Jan 13, 2012   11:02 AM EST    
From the National Weather Service office in Blacksburg, VA...



WWUS41 KRNK 131452
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
952 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE TODAY...

.THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WESTERLY FLOW AND LINGERING MOISTURE
WILL ACT TO PRODUCE BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...VERY COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AS WATER FREEZES TO UNTREATED ROADS FORMING BLACK ICE.


VAZ011-018-131700-
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120113T1700Z/
GILES-CRAIG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE
952 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLACK ICE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$




WWUS71 KRNK 131448
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING ARCTIC
FRONT.


VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-132100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...
HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...
BUENA VISTA
948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES ALONG AND ADJACENT TO THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$




WWUS71 KRNK 131448
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING ARCTIC
FRONT.


VAZ032>035-045-132100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...LYNCHBURG
948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...AREAS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$




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