709  
WWUS51 KRNK 031949  
SQWRNK  
 
SNOW SQUALL WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
249 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025  
 
VAC021-155-197-031958-  
/O.CAN.KRNK.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250103T2015Z/  
PULASKI VA-BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-  
249 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025  
   
..THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR PULASKI
 
EAST CENTRAL BLAND AND  
NORTHEASTERN WYTHE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE SNOW SQUALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE  
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3729 8012 3725 8005 3726 8004 3725 8003  
3725 8000 3721 7996 3723 7994 3722 7993  
3724 7992 3720 7984 3698 8049 3705 8056  
3705 8055 3708 8056 3710 8059  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 305DEG 31KT 3708 8027  
 

 
 
VAC063-067-121-161-750-032015-  
/O.CON.KRNK.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250103T2015Z/  
ROANOKE VA-CITY OF RADFORD VA-FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-MONTGOMERY VA-  
249 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025  
 
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EST FOR  
SOUTHERN ROANOKE...NORTHERN FLOYD...NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND  
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF RADFORD...  
 
AT 248 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED OVER CROCKETT  
SPRINGS, OR NEAR PILOT, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO  
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN  
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR AND TRAINED SPOTTER.  
 
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS  
WITHIN MINUTES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CHRISTIANSBURG...  
RADFORD...  
PILOT...  
SHAWSVILLE...  
BENT MOUNTAIN...  
GLENVAR...  
AND ELLISTON-LAFAYETTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN  
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.  
 
REDUCE SPEED AND TURN ON HEADLIGHTS! DURING SNOW SQUALLS, THE  
VISIBILITY MAY SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3729 8012 3725 8005 3726 8004 3725 8003  
3725 8000 3721 7996 3723 7994 3722 7993  
3724 7992 3720 7984 3698 8049 3705 8056  
3705 8055 3708 8056 3710 8059  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 305DEG 31KT 3708 8027  
 
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED  
 

 
 
AMS  
 
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