Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Dec 22, 2007, 2:22 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 23, 2007, 1:31 AM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2007, 2:22 PM EST (19:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2007, 1:31 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
All 43 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 868 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 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 KRLX 221922 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 222 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007 OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-038>040-046-047- 230330- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.071223T1800Z-071224T0300Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 222 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES SUNDAY MORNING...AND WITH SUNSHINE BREAKING OUT BEHIND IT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG WINDS WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTIAN WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS BETWEEN 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRLX 230310 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007 OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-038>040-046-047- 231115- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.071223T1800Z-071224T0300Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES SUNDAY MORNING...AND WITH SUNSHINE BREAKING OUT BEHIND IT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG WINDS WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR GUSTS BETWEEN 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 230631 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 131 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>029- 033>037-231445- /O.EXB.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.071223T0631Z-071223T2300Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV- LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... GLENVILLE...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 131 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ALOFT HAVE DEVELOPED IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH NOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE. THIS WILL CAUSE LOWER ELEVATIONS TO SEE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWLANDS WILL START BEFORE DAY BREAK IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO...PROGRESSING EASTWARD DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY. ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-038>040-046-047- 231445- /O.EXT.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.071223T0631Z-071223T2300Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 131 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ALOFT HAVE DEVELOPED IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH NOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE. THIS WILL CAUSE LOWER ELEVATIONS TO SEE WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWLANDS WILL START BEFORE DAY BREAK IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO...PROGRESSING EASTWARD DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY. ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 231357 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 857 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-232200- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T2300Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD... GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 857 AM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ALOFT HAVE DEVELOPED IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH NOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AREA WIDE. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 231955 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 255 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-232300- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T2300Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD... GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 255 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY GUST INTO THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS NOW EXITING THE REGION. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING AREA WIDE. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 232244 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 544 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-232345- /O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-071223T2300Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD... GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 544 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE SLOWLY SUBSIDING ACROSS THE AREA...AND THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...COULD STILL EXIST INTO THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS HOWEVER...AND TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$
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.