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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Oct 28, 2006, 3:48 AM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Oct 28, 2006, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2006, 3:48 AM EDT (07:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2006, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2006, 10:07 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Amherst County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 644 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 968 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 280748 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-281600- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0004.061028T1000Z-061029T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0006.061028T1600Z-061029T0900Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WHILE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WIND SPEEDS...THE WET GROUND FROM RECENT RAINS...AND FOLIAGE STILL ON THE TREES...WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...AND THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF TRAVELING THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY...BE ALERT TO THE HIGH WINDS. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-281600- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0006.061028T1600Z-061029T0900Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WHILE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WIND SPEEDS...THE WET GROUND FROM RECENT RAINS...AND FOLIAGE STILL ON THE TREES...WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...AND THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF TRAVELING THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY...BE ALERT TO THE HIGH WINDS. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-281600- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.061028T1600Z-061029T0900Z/ TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COMBINED WITH THE WET GROUND FROM THE RECENT RAINS MAY DOWN SMALLER...WEAKLY ROOTED TREES...AS WELL AS SMALL LIMBS. ALSO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE ANTICIPATED. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 281546 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1146 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-290015- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.061028T1600Z-061029T0900Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 1146 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE 25 TO 40 MPH...WHILE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WIND SPEEDS...WET GROUND FROM THE RECENT RAIN...AND FOLIAGE STILL ON THE TREES WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF TRAVELING THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS THE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY OR I-77...BE ALERT TO THE HIGH WINDS. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-290015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.061028T1600Z-061029T0900Z/ TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 1146 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH COMBINED WITH THE WET GROUND FROM THE RECENT RAIN MAY BLOW DOWN SMALLER...WEAKLY ROOTED TREES. ALSO PLAN ON DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN ANY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 281924 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 324 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS INTO TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-290330- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061029T0900Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 324 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WIND SPEEDS...WET GROUND FROM THE RECENT RAIN...AND FOLIAGE STILL ON THE TREES WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF TRAVELING THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS THE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY OR I-77...BE ALERT TO THE HIGH WINDS. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-290330- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-061029T0900Z/ TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 324 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH COMBINED WITH THE WET GROUND FROM THE RECENT RAIN MAY BLOW DOWN SMALLER...WEAKLY ROOTED TREES. ALSO PLAN ON DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN ANY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. $$ RCS
000 WWUS71 KRNK 290207 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1007 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>019-022>024-290900- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061029T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.061029T0207Z-061029T0900Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON 1007 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MILES AN HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ELSEWHERE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF TRAVELING THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS THE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY OR I-77...BE ALERT TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-290315- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-061029T0900Z/ TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 1007 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS OF 30 MILES AN HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-020-290900- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-061029T0900Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... HOT SPRINGS 1007 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MILES AN HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. ELSEWHERE WIND GUSTS WILL BE CLOSER TO 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WIND SPEEDS...WET GROUND FROM THE RECENT RAIN...AND FOLIAGE STILL ON SOME TREES MAY LEAD TO DOWNED TREES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF TRAVELING THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS THE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY OR I-77...BE ALERT TO THE HIGH WINDS. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. $$ 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 3:48 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 16 more | 25 hr |
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.