[nrv-hams] Fwd: Wind Advisory and Severe Threat Today

[Patrick Johnson]

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From: Russ Abbey <n4mav1 at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 07:21:09 -0400
Subject: Wind Advisory and Severe Threat Today
To:

*From: *RNK Skywarn - NOAA Service Account <rnk.skywarn at noaa.gov>
*Subject: **Wind Advisory and Severe Threat Today*
*Date: *April 4, 2018 at 5:13:02 AM EDT
*To: *undisclosed-recipients:;

Good morning,
A wind advisory is in effect for most of the area along and either side of
the Blue Ridge, including the Mountain Empire of Southwest VA. This due to
strong winds behind a cold front today, combined with still some weaker
trees and/or limbs from the snow we had over a weak ago. So power outages
may occur. Gusts up to 50 to 55 mph are possible in the advisory area,
especially along the higher ridges, with 30 to 45 mph elsewhere.

The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal risk of severe storms today
mainly just clipping southern Charlotte County, southeast Halifax County,
VA and southeast Caswell County. Overall severe threat is low, and most of
the activity will be east of the piedmont by 1-2pm this afternoon, so
thinking better severe threat is out toward the coast.

Still watching the snow threat for Friday night into Saturday and will be
fine tuning that forecast over the next couple of days, but latest models
favoring a few inches of wet snow, especially north of a line from
Bluefield, WV to Roanoke, Va---namely the Alleghany Highlands and
Greenbrier Valley.

Attached images are of the wind advisory area, expected wind gust image and
severe threat today.

In addition, please monitor our web page, and Facebook and Twitter feeds,
as well as our web page for the latest updates on the forecast:

Facebook: www.fb.com/NWSBlacksburg
Twitter: @NWSBlacksburg
NWS Blacksburg web page:  www.weather.gov/rnk or mobile.weather.gov

Storm Prediction Center: www.spc.noaa.gov
Weather Prediction Center: www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov
River Information: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=rnk

Sincerely,

NWS Blacksburg


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Brian (W4PAJ)
NWS Skywarn
Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador
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