SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 142 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...VERY HEAVY ICING REPORTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY...
VERY HEAVY ICING OF AROUND ONE INCH HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG AND ON
EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FROM THE NORTHERN NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BELOW
ROANOKE. TEMPERATURES IN SCATTERED LOCATIONS ALONG THE PARKWAY
REMAIN IN THE 30 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE. SOME ADDITIONAL ICING WILL
LIKELY OCCUR...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY AROUND 300 PM IN ALL LOCATIONS.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 119 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 115 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
$$

FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 1029 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...PROLONGED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TODAY...
..STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A FRONT THROUGH THE AREA
BY SATURDAY MORNING. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL KEEP A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN STREAMING NORTHWARD
INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA TODAY.
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SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...STUART...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON
1029 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CAROLINA...CASWELL...
ROCKINGHAM...STOKES...SURRY...WILKES AND YADKIN. IN VIRGINIA...
HALIFAX...HENRY...PATRICK AND PITTSYLVANIA.
* UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE CREEKS AND SMALL
STREAMS IN THE AREA TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1025 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY...
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING ABOVE 50 MPH ACROSS
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.
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PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT
1024 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
* SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS
  THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
* DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
$$

ICE STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 404 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...SIGNIFICANT ICING POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY LATER TONIGHT...REACHING THE UPPER MIDWEST ON FRIDAY. AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM...A COMPLEX FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EAST INTO THE AREA BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL PRODUCE INCREASING RAINFALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE
LATER TONIGHT AND ELSEWHERE ON FRIDAY. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR MUCH OF THE TIME ALONG AND
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
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FLOYD-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD...STUART
404 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND
THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICING CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE
RIDGE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. AREAS ALONG AND ON EITHER SIDE OF
THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY MAY SEE UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICING.
* THIS AMOUNT OF ICING MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
* ROAD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING
MAY BE COLD ENOUGH TO BECOME ICY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 349 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HEAVY ICING POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT...AND A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY
APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR MUCH OF THE
TIME ALONG AND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
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BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...
FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
349 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE DAY FRIDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT: AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICING MAY BE WIDESPREAD BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS ALONG AND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BLUE
RIDGE PARKWAY MAY SEE UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICING.
* OTHER IMPACTS: THIS AMOUNT OF ICING MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND
POWER LINES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: ROAD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING MAY BE COLD ENOUGH TO BECOME ICY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$