CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…WINTERGREEN
729 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY…
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT
SUNDAY…
.TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY WINDY AND COLDER
WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 55 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY AND BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE MORNING.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR AND BREEZY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
.MONDAY…SUNNY IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
RAIN 70 PERCENT.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
…VERY STRONG WINDS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT…
.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY…BRINGING
IN VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WEST JEFFERSON…SPARTA…BOONE…
MARION…LEXINGTON…BUENA VISTA…AMHERST
513 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY…
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS…NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND
ROCKBRIDGE…AMHERST AND SMYTH COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA.
* HAZARDS…VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.
BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
* WINDS…WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* TIMING…WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND WILL
BE VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING
AFTER 2AM.
* IMPACTS…SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION…INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED
PLANTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS IF POSSIBLE…SINCE KEEPING
PLANTS COVERED DURING THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE CHALLENGING. VERY
STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BRING
DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD
RESULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE STRONG
CROSSWINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS.
* TEMPERATURES…LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
410 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-RAPPAHANNOCK-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…STUARTS DRAFT…
HARRISONBURG…STRASBURG…WOODSTOCK…MOUNT JACKSON…
NEW MARKET…LURAY…SHENANDOAH…STANLEY…FRONT ROYAL…
WASHINGTON…WARRENTON…BIG MEADOWS…WINTERGREEN
410 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY…
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT
SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING…OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…BELOW FREEZING.
* IMPACTS…UNPROTECTED VEGETATION SENSITIVE TO FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE KILLED OR DAMAGED.
* IMPACTS…SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. DIFFICULTY
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE CROPS AND OTHER VEGETATION.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND TAKE CARE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.
