Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Jan 24, 2006, 4:13 PM EST for Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Grayson County, Virginia. It took effect at Jan 24, 2006, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2006, 4:13 PM EST (21:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2006, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2006, 2:58 PM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Grayson County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 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 242113 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 413 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE GOING TO PICK UP BEHIND THIS FRONT WITH STRONG GUSTS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-250500- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.060124T2300Z-060125T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.060124T2300Z-060125T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 413 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS WILL BE 50 TO 65 MPH. 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...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-250500- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.060124T2300Z-060125T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.060124T2300Z-060125T2300Z/ ALLEGHANY-SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 413 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS WILL BE 35 TO 55 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 250300 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1000 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH STRONG GUSTS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-251000- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 1000 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-251000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/ ALLEGHANY-SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1000 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH OVERNIGHT...AND THEN PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS AT 35 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 250948 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 448 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST THROUGH NEW ENGLAND AND A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-252000- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 448 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 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...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-252000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/ ALLEGHANY-SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 448 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WERT
000 WWUS71 KRNK 251557 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1057 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST THROUGH NEW ENGLAND AND A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-252300- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 1057 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH STILL LIKELY... ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-252300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/ ALLEGHANY-SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION... BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1057 AM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ JJ
000 WWUS71 KRNK 251958 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 258 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS BETWEEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OFF THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND AND A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-260400- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060126T0900Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 258 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ NCZ002-VAZ016-017-260400- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060126T0900Z/ ALLEGHANY-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...GALAX...FLOYD 258 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-252300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060125T2300Z/ SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 258 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS INTO TONIGHT. THERE MAY STILL BE A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 6:00 PM. AFTER 6:00 PM...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. 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. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ JJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 3:44 AM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 12 hr |
| Jan 24, 4:13 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 41 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2006High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006
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.