Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 18, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2011, 3:46 PM EDT for 9 counties in North Carolina; 35 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Apr 2, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2011, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2011, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 44 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
569 WWUS71 KRNK 011946 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 346 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BRINGS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND AROUND 45 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-020400- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.110402T0800Z-110402T2200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 346 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND EASTERN SLOPES AREAS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER 400 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ010>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058- 059-020400- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.110402T1300Z-110402T2200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 346 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...STRONGEST GUSTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND ONTO EASTERN SLOPES AREAS. STRONGER GUSTS IN THE PIEDMONT AREAS AFTER NOON. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND 900 AM IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...AND BY 1100 AM IN THE PIEDMONT. STRONGEST GUSTS FROM NOON THROUGH 400 PM. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
196 WWUS71 KRNK 020123 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 923 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BRINGS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND AROUND 45 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-020930- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.110402T0800Z-110402T2200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 923 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND EASTERN SLOPES AREAS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER 400 AM...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ010>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058- 059-020930- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.110402T1300Z-110402T2200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 923 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...STRONGEST GUSTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND ONTO EASTERN SLOPES AREAS. STRONGER GUSTS IN THE PIEDMONT AREAS AFTER NOON. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND 900 AM IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...AND BY 1100 AM IN THE PIEDMONT. STRONGEST GUSTS FROM NOON THROUGH 400 PM. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
060 WWUS71 KRNK 020849 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 449 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...STRONG WEST WINDS TODAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BRINGS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND AROUND 45 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-021700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110402T2200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 449 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND EASTERN SLOPES AREAS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ010>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058- 059-021700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.110402T1300Z-110402T2200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 449 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...STRONGEST GUSTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
401 WWUS71 KRNK 021450 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1050 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BRINGS GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND AROUND 45 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-022200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110402T2200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 1050 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND EASTERN SLOPES... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 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. && $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ010>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058- 059-022200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110402T2200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 1050 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...STRONGEST GUSTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES...AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
510 WWUS71 KRNK 022151 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 551 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-022300- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110402T2200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 551 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO WORK IN. A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL 8 PM ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ010>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058- 059-022300- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110402T2200Z/ SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 551 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO WORK IN. A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL 8 PM ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2011Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2011Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.