Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Apr 15, 2011, 4:33 AM EDT for Bland County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mercer County, West Virginia. It took effect at Apr 15, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Apr 15, 2011, 4:33 AM EDT (08:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 11:59 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Bland County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 8:09 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 S Richlands, VA | MEASURED AT SW VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE |
| Apr 15, 8:54 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ene Tazewell, VA | MEASURED AT TAZEWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| Apr 15, 9:49 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bluefield, VA | DECK BLOWN ONTO RTE 460 |
| Apr 15, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tazewell, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FROM 730 TO 1000 PM |
| Apr 15, 10:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bluefield, WV | 6 REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY |
| Apr 15, 10:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cedar Bluff, VA | LARGE TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN |
| Apr 15, 11:18 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Chilhowie, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR TOWN SPRINGS ROAD. |
| Apr 15, 11:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Chilhowie, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ON APPLE VALLEY 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, 8.6 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
- 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.
635 WWUS71 KRNK 150833 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 433 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRENGTHENING STORM MOVING FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SATURDAY...HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS...MOSTLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE REGION FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. VAZ007-010-WVZ042-151645- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.110416T0300Z-110416T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0007.110415T2200Z-110416T1600Z/ TAZEWELL-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLAND...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 433 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...AT OR ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND ONTO THE NORTHWEST SIDES OF THE HIGHEST RIDGES. * HAZARDS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING...AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ VAZ009-151645- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0007.110415T2200Z-110416T1600Z/ SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARION 433 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...AT OR ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND ONTO THE NORTHWEST SIDES OF THE HIGHEST RIDGES. * HAZARDS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING...AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011>020-WVZ043>045-151645- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0020.110415T2200Z-110416T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 433 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
997 WWUS71 KRNK 151608 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1208 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRENGTHENING STORM MOVING FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SATURDAY...HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS...MOSTLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE REGION FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-160015- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.110415T2200Z-110416T1600Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 1208 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...AT OR ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND ON THE NORTHWEST SIDES OF THE HIGHEST RIDGES. * HAZARDS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING...AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011>020-WVZ043>045-160015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0020.110415T2200Z-110416T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1208 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
512 WWUS71 KRNK 151952 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 352 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRENGTHENING STORM MOVING FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY...HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS...MOSTLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE REGION FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-160400- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.110415T2200Z-110416T1600Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 352 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...AT OR ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND ON THE NORTHWEST SIDES OF THE HIGHEST RIDGES. * HAZARDS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING...AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011>020-WVZ043>045-160400- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0020.110415T2200Z-110416T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 352 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
261 WWUS71 KRNK 160144 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 944 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRENGTHENING STORM MOVING FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY...WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS...MOSTLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-161030- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T1600Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 944 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...AT OR ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND ON THE NORTHWEST SIDES OF THE HIGHEST RIDGES. * HAZARDS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011>020-WVZ043>045-161030- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110416T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 944 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LASTING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
425 WWUS71 KRNK 160919 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 519 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS MORNING... .A STRENGTHENING STORM MOVING INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...MOSTLY IN THE CLINCH/HOLSTON VALLEYS AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS WHERE A MOUNTAIN WAVE EFFECT BRINGS STRONG GUSTS TO THE SURFACE. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-161600- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T1600Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 519 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * LOCATIONS...AT OR ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND ON THE NORTHWEST SIDES OF THE HIGHEST RIDGES. * HAZARDS...DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LASTING INTO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011>020-WVZ043>045-161600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110416T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 519 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LASTING INTO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
512 WWUS71 KRNK 161559 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1159 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSING OUR REGION TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-170000- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110416T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110417T2000Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 1159 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGELINES. * HAZARDS...DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY DUE TO VERY WET GROUND CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043-170000- /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110417T2000Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... MARTINSVILLE 1159 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGELINES. * HAZARDS...DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY DUE TO VERY WET GROUND CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011>020-WVZ043>045-170000- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110417T2000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1159 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGELINES. * HAZARDS...DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY DUE TO VERY WET GROUND CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 4:33 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more | 59 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.