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Freeze Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this freeze warning at Oct 21, 2018, 4:02 AM EDT for 36 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 22, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2018, 4:02 AM EDT (08:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2018, 9:58 AM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 45 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, 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, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 1756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Oct 21, 3:32 AM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 3:32 AM EDT, 30 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 20, 10:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 WVZ508-220230- Western Greenbrier- 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Light snow accumulations up to 2 inches will be possible late tonight. This will likely be accompanied by gusty northwesterly winds to 50 mph, which may reduce visibilities at times. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Some additional light snow accumulation will be possible early Sunday along with northwest winds gusting to 45 mph along the ridges early on. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. WVZ042>044-507-220230- Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Northwest winds may gust to 50 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ011-013-014-018-019-023-024-220230- Giles-Pulaski-Montgomery-Craig-Alleghany VA-Botetourt-Rockbridge- 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. In addition, areas of frost along with possible freeze conditions may occur late Sunday night into early Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ007-009-010-012-220230- Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe- 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Freeze Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Freeze Warning. In addition, areas of frost along with possible freeze conditions may occur late Sunday night into early Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-220230- Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Yadkin-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell- Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather, however winds will become very gusty after a frontal passage late tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Areas of frost along with possible freeze conditions may occur late Sunday night into early Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-220230- Surry-Wilkes-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst- 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... 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...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Northwest winds may gust to 50 mph behind a passing cold front after midnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Areas of frost along with possible freeze conditions may occur late Sunday night into early Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ020-220230- Bath- 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-220230- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson- 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. Freeze Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. Freeze Warning. In addition, freeze conditions may occur late Sunday night into early Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ016-017-022-220230- Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke- 1025 PM EDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. In addition, areas of frost along with possible freeze conditions may occur late Sunday night into early Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 20, 10:08 PM EDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1008 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2018
WVZ508-210300-
Western Greenbrier-
1008 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2018
...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY...
At 1006 PM EDT, showers with a few rumbles of thunder extended from
near Addison (Webster Springs) to near Hode. Movement was east at 50
mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible as these showers pass.
Locations impacted include...
Rainelle...
Rupert...
Quinwood...
Bingham...
and Leonard.
LAT...LON 3822 8036 3808 8036 3807 8037 3786 8076
3788 8075 3795 8081 3799 8077 3799 8079
3802 8080 3804 8083 3806 8080 3806 8082
3805 8084 3806 8087 3808 8089 3810 8088
3808 8071 3827 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 275DEG 43KT 3852 8037 3791 8234
MBSSpecial weather statement, Oct 20, 10:51 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 10:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles and 4 more | 54 min |
| Oct 20, 10:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 52 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.