Strong winds on the afternoon of the 24th, blew a tree, onto a vehicle, resulting in one fatality and one injury.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Strong winds on the afternoon of the 24th, blew a tree, onto a vehicle, resulting in one fatality and one injury.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 24, 10:15 AM EST, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
1015 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004
.DISCUSSION...
CLIPPER SYS IN NRN STREAM WL BE PUSHING A CDFNT THEU THR FA BY 00Z
SUN. TEMPS MAY DROP SLIGHTLY OR HOLD STEADY IN NW COUNTIES BEHIND
THE FNT WITH LOW SC FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. CLR SKIES IN SE
COUNITES THIS MORN SO TEMPS ALREADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. WL
UPDATE ARND NOON FOR EXPIRATION OF WIND ADV. GEV STILL GUSTING INTO
THE 40S BUT WIND SHUD DIMINISH BELOW ADV CRITERIA THIS AFTN. NO
CHANGES TO WINTER STORM WATCHES AT THIS TIME.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH NOON FOR NCZ001>002-NCZ018.
WINTER STORM WATCH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
VA...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH NOON FOR VAZ015.
WINTER STORM WATCH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
WV...WINTER STORM WATCH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
AMSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 528 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... WESTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT... HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK(LOWER CASE). NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-251100- ALLEGHANY NC-ASHE NC-GRAYSON VA-WATAUGA NC- 528 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004 .DAY ONE... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING A ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICING IS POSSIBLE. THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032-043-044-058-251100- CASWELL NC-HALIFAX VA-HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA- ROCKINGHAM NC-STOKES NC-SURRY NC-WILKES NC-YADKIN NC- 528 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004 .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING A ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICING IS POSSIBLE. THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. VAZ022-023-033-034-045>047-059-251100- APPOMATTOX VA-BEDFORD VA-BOTETOURT VA-BUCKINGHAM VA-CAMPBELL VA- CHARLOTTE VA-FRANKLIN VA-ROANOKE VA- 528 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004 .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING A ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICING IS POSSIBLE. THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. VAZ019-020-024-035-WVZ045-251100- ALLEGHANY VA-AMHERST VA-BATH VA-GREENBRIER WV-ROCKBRIDGE VA- 528 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004 .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING A ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES COULD OCCUR ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICING. THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. VAZ007-009-WVZ042-251100- MERCER WV-SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA- 528 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004 .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING A ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD OCCUR ALONG WITH UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICING. THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. VAZ010>014-016>018-WVZ043-044-251100- BLAND VA-CARROLL VA-CRAIG VA-FLOYD VA-GILES VA-MONROE WV- MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-SUMMERS WV-WYTHE VA- 528 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004 .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING A ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES COULD OCCUR ALONG WITH ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICING. THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind, Ashe | 2004-01-24 | 36 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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