Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
000 AWUS81 KRNK 152200 RWSRNK NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-161000- WEATHER SUMMARY FOR SW VA...SE WV...AND NW NC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 500 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .WEATHER SUMMARY... A COLD FRONT MOVED TO THE COAST BY SUNRISE TODAY...AFTER DROPPING A FEW INCHES OF SNOW IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE FILTERED IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH BITTER COLD...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...AND WIND CHILL FACTORS NEAR ZERO. BY LATE AFTERNOON...AS COLD AIR SPILLED OVER THE MOUNTAINS...TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE MID TEENS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS...TO THE MID 30S EAST. .FORECAST SUMMARY... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO OUR REGION TONIGHT...DROPPING LOWS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 15 DEGREES IN THE MOUNTAINS...TO NEAR ZERO EAST. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY...BUT BITTER COLD WILL LAST INTO SATURDAY. IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN SUNDAY...WITH MORE TOLERABLE TEMPERATURES RETURNING BY MID WEEK. $$ TW
