Alert archive / West Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this high wind warning at Feb 11, 2009, 4:17 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 11, 2009, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 32 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2009, 4:17 AM EST (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2009, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2009, 8:53 PM EST
- In force
- 32 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 09:18 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Grayson, KY | TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 4:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 10 N Warnock, KY | SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION NEAR COMMUNITY OF LETITIA. |
| Feb 11, 4:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Warnock, KY | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY |
| Feb 11, 5:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Logan, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. VERY FEW ROADS PASSABLE |
| Feb 11, 5:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Raceland, KY | TREES DOWN |
| Feb 11, 5:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Wayne, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 5:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Huntington, WV | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WEST HUNTINGTON |
| Feb 11, 5:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Mcarthur, OH | TREES DOWN ON POWDER PLANT RD |
| Feb 11, 5:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Jackson, OH | TREES/POWER LINES DOWN IN SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY. TREES DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 124...US 35...AND STATE ROUTE 139 |
| Feb 11, 5:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | South Point, OH | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 5:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Lenore, WV | LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. ROOF OF BARN DETROYED. |
| Feb 11, 5:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Ulysses, KY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Feb 11, 5:25 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 48 | Huntington, WV | |
| Feb 11, 5:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Catlettsburg, KY | PART OF METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE ON OAKLAND AVE AND ON TRANSFORMER |
| Feb 11, 5:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Welch, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 5:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Williamson, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 5:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Point Pleasant, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 5:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Grundy, VA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN HARMAN JUNCTION |
| Feb 11, 5:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Clintwood, VA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 5:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Hurricane, WV | CANOPY BLOWN DOWN OFF GAS STATION ON MAIN STREET |
| Feb 11, 5:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Logan, WV | HIGH TENSION WIRES DOWN ON RT 17 BETWEEN LOGAN AND BLAIR |
| Feb 11, 5:48 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Athens, OH | TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY |
| Feb 11, 5:48 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Gallipolis, OH | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY |
| Feb 11, 5:48 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Liberty, WV | TREES DOWN |
| Feb 11, 5:48 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Logan, WV | TRAMPOLINE IN POWERLINES |
| Feb 11, 5:48 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Man, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Feb 11, 5:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Hamlin, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 5:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Hurley, VA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 5:55 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Belle, WV | THREE OUT BUILDINGS DESTROYED ALONG WITCHER RD |
| Feb 11, 5:55 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Syracuse, OH | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Arnoldsburg, WV | TREES DOWN ON BEECH RUN...ALSO TREE ON HOUSE IN ARNOLDSBURG |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw South Charleston, WV | TREES DOWN IN SPRING HILL |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Charleston, WV | SHED DESTROYED |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Charleston, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Elizabeth, WV | OVER 100 TREES DOWN IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Madison, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Ravenswood, WV | TREES DOWN |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Ripley, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Thornville, OH | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 63 | Charleston, WV | |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | HAIL 0.25 | Charleston, WV | |
| Feb 11, 6:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Vienna, WV | TREES DOWN |
| Feb 11, 6:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Washington, WV | GARAGE DESTROYED |
| Feb 11, 6:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Indore, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Mcconnelsville, OH | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Oceana, WV | LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN. |
| Feb 11, 6:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Parkersburg, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:14 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 73 | Parkersburg, WV | |
| Feb 11, 6:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Welch, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:16 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Oceana, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:17 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Spencer, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:17 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 64 | Lakin, WV | LAKIN RAWS SITE |
| Feb 11, 6:17 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 85 | 5 Wsw Belle, WV | BEE MOUNTAIN RAWS SITE |
| Feb 11, 6:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Davy, WV | *** 1 FATAL *** GYM ROOF COLLAPSE AT TWIN BRANCH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. |
| Feb 11, 6:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | St. Marys, WV | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | West Union, WV | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY |
| Feb 11, 6:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Little Hocking, OH | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | New Matamoras, OH | TREES DOWN |
| Feb 11, 6:44 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Sutton, WV | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE |
| Feb 11, 6:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 12 S Middlebourne, WV | TREES DOWN AT DEEP VALLEY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 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
- 502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 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 110917 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 417 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-111730- /O.UPG.KRLX.HW.A.0001.090211T1700Z-090212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.HW.W.0001.090211T1800Z-090212T1100Z/ 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- 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 417 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS COLDER AIR WORKS BACK INTO THE REGION. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. SOME POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA THAT RECENTLY HAD AN ICE STORM. 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. $$ WVZ046-047-111730- /O.UPG.KRLX.HW.A.0001.090211T1700Z-090212T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.HW.W.0001.090211T1800Z-090212T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 417 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS COLDER AIR WORKS BACK INTO THE REGION. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. SOME POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRLX 111628 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1128 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-112200- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0001.090211T1800Z-090212T1100Z/ 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- 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 1128 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO CAN EXPECT TO SEE STRONG WINDS BY 4 PM. OTHER PORTIONS OF OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA WEST OF INTERSTATE 77 AND U.S. ROUTE 119 CAN EXPECT THE FRONT TO ARRIVE BY 5 PM. ALONG AND BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY...WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. SOME POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA THAT RECENTLY HAD AN ICE STORM. 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. BE SURE TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS ANY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$ WVZ046-047-112200- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0001.090211T1800Z-090212T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1128 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS COLDER AIR WORKS BACK INTO THE REGION. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. SOME POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. BE SURE TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS ANY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 112122 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 422 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-120530- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1100Z/ 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- 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 422 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ALONG AND BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY...WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. SOME POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA THAT RECENTLY HAD AN ICE STORM. 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. BE SURE TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS ANY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$ WVZ046-047-120530- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 422 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS COLDER AIR WORKS BACK INTO THE REGION. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM EARLY THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. SOME POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. BE SURE TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS ANY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 120335 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1035 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-121100- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1100Z/ 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- 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 1035 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT. 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. BE SURE TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS ANY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$ WVZ046-047-121145- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1035 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. BE SURE TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS ANY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 120936 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 436 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 026>032-035>040-121745- /O.CAN.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.090212T0936Z-090212T2200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 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...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...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 436 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH WINDS GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED...THEY WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A WIND ADVISORY TODAY. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-121700- /O.CAN.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.090212T0936Z-090212T1700Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 436 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH WINDS GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED...THEY WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A WIND ADVISORY THIS MORNING. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WVZ046-047-121745- /O.EXT.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0300Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 436 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS MAY STILL EXCEED 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY 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. BE SURE TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS ANY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 121006 CCA NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 436 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 026>032-035>040-121745- /O.CAN.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.090212T0936Z-090212T2200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 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...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...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 436 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH WINDS GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED...THEY WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A WIND ADVISORY TODAY. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-121700- /O.CAN.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.090212T0936Z-090212T1700Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 436 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. ALTHOUGH WINDS GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED...THEY WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR A WIND ADVISORY THIS MORNING. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WVZ046-047-121745- /O.EXT.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0300Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 436 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009...CORRECTED TEXT...TONIGHT TO TODAY. ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS MAY STILL EXCEED 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. BE SURE TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS ANY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 122145 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 445 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 026>032-035>040-122245- /O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 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...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...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 445 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. WHILE DIMINISHING...GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ WVZ046-047-130300- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0300Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 445 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS OUT OF THE REGION. WIND GUSTS MAY STILL EXCEED 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. BE SURE TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS ANY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRLX 130153 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 853 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 WVZ046-047-130300- /O.CAN.KRLX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0300Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 853 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS HOWEVER. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Feb 11, 12:43 AM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 12:43 AM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1243 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH SHOWERS TONIGHT. STRONG COLD
FRONT PASSES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...AND POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
WILL UPDATE FORECAST TO LOWER TEMPERATURES IN SOME AREAS THIS
EVENING. WILL ALSO INCREASE POPS TO 100 PERCENT IN THE NORTH AND
WEST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS PERIOD IS STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BOTH ALONG
FRONT WITH LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...AND BEHIND FRONT WITH STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MIXING.
LOW CENTER WILL MOVE FROM MISSOURI AT 12Z WEDNESDAY TO LOWER
MICHIGAN AT 00Z THURSDAY TO SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO 12Z THURSDAY. WARM
SURGE AT H8 BRINGS TEMPS TO 12-13C ON WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN
SURFACE TEMPS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S. NOTHING CLOSE TO RECORD
BREAKING BUT STILL WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR EARLY-MID FEBRUARY.
H9 AND H8 WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY BUT LACK OF VERTICAL
MIXING WILL KEEP SUSTAINED WINDS BELOW 25 KNOTS. COLD FRONT WILL
BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 21Z WEDNESDAY AND 03Z THURSDAY
ACCOMPANIED BY A LINE OF HEAVIER SHOWERS AND LOW-TOPPED
CONVECTION. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS TO BE
MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN HEAVIER CONVECTION.
AFTER FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST...COLD AIR ADVECTION ALLOWS GREATER
VERTICAL MIXING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WITH H9 AND H8
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS INTO THURSDAY...SURFACE WINDS MAY
STILL GUST UP TO 50 KNOTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER ALL AREAS. HIGHER
PEAKS IN RANDOLPH AND POCA COUNTIES WV MAY HAVE STRONGER WINDS INTO
THURSDAY AS H9 AND H8 WINDS DO NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
MOIST POSTFRONTAL UPSLOPE FLOW SETS UP THURSDAY...BUT AIR WILL
ONLY BARELY GET COLD ENOUGH FOR SOME SNOW IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS.
FIGURING THAT LOCATIONS SUCH AS SNOWSHOE MAY PICK UP AN INCH OR
TWO OF ACCUMULATION...BUT LITTLE IF ANY BELOW 2500 FEET. MOST OF
THE CWA WILL JUST SEE CLOUD COVER FROM THE UPSLOPE FLOW...AND
PERHAPS SOME RAIN SHOWERS NORTH AND EAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MODEL AGREEMENT BEGINS BREAK DOWN IN THE EXTENDED RANGE AS THE
MODELS DIFFER IN HOW THE UPPER TROUGH/CLOSED LOW OFF THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST IS HANDLED AND AS A RESULT IT IMPACTS MOVEMENT OF THE WAVES
EJECTING OUT OF THE SWRN US TROUGH. THE 12Z GFS HAS ALLOWED THIS
CLOSED LOW TO BECOME ENTRENCHED IN EASTERN CANADA...WHICH RESULTS IN
COLD NW FLOW SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE THE ENERGY FROM
THE WEST APPROACHES...BUT WITH THE CLOSED LOW IN PLACE...THE
MOISTURE AND ENERGY GET SHUNTED SOUTHEASTWARD WITH MINIMAL IMPACT ON
THE WEATHER. THE ECMWF IS MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THIS UPPER TROUGH
AND AS A RESULT...THE RIDGING OVER THE SERN US REMAINS STRONG AND
THE FLOW OVER THE WEEKEND IS MORE WESTERLY AND THEN TURNS
SOUTHWESTERLY EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWS A STORM SYSTEM TO PUSH INTO THE
REGION BY TUESDAY WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE. SO WITH THIS MODEL
DEVIATION CONFIDENCE BEYOND FRIDAY IS LOWERING.
ON THURSDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL
ALLOW THE WINDS TO CALM AND ALSO SOME CLEARING TO TAKE PLACE AS
NORTHWEST FLOW RELAXES AND THE MOISTURE DEPTH DECREASES. THE
SURFACE HIGH HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...SO THE DRY
WEATHER WILL HOLD AND WITH THE FLOW BACKING AROUND TO THE
SOUTHWEST...TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE ALL THAT COOL.
FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THE MODELS INDICATE
ANOTHER SYSTEM COMING ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS LOTS OF DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN MODELS HERE AS THE GFS PULLS MORE MOISTURE NORTHWARD WITH
THIS WAVE AND SWEEPS THE RAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. THE ECMWF
ON THE OTHER HAND HAS TWO BANDS OF PCPN WITH SPLIT ACROSS MUCH OF WV
AS THE SRN STREAM MOISTURE GETS SHUNTED EASTWARD AND THE DYNAMICS ON
THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE PARENT LOW SLIDES ACROSS NWRN OHIO. WITH
THE FLOW AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW OUT OF THE SE...SUSPECT THAT THE
SPLIT IN THE PCPN MAY HAPPEN. SO HAVE GONE WITH LOWER POPS JUST
WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS WV WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER POPS IN THE
SERN MOUNTAINS AND NWRN PART OF THE CWA...ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO.
HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD THEN BUILD INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AND LINGER
UNTIL MONDAY. THE BIG QUESTION WITH BE THE TEMPERATURES AND FROM
WHICH DIRECTION THE UPPER FLOW WILL BE COMING? THE GFS IS NORTHWEST
AND COLDER AND THE ECMWF IS WESTERLY AND MILDER. THE PREVIOUS FCST
HAS BEEN MILDER AND MORE WESTERLY SO HAVE ELECTED TO GO MORE WITH
PERSISTENCE AND HANG ON THE WARMER SIDE AS THE FLOW SHOULD BACK
AROUND AS THE IDEA OF THE CLOSED LOW AND STRONG TROUGH OFF THE
EASTERN SEABOARD LOOKS TOO STRONG. SO LEANED MORE TOWARD THE
ECMWF. WITH THIS THOUGHT...HAVE ADDED SOME POPS IN ON TUESDAY AS
THE ECMWF ALLOWS SWRN US ENERGY TO EJECT NE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
WITH A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR RAIN. BUT WITH THE GFS GIVE A DIFFERENT
PICTURE KEPT POPS ON THE LOW SIDE.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
06Z WEDNESDAY THRU 06Z THURSDAY...
BIG STORY THIS PERIOD WILL BE THE HIGH WIND POTENTIAL LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT UPON PASSAGE OF A VERY STRONG COLD
FRONT...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
MOST OF THE RAIN SHOWERS WILL HAVE LIFTED NORTH OUT OF THE AREA BY
06Z. VFR CEILINGS AROUND 6000 FEET WILL BECOME SCATTERED BY 12Z WITH
MAINLY CIRRUS REMAINING.
AFTER 12Z...EXPECT VFR UNTIL NEAR FRONTAL PASSAGE WHEN A LINE OF
CONVECTION...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS...WILL MOVE RAPIDLY
EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. BEHIND
THE FRONT...MAINLY VFR CEILINGS...EXCEPT BECOMING MAINLY MVFR
MOUNTAINS IN UPSLOPE SHOWERS. BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR
AT LEAST SEVERAL HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE STRONG COLD ADVECTION.
AVIATION OUTLOOK /BEYOND 06Z THURSDAY/...
STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER 06Z. LOCALLY IFR POSSIBLE IN
UPSLOPE SHOWERS FOR HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
WVZ005>011-013>020-024>040.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WVZ046-047.
OH...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087.
KY...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
KYZ101>103-105.
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...AAR
NEAR TERM...RPY
SHORT TERM...JKF/99
LONG TERM...ESS
AVIATION...JMVHazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 3:37 PM EST, 12 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 337 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-112045- 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- 337 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ046-047-112045- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 337 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne | 63 min |
| Feb 11, 5:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne | 57 min |
| Feb 11, 5:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell and 4 more | 63 min |
| Feb 11, 5:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Pleasants, Ritchie and 3 more | 53 min |
| Feb 11, 6:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis and 6 more | 66 min |
| Feb 11, 6:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, Webster | 62 min |
| Feb 11, 5:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Morgan, Perry and 1 more | 63 min |
| Feb 11, 4:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 58 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.