After the passage of a cold front, strong to high winds buffeted portions of the mountains and foothills of North Carolina. Across Watauga County, measured gusts ranged from 58 to 64 mph.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
After the passage of a cold front, strong to high winds buffeted portions of the mountains and foothills of North Carolina. Across Watauga County, measured gusts ranged from 58 to 64 mph. Across the Foothills, strong winds downed trees and blew over a gas station canopy.
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 Mar 12, 8:17 AM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 353 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 NCZ002-003-019-020-VAZ012>014-016-017-022-023-032>034-130900- Alleghany NC-Surry-Wilkes-Yadkin-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Carroll- Floyd-Roanoke-Botetourt-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford- 353 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. In addition, wind chills will drop to the single digits above zero tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>011-015-WVZ042>044-507-130900- Ashe-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Grayson-Mercer-Summers- Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- 353 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Wind Advisory. In addition, wind chills late today into tonight will fall to the single digits above to single digits below zero. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk. WVZ508-130900- Western Greenbrier- 353 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Winter Storm Warning. In addition, wind chills late today through tonight will fall to as low as 10 below zero. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk. NCZ004-VAZ043>046-130900- Stokes-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox- 353 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ005-006-VAZ058-059-130900- Rockingham-Caswell-Halifax-Charlotte- 353 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. West winds behind a strong cold front will gust as high as 45 mph today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ020-130900- Bath- 353 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Wind Advisory. In addition, wind chills will drop as low as 5 below zero late today into tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk. VAZ018-019-024-035-130900- Craig-Alleghany VA-Rockbridge-Amherst- 353 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Wind Advisory. In addition, wind chills will drop to as low as zero late today into tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ047-130900- Buckingham- 353 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Also, west winds behind the cold front could gust as high as 45 mph today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 strong wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds gusted through the morning and early evening within the 58 to 64 mph range as measured on ASOS equipment at Boone, NC and CWOP equipment at Blocking Rock, NC.
A gas station canopy was blown down by strong winds in Wilkesboro. Damage values are estimated.
Strong winds downed three trees around three miles south of Hollins. Damage values are estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, March 2022
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1015685, 1015692, 1015687.