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WWUS41 KRNK 071930  
WSWRNK  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
330 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2009  
   
..ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET  
 
.STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS  
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-080330-  
/O.EXT.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090408T0600Z/  
ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...WHITETOP...  
TROUTDALE  
330 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2009  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY  
ABOVE 3000 FEET...  
 
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT  
UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
DESPITE SOME SNOW MELTING DURING THE DAY...SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST  
UPSTREAM THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS THE AIR  
COOLS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES AND  
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000  
FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST ON WESTERN SLOPES NEAR THE TENNESSEE  
BORDER. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 2  
TO 5 INCHES. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL  
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND  
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.  
 
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT  
PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.  
 
 
 
WVZ042-043-045-080330-  
/O.CON.KRNK.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090408T0600Z/  
MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HIX...QUINWOOD...  
DUO...RAINELLE  
330 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2009  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT  
WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET...  
 
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL  
2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
DESPITE SOME SNOW MELTING DURING THE DAY...SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST  
UPSTREAM THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS THE AIR  
COOLS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES AND  
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500  
FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST ON WESTERN SLOPES OF GREENBRIER COUNTY.  
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 5  
INCHES. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL  
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND  
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.  
 
THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT  
PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.  
 
 
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