Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2011, 3:14 AM EDT for 5 counties in West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It took effect at Apr 15, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2011, 3:14 AM EDT (07:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:14 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 3272 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
524 WWUS71 KRLX 150714 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 314 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VAZ003-004-WVZ032>040-046-047-151515- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.110416T0000Z-110416T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 314 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE...RESULTING IN POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...TAKE CARE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. && $$
7 follow-up statements
747 WWUS71 KRLX 151456 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WINDS... WITH GUSTS OVER 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VAZ003-004-WVZ032>040-046-047-152300- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.110416T0000Z-110416T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1056 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE...RESULTING IN POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...TAKE CARE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. && $$
488 WWUS71 KRLX 152003 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 403 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VAZ003-004-WVZ032>040-046-047-160415- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.110416T0000Z-110416T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 403 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE...RESULTING IN POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...TAKE CARE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. && $$
473 WWUS71 KRLX 160215 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1015 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VAZ003-004-WVZ032>040-046-047-161015- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1015 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...FAR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE...RESULTING IN POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...TAKE CARE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. && $$
143 WWUS71 KRLX 160549 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 149 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VAZ003-004-WVZ032>040-046-047-161400- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 149 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN OCCUR...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. SUDDEN CROSS WINDS WILL BE ENCOUNTER ON MANY ROADS. DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT. DEBRIS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ONTO ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...TAKE CARE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. && $$
972 WWUS71 KRLX 160813 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 413 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .GUSTY WINDS WILL LINGER THIS MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY. GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN. VAZ003-004-WVZ032>040-046-047-161500- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 413 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS LIKELY...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. SUDDEN CROSS WINDS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ON MANY ROADS. DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT. DEBRIS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ONTO ROADS. CONSTRUCTIONS SITES ARE ALSO VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...TAKE CARE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. && $$
162 WWUS71 KRLX 161500 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1100 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA CONTINUES UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON... VAZ003-004-WVZ033>036-161600- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 1100 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE ADVISORY CRITERIA 46 MPH. $$ WVZ032-037>040-046-047-161900- /O.EXT.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T1900Z/ TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 1100 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS LIKELY...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. SUDDEN CROSS WINDS WILL BE ENCOUNTERED ON MANY ROADS. DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT. DEBRIS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN ONTO ROADS. CONSTRUCTIONS SITES ARE ALSO VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...TAKE CARE TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. && $$
144 WWUS71 KRLX 161852 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 252 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 WVZ032-037>040-046-047-162000- /O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T1900Z/ TAYLOR-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON... MARLINTON...ELKINS 252 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES...SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW THE ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 46 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE WITH LOSS OF HEATING THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 11:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Wyoming | 28 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2011Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.