Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Feb 21, 2011, 2:38 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2011, 2:38 AM EST (07:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2011, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
744 WWUS71 KRLX 210738 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 238 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE RIDGES... WVZ035>038-046-047-211500- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.110221T0738Z-110221T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... MARLINTON...ELKINS 238 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ARE EVEN POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST EXPOSED RIDGES...INCLUDING THE SNOWSHOE SKI RESORT. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE BRANCHES AND BRING DOWN SMALL TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ONTO ROADS. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
509 WWUS71 KRLX 211400 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 900 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 WVZ035>038-046-047-211500- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110221T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... MARLINTON...ELKINS 900 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...AS A COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...BRIEF GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO SINK SOUTHWARD...FOLLOWED BY RAIN AND A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN TEMPERATURE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 3:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Taylor, Tyler | 19 hr |
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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.