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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2011, 4:27 AM EST for 20 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 15 hr. 18 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 25, 2011, 4:27 AM EST (09:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 25 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 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 25, 5:24 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stuart, VA | 8 REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND 4 FIRES CAUSED BY DOWNED POWERLINES ACROSS THE COUNTY. ONE DOWNED POWERLINE CAUSED A STRUCTURAL FIRE. MOST OF THE REPORTS WERE BETWEEN 830AM AND 1PM. |
| Feb 25, 6:42 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Floyd, VA | MANY TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. MOST WERE REPORTED AROUND NOON. |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fincastle, VA | MANY TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. MOST REPORTS WERE AROUND NOON. |
| Feb 25, 9:11 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Roanoke, VA | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE CITY. MOST REPORTS HAVE BEEN SINCE NOON. |
| Feb 25, 10:31 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Todd, NC | |
| Feb 25, 11:32 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lexington, VA | POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE WORST WAS ALONG BOWERS STREET IN LEXINGTON. ONE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE. |
| Feb 25, 11:44 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rocky Mount, VA | TREES REPORTED DOWN ON FANNY COOK ROAD, GOOSE DAM ROAD, LISTENING HILL ROAD, TRIPPLE CREEK ROAD AND BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGHWAY. POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ON DIAMOND AVE AND SONTAG ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Appomattox, VA | A FEW REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 25, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Independence, VA | MANY TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 25, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Wilkesboro, NC | 10-12 REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS WILKES COUNTY. 2 OF THESE REPORTS INCLUDED FIRES THAT WERE STARTED DUE TO FALLEN POWER LINES. |
| Feb 25, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sparta, NC | 2 REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 25, 12:06 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dobson, NC | SEVEERAL REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. A FEW OF THESE DOWNED POWERLINES HAVE STARTED GRASS FIRES. |
| Feb 25, 12:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amherst, VA | AROUND 20 REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 25, 12:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hillsville, VA | MANY TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 25, 12:49 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hot Springs, VA | 2 REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES ACROSS BATH COUNTY DUE TO STRONG WINDS. |
| Feb 25, 1:03 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Jefferson, NC | |
| Feb 25, 1:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rustburg, VA | 6 REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 25, 1:50 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Buckingham, VA | 7 REPORTS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 424 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 528 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
562 WWUS71 KRNK 250927 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...EXPECT STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING...THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. NCZ020-251800- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.110225T1100Z-110226T0100Z/ YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YADKINVILLE 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ015>017-020-251800- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0005.110225T0927Z-110226T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...HOT SPRINGS 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ022>024-032>035-045>047-251800- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.110225T1200Z-110226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0005.110225T0927Z-110226T0100Z/ ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EAST BLUE RIDGE FROM CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-018-019-WVZ042>045-251800- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION...AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-059-251800- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.110225T1100Z-110226T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 427 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT REGION OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
276 WWUS71 KRNK 251644 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MID ATLANTIC AND MID APPALACHIAN REGION INTO THIS EVENING. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ015>017-020-022>024-032>035-045>047-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-018-019-WVZ042>045-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE NEW RIVER VALLEY... THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION...AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-059-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE PIEDMONT REGION OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ020-260100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YADKINVILLE 1144 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WERT
238 WWUS71 KRNK 260000 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 700 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS EVENING... NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ015>017-020-022>024-032>035-045>047-260100- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX 700 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE QUICKLY DIMINISHED EARLY THIS EVENING AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ004>006-VAZ007-009>014-018-019-043-044-058-059-WVZ042>045- 260100- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO... RAINELLE 700 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ020-260100- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110226T0100Z/ YADKIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YADKINVILLE 700 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 3 more | 62 min |
| Feb 25, 9:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd | 51 min |
| Feb 25, 10:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Franklin | 36 min |
| Feb 25, 4:27 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Yadkin | 15 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.