Compiled by Jesse Wood
Jan. 6, 2013. Below are the National Weather Service’s warnings for the High Country for the pending subzero temperatures Monday night and the ongoing winter weather, in general.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 602 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-045-071100- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- 602 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY... 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 STORM WARNING. WIND CHILL WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WARNING. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
Wind Chill Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 555 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...BITTER COLD AIR...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TODAY...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL LEAD IN BITTER COLD AIR...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-045-062200- /O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.140106T2200Z-140107T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 555 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. MAINLY WESTERN SLOPES FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ON WESTERN SLOPES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO DANGEROUS VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING NEW SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. THE QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE WILL RAPIDLY FREEZE ANY WATER LEFT ON THE ROADS FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVERNIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE SEVERE COLD MAY RESULT IN FROZEN WATER PIPES. FROSTBITE IS A DANGER TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOWS TONIGHT FROM ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL...DROPPING TO 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL 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. PETS NEED PROTECTION FROM THE COLD AS WELL.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 555 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...BITTER COLD AIR...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TODAY...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL LEAD IN BITTER COLD AIR...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-043-045-062200- /O.EXT.KRNK.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0500Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WC.W.0001.140106T2200Z-140107T2000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 555 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. MAINLY WESTERN SLOPES FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ON WESTERN SLOPES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN TO DROP TO DANGEROUS VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING NEW SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. THE QUICK DROP IN TEMPERATURE WILL RAPIDLY FREEZE ANY WATER LEFT ON THE ROADS FROM RAIN THAT FELL OVERNIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE SEVERE COLD MAY RESULT IN FROZEN WATER PIPES. FROSTBITE IS A DANGER TO EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOWS TONIGHT FROM ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL...DROPPING TO 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL 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. PETS NEED PROTECTION FROM THE COLD AS WELL.
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