Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2011, 3:00 PM EST for 12 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. 8 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 14, 2011, 3:00 PM EST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2011, 8:55 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Bath County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Floyd County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 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 14, 3:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Boone, NC | TREE FELL ON POWER LINE AND CAUSED THE ROCKY KNOB WILDFIRE. |
| Feb 14, 3:49 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 E Warm Springs, VA | ONE TREE DOWN. |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Mouth Of Wilson, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ON OLD BRIDLE CREEK ROAD. |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Salem, VA | TREES DOWN |
| Feb 14, 4:10 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Speedwell, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ON HUNTERS LANE. |
| Feb 14, 4:12 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Fries, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ON WATER WHEEL ROAD. |
| Feb 14, 7:55 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Salem, VA | TREES DOWN |
| Feb 14, 8:14 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Boone, NC |
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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 2251 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
598 WWUS71 KRNK 142000 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 300 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... .A VERY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WILL PUSH A DRY COLD FRONT THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-020-022>024-150400- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.110214T2000Z-110215T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 300 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ALSO TREES AND POWER LINES MAY TOPPLE. 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. && $$ WVZ042>045-150200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0200Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 300 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ALSO TREES AND POWER LINES MAY TOPPLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-018-019-150400- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0400Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON 300 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ALSO TREES AND POWER LINES MAY TOPPLE. 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-150200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 300 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ALSO TREES AND POWER LINES MAY TOPPLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 07
2 follow-up statements
836 WWUS71 KRNK 150111 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 811 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT.. .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST WILL SHIFT FURTHER NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FORM THE OHIO VALLEY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY LESSEN OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE MOUNTAINS WILL STAY VERY WINDY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY. VAZ007-009-150215- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0400Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 811 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL STAY GUSTY IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING...WEAKENING OVERNIGHT. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-WVZ042>045-150215- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0200Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 811 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING OVERNIGHT. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-020-022>024-150400- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110215T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 811 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER BY 11 PM. * IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. 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. && $$ VAZ010>014-018-019-150400- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0400Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON 811 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL START TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-150215- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 811 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 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. && $$
531 WWUS71 KRNK 150155 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 855 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT.. .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST WILL SHIFT FURTHER NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FORM THE OHIO VALLEY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY LESSEN OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE MOUNTAINS WILL STAY VERY WINDY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-020-022>024-150400- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110215T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0400Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 855 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER BY 11 PM. * IMPACTS...SMALL TREES AND LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ010>014-018-019-150300- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0400Z/ BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON 855 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. EXPECT OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-150300- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110215T0200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 855 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:46 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 27 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 19 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2011High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 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.