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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2011, 3:49 PM EST for 10 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Feb 19, 2011, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2011, 3:49 PM EST (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2011, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2011, 6:24 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Roanoke County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 1299 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
186 WWUS71 KRNK 182049 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 349 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND GET STRONGER THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES VAZ017-022-023-033-034-190500- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD 349 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY. * HAZARDS...RED FLAG WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SMALL LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. 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. && $$ VAZ020-024-035-190500- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.A.0002.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... AMHERST 349 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. * HAZARDS...HIGH WIND AND RED FLAG WARNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RCS
5 follow-up statements
744 WWUS71 KRNK 182234 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 534 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND GET STRONGER THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. VAZ020-024-035-190645- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0002.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0004.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... AMHERST 534 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NORTH OF NATURAL BRIDGE. * HAZARDS...HIGH WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 81 LIKELY. 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. && $$ VAZ017-022-023-033-034-190645- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD 534 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SMALL LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 81 LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
248 WWUS71 KRNK 190406 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1106 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND GET STRONGER THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES. VAZ020-024-035-191215- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... AMHERST 1106 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY... AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NORTH OF NATURAL BRIDGE. * HAZARDS...HIGH WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 81 LIKELY. 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. && $$ VAZ017-022-023-033-034-191215- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD 1106 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEW RIVER AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SMALL LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 81 LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
173 WWUS71 KRNK 190850 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 350 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTH WILL CAUSE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY IN PARTS OF THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. VAZ020-024-035-191700- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... AMHERST 350 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY... AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NORTH OF NATURAL BRIDGE. * HAZARDS...HIGH WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 81 LIKELY. 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. && $$ VAZ018-019-191700- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON 350 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN. * HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SMALL LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ017-022-023-033-034-191700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.110219T0900Z-110220T0200Z/ FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD 350 AM EST SAT FEB 19 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...PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SMALL LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 81 LIKELY. 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. && $$
306 WWUS71 KRNK 191632 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1132 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTH WILL CAUSE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY IN PARTS OF THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY. VAZ020-024-035-200045- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... AMHERST 1132 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY... AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NORTH OF NATURAL BRIDGE. * HAZARDS...HIGH WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TREES...LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 81 LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ017>019-022-023-033-034-200045- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD 1132 AM EST SAT FEB 19 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...ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS INCLUDING POTTS MOUNTAIN. * HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD OF BRUSH FIRES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SMALL LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN CREATING POWER OUTAGES AND BRUSH FIRES. 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. && $$
590 WWUS71 KRNK 192324 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 624 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 VAZ020-024-035-200030- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA... AMHERST 624 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING. NOW THAT THE SUN HAS GONE DOWN...WIND GUSTS SHOULD NO LONGER BE AS STRONG AS THEY WERE EARLIER TODAY. THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AN OCCASIONAL GUST OF 30 TO 35 MPH IS STILL POSSIBLE...BUT MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY AS WE TRANSITION THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ VAZ017>019-022-023-033-034-200030- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD 624 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING. NOW THAT THE SUN HAS GONE DOWN...WIND GUSTS SHOULD NO LONGER BE AS STRONG AS THEY WERE EARLIER TODAY. THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AN OCCASIONAL GUST OF 30 MPH IS STILL POSSIBLE...BUT MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY AS WE TRANSITION THROUGH THE EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:08 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 25 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:33 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 25 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:49 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 105 min |
| Feb 18, 5:34 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.