Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Nov 23, 2011, 3:17 AM EST for 5 counties in North Carolina; 18 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Nov 23, 2011, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. 15 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
- Nov 23, 2011, 3:17 AM EST (08:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2011, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2011, 2:54 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 23 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, 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), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nnw Critz, VA | TREE DOWN ON BULL MOUNTAIN ROAD. |
| Nov 23, 9:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Seven Devils, NC | 2 TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 105. |
| Nov 23, 10:07 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Burnsville, VA | TREE DOWN ON DRY RUN ROAD |
| Nov 23, 11:02 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Roanoke, VA | TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF ORANGE AVE AND 5TH ST |
| Nov 23, 11:07 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nnw Goshen, VA | TREE DOWN ON MILL CREEK ROAD |
| Nov 23, 11:25 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Wnw Pilot Mountain, NC | TREE DOWN ON ARARAT LONGHILL RD |
| Nov 23, 11:39 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Roanoke, VA | TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HERSHBERGER RD AND PETERS CREEK RD |
| Nov 23, 11:52 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Bottom, NC | TREE DOWN ON SPARGER RD |
| Nov 23, 12:01 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wsw Fancy Gap, VA | TREE DOWN ON MILLSTONE RD |
| Nov 23, 12:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Fincastle, VA | TREE DOWN ON OLD FINCASTLE ROAD. |
| Nov 23, 1:01 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Hollins, VA | TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 220/HOT SPRINGS ROAD |
| Nov 23, 1:40 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Dobson, NC | TREE DOWN ON ROCKFORD RD |
| Nov 23, 2:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Hillsville, VA | TREE DOWN ON CAVALIER DRIVE NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Nov 23, 2:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Volney, VA | MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 16. |
| Nov 23, 2:35 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Forks Of Buffalo, VA | TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 60-LONG MOUNTAIN WAYSIDE. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 792 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
795 WWUS71 KRNK 230817 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 317 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING ALONG THE FRONT OFFSHORE WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST TO CREATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-231630- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0008.111123T0900Z-111124T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 317 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE TOPPLED BY THE WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 INCLUDING FANCY GAP. 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-231630- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0026.111123T0900Z-111124T0500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 317 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND IN LOCATIONS JUST EAST OF THE PARKWAY. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND PERHAPS POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
489 WWUS71 KRNK 231516 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1016 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING ALONG THE FRONT OFFSHORE WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST TO CREATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NCZ003-019-VAZ019-020-022>024-032>035-232200- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111124T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111124T0500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST 1016 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE TOPPLED BY THE WINDS. 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-232200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111124T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 1016 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE TOPPLED BY THE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 INCLUDING FANCY GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ WVZ042>045-232200- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111124T0500Z/ MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1016 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-018-232200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111124T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE 1016 AM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
928 WWUS71 KRNK 231954 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 254 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING ALONG THE FRONT OFFSHORE WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST TO CREATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ESPECIALLY INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ015>017-019-020-022>024-032>035-240500- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111124T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111124T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 254 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE TOPPLED BY THE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 INCLUDING FANCY GAP. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-018-WVZ042>045-240500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-111124T0500Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... NEW CASTLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 254 PM EST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 8:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 54 min |
| Nov 22, 11:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 36 min |
| Nov 22, 11:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Surry | 18 min |
| Nov 23, 3:17 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 19 hr |
| Nov 22, 10:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington | 42 min |
| Nov 23, 12:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 33 min |
| Nov 23, 1:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 36 min |
| Nov 23, 2:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 32 min |
| Nov 23, 3:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 52 min |
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.