Alert archive / West Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this high wind warning at Dec 25, 2009, 1:23 AM EST for McDowell County, Wyoming County, West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It was in force for 15 hr. 4 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
- Dec 25, 2009, 1:23 AM EST (06:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2009, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, McDowell County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nw Mullens, WV | TREES DOWN |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clintwood, VA | A LIGHT POLE WAS DOWNED CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. |
| Dec 25, 3:00 PM EST | DENSE FOG | 13 Wsw Pineville, WV | TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES IN STEELES, WV. |
| Dec 25, 3:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 13 Wsw Pineville, WV | TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES IN STEELES, WV. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 1749 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 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 250623 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 123 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-251430- /O.UPG.KRLX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.HW.W.0003.091225T0623Z-091225T2100Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 123 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE PREVIOUS WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN RESPONSE TO A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IMPACTING THE REGION...WHICH WILL BE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING AT RIDGE TOPS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. FOR THOSE LOCATIONS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING. THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH VALLEYS EXPERIENCING CONSIDERABLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH BY MID AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT 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. THOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT HIGH ELEVATIONS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR ANYWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. ALSO...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON RIDGES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE...AROUND YOUR HOME...INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. ALSO...CONSTRUCTION SITES CAN BE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRLX 251416 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 916 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-252100- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 916 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS CHRISTMAS DAY. RIDGE TOPS AND HIGH TERRAIN...THAT ARE EXPOSED TO THE SOUTHEAST...ARE THE LOCATIONS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. FOR THOSE AREAS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE...CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE STRONGER WIND GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH RIVER VALLEYS AND HOLLOWS EXPERIENCING LOWER WIND SPEEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT HIGH ELEVATIONS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR ANYWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. ALSO...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON RIDGES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE...AROUND YOUR HOME...INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. ALSO...CONSTRUCTION SITES CAN BE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. && $$ KTB
000 WWUS71 KRLX 252055 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 355 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-252200- /O.EXP.KRLX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091225T2100Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 355 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM PROMPTING THE WARNING MOVES NORTHEAST. WINDS MAY STILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND HILL TOPS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHERE CROSSWINDS REMAIN A POSSIBILITY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:08 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | RLX | 9 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in West Virginia, 2009High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009
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.