Alert archive / West Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Feb 1, 2011, 8:26 PM EST for Mercer County, West Virginia; Tazewell County, Virginia. It was in force for 8 hr. 5 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 1, 2011, 8:26 PM EST (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 4:33 AM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 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 1, 8:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Cedar Bluff, VA | SOUTHERLY WIND GUST TO 70 MPH AT SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. |
| Feb 1, 10:07 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Raven, VA | POWERLINES DOWN ALONG MILLSTONE HOLLOW RD. |
| Feb 2, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Montcalm, WV | TREE FELL ACROSS ROAD. |
| Feb 2, 12:56 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tazewell, VA | LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON BARNET DRIVE. |
| Feb 2, 3:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bandy, VA | BIG TREE FELL ACROSS BANDY ROAD. |
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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 457 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 491 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
532 WWUS71 KRNK 020126 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...TWO BOUTS OF STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.. .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE GOING TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN SPOTS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 55 MPH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GUST OVER 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS OF BATH COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. VAZ007-WVZ042-020930- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0001.110202T0126Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.110202T1200Z-110203T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD 826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES AND LOCATIONS IN THE VALLEYS WHERE CHANNELING OFTEN OCCURS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT...THEN WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK...THEN INCREASING AGAIN MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE TOPPLED WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001-018-020930- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0001.110202T1700Z-110203T0500Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE 826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER TONIGHT AND THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM AND 5 AM. THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS TONIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...AS THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF TREES FALLING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ VAZ009-010-015-WVZ043-045-020930- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTH TO MOUNT ROGERS VIRGINIA. ALSO VALLEYS SUCH AS THE CLINCH AND THOMPSON VALLEY IN TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE FROM 9 PM TO 5AM. THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE FROM MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES OR LARGER DEAD TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND AS WELL. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ020-020930- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0001.110202T1700Z-110203T0500Z/ BATH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS 826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS INCREASE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE WIND SPEEDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
303 WWUS71 KRNK 020933 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND BY THIS EVENING...SWEEPING A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 55 MPH. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA. VAZ007-WVZ042-021745- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.110202T0933Z-110203T0000Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001-018-021745- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0001.110202T1700Z-110203T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.110202T1700Z-110203T0900Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE 433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER...EXTENDING TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 400 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND LIKELY DOWN A FEW TREES AND LIMBS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ015-021745- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.110202T1700Z-110203T0900Z/ GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY 433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY AROUND MOUNT ROGERS. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 400 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND LIKELY DOWN A FEW TREES AND LIMBS. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ020-021745- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0001.110202T1700Z-110203T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.110202T1700Z-110203T0900Z/ BATH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS 433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 400 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ011>014-016>019-022>024-032>035-021745- /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.110202T1700Z-110203T0900Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... PARTICULARLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 400 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ044-021745- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...UNION 433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ009-010-WVZ043-045-021745- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...HINTON...HIX... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES. * WINDS...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 8:26 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Mercer | 23 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:33 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 23 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in West Virginia, 2011High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2011Every high wind warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.