Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2005
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Nov 24, 2005, 1:04 AM EST for Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 16 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2005, 1:04 AM EST (06:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2005, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Radford, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 116 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 528 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 666 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KRNK 240604 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 104 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 NCZ001-018-VAZ015-016-241415- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0001.051124T0604Z-051124T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX 104 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON THE HIGHER RIDGES EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH THE SATURATED GROUND...COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY WHERE MORE CHANNELING EFFECTS TAKE PLACE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ002-VAZ007-009>014-017>020-241415- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.051124T0604Z-051124T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 104 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON THE HIGHER RIDGES EARLY THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH THE SATURATED GROUND...COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY WHERE MORE CHANNELING EFFECTS TAKE PLACE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ RCS
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 241406 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 906 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 NCZ001-018-VAZ015-016-242100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051124T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX 906 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON THE HIGHER RIDGES THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH THE SATURATED GROUND...COULD TOPPLE LARGE TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY WHERE MORE CHANNELING EFFECTS TAKE PLACE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ002-VAZ007-009>014-017>020-242100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051124T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 906 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON THE HIGHER RIDGES THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH THE SATURATED GROUND...COULD TOPPLE TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY WHERE MORE CHANNELING EFFECTS TAKE PLACE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 242031 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 331 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 NCZ001-018-VAZ015-016-250445- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051124T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051125T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX 331 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD TOPPLE WEAKER TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY WHERE MORE CHANNELING EFFECTS TAKE PLACE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ002-VAZ007-009>014-017>020-250445- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051125T0500Z/ ALLEGHANY-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 331 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON THE HIGHER RIDGES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COUPLED WITH THE SATURATED GROUND...COULD TOPPLE WEAKER TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY WHERE MORE CHANNELING EFFECTS TAKE PLACE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 250452 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1152 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-250600- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051125T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 1152 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1:04 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 33 days |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.