH BEST LIFT ARRIVING TOWARD 15Z IN THE SW MTNS. THE NAM IS SHOWING ABOUT 2/10 INCH LIQUID WHICH FOR THIS AIRMASS AROUND 15-20:1 RATIO WILL SPIT OUT CLOSE TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN LIKE MOUNT ROGERS...BEECH MTN AND THREE TOP MTN IN NW NC/SW VA. SHOULD QPF INCREASE MAY HAVE TO GO WITH WINTER WX ADVISORY FOR THE NC MTNS/GRAYSON...BUT GIVEN THAT IT IS CONFINED TO ABOVE 4000 FT...THE MAJORITY OF FOLKS WILL RECEIVE 2" OR LESS...SO NO ADVISORY PLANNED WITH THIS UPDATE. LOWERED TEMPS A FEW MORE DEGREES PER LATEST OBS. WITH MID/HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING IN OVERNIGHT EXPECT TEMPS TO START TO SLOWLY DECLINE OR STEADY OUT LATE. PREVIOUS MID EVENING DISCUSSION... ONLY A FEW MINOR EDITS WITH THE EVENING UPDATES. ADJUSTED SKY COVER BASED ON CURRENT IR SIGNATURES. MID DECK LOOKS DELAYED BY AN HOUR OR SO...AND MUCH DENSER TO THE SOUTH. THUS...ADJUSTED MINIMUM TEMPERATURE VALUES DOWN IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA DUE TO A LONGER PERIOD OF RADIATIONAL COOLING. PREVIOUS VALID DISCUSSION... BRIEF LULL IN THE ACTION WILL OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES THIS EVENING. HOWEVER LACK OF MOISTURE WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS A WARM ADVECTION PATTERN QUICKLY DEVELOPS ALOFT LATE TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT DIGGING UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE AHEAD OF THE NEXT ARCTIC SHOT. GUIDANCE SHOWS THIS LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN MID CLOUDS FROM THE NW BY MIDNIGHT WITH THIS CANOPY OVERSPREADING THE REGION BY DAYBREAK. BOUNDARY LAYER APPEARS TOO DRY FOR ANY PRECIP OTHER THAN MAYBE A FLURRY FAR WEST LATE SO KEEPING POPS OUT UNTIL JUST BEFORE DAWN SW. TEMPS REMAIN VERY COLD AND WITH LOW DEWPOINTS EXPECTING A QUICK DROP OFF AFTER SUNSET ESPCLY VALLEYS AS WIND DIMINISH BEFORE THINGS STEADY OUT WITH CLOUDS ARRIVING. THIS SUPPORTS GOING A LITTLE BELOW MOS WITH LOWS MOSTLY TEENS WITH A FEW SINGLE DIGITS NW VALLEYS WHERE SNOW COVER PREVAILS. FAST MOVING MID LEVEL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE CLIPPER WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH FRIDAY WITH THE SURFACE LOW QUICKLY DEEPENING UPON REACHING THE CAROLINA COAST. LATEST MODELS BRING A SWATH OF LIFT WITH WEAK FRONTOGENETIC FORCING INTO THE WESTERN SLOPES FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE UPWARD MOTION JUMPS TO THE COASTAL SYSTEM. JUST HOW FAR SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WESTERN SLUG OF MOISTURE MAKES IT REMAINS IFFY BUT APPEARS MAY RUN OUT TO THE BLUE RIDGE BEFORE FADING/REDEVELOPING PIEDMONT PRIOR TO ENDING. LATEST QPF OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS WESTERN MOUNTAINS SUPPORTS AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW PER HIGH RATIOS...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH I-81 CORRIDOR/BLUE RIDGE...AND ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS TO THE EAST. THEREFORE UPPED POPS A BIT FAR WEST AND EXTENDED HIGHER CHANCES EAST GIVEN FAST MOVEMENT AND POTENTIAL FOR A BAND TO SNEAK OUT ESPCLY IF THE SHORTWAVE IS A BIT FASTER UNDER STRONG LOW LEVEL BACKED FLOW PER THE GFS. AMOUNTS STILL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND GIVEN TIMING OF MOSTLY BETWEEN THE MORNING/EVENING RUSH HOURS WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY HEADLINES FOR NOW. OTRW A BRIEF REPRIEVE IN THE ONGOING FRIGID TEMPS WITH WEAK WARM ADVECTION LIKELY TO PUSH HIGHS INTO THE 30S EAST...AND POSSIBLY INTO THE UPPER 20S/LOWER 30S ELSEWHERE BEFORE THE FRONT CROSSES LATE. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 330 PM EST THURSDAY... UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ONGOING FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A LOW LEVEL JET PEAKING AROUND 50 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. MUCH DRIER AIR COMES IN BEHIND THE CLIPPER. MODELS SUGGEST ONLY ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY BY SATURDAY EVENING. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS...PRESSURE RISES AND INVERSION HEIGHT ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE AND INTO THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS FRIDAY NIGHT. HAVE MENTIONED THIS POTENTIAL THREAT IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. COLDEST AIR WITH THIS ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE REGION ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE HIGH IS CROSSING THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. ON SATURDAY NIGHT THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG...BUT WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES...THE COMBINATION WILL STILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS SPREAD BACK OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY FROM THE WEST. LOW CONFIDENCE IN HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO SATURATE LOWER LAYERS ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. NO CHANGES IN THE ARRIVAL TIME OF THE PRECIPITATION FOR NOW. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 100 PM EST THURSDAY... A PIECE OF THE SURFACE HIGH REMAINS WEDGED DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS WITH COASTAL TROFING ALSO DEVELOPING ON MONDAY. THE GFS AND CANADIAN BRING A SURFACE LOW FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY THEN DEEPEN THE LOW AND TRACK IT NORTHEAST TO THE CAROLINAS BY TUESDAY. THE ECMWF IS INITIALLY WEAKER WITH THE LOW THEN FASTER TRACKING IT NORTHEAST ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY. OF COURSE THE TRACK OF THE LOW WILL HAVE TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE ON THE RESULTING WEATHER FOR THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. WPC FAVORING ENSEMBLES FORECASTS IN THIS TIME FRAME. BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORMS SYSTEM AT THIS TIME LOOKS TO BE ON LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ENTIRE FORECAST AREA STAYS COLD ENOUGH AT ALL LEVEL FOR SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THEN VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY JET BRINGS IN WARMER AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION. WITH THE WEDGE IN PLACE...MODELS MAY BE TOO AGGRESSIVE WARMING UP THE SURFACE THROUGH 850 MB LAYER MONDAY NIGHT. && .AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 1150 PM EST THURSDAY... VFR THROUGH 12Z WITH INCREASING MID/HIGH CLOUDS. MODELS SLOWING TIMING OF SNOW AND LOWER CIGS DOWN UNTIL 12Z OR AFTER. STILL LOOKS LIKE MVFR CIGS ARE LIKELY AT BLF/LWB/BCB BETWEEN 17-18Z...WITH LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES MOVING IN A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE THIS. CONFIDENCE HIGH IN MVFR CIGS BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT IFR CIGS/VSBYS BUT POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON FRIDAY. FLURRIES ALSO EXPECTED AT DAN/ROA...WITH LOW END VFR CIGS. WINDS LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. ONCE LOW MOVES OFF THE COAST WINDS INCREASE FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST FRIDAY EVENING AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASE IN SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SAT MORNING IN THE WEST...WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 TO 40 KTS...ESPECIALLY ROA/BCB. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... EXPECT VFR SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SUBSIDING WINDS...THOUGH SOME MVFR INTO SAT NIGHT POSSIBLE AT BLF. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE ON SUNDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT POOR FLYING WEATHER WILL TAKE PLACE DURING MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION...BUT FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE LONGER RANGE MODELS MAY IMPACT THE DETAILS ON PRECIPITATION TYPE AND STORM TRACK. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JH NEAR TERM...JH/JM/WP SHORT TERM...AMS LONG TERM...AMS AVIATION...PW/WP
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 3:18 PM EST, 13 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 318 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 VAZ007-009>012-019-020-WVZ042>044-507-508-122030- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS- MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- 318 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AND AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN INCREASING THREAT FOR A WINTER STORM IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD THAT COULD CAUSE IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-122030- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- 318 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO ADVISORY OR WARNING CRITERIA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AND AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN INCREASING THREAT FOR A WINTER STORM IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD THAT COULD CAUSE IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ013-014-018-022>024-122030- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- 318 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST TO ADVISORY LEVELS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AND AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN INCREASING THREAT FOR A WINTER STORM IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD THAT COULD CAUSE IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-122030- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 318 PM EST THU FEB 11 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS AN INCREASING THREAT FOR A WINTER STORM IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD THAT COULD CAUSE IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:42 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 48 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers | 26 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.