Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2012, 1:51 PM EST for 8 counties in West Virginia; 17 counties in Virginia; 6 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Jan 12, 2012, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2012, 1:51 PM EST (18:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2012, 11:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
All 31 counties
Allegany County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Carroll County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Frederick County, MD, Washington County, MD, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, Madison County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Page County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Warren County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Pendleton County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
169 WWUS71 KLWX 121851 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 151 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 MDZ501-502-VAZ025-026-036-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>506-130300- /O.NEW.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.120113T0400Z-120113T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE- HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON... WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD... BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER... FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 151 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING...GUSTS WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME STRONGER FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KRAMAR
5 follow-up statements
608 WWUS71 KLWX 130253 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 953 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 MDZ501-502-VAZ025-026-036-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>506-131100- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.120113T0400Z-120113T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE- HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON... WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD... BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER... FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 953 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * TIMING...GUSTS WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME STRONGER FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SBK
681 WWUS71 KLWX 130733 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 233 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 MDZ004>007-009>011-VAZ037>040-042-501-131545- /O.EXB.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.120113T1400Z-120113T2300Z/ FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN- NORTHERN FAUQUIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...CHARLOTTESVILLE... WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON 233 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTS WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING AND WILL BECOME STRONGER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MDZ003-VAZ027>031-WVZ051>053-131545- /O.EXA.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ WASHINGTON-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-MORGAN- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 233 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTS WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME STRONGER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MDZ501-502-VAZ025-026-036-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>506-131545- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE- HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON... WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD... BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER... FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 233 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME STRONGER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
469 WWUS71 KLWX 131434 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 934 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 MDZ003-501-502-VAZ025>031-036-503-504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506- 132245- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND... STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL... HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD... BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER... FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 934 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MDZ004>007-009>011-VAZ037>040-042-501-132245- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN- NORTHERN FAUQUIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...CHARLOTTESVILLE... WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON 934 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTS
562 WWUS71 KLWX 131828 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 128 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 MDZ003>007-009>011-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-501-504-WVZ050>053- 055-502-504-506-131930- /O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD- MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN- NORTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON... WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL... CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON...MONTEREY... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...PETERSBURG...KEYSER... FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN 128 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS TODAY HAVE BEEN IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ACROSS THE RIDGE TOPS. WHILE THAT MAKES FOR A BREEZY DAY...WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REACHED. $$ MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-132300- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 128 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTS
561 WWUS71 KLWX 132246 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 546 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-140000- /O.EXP.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE 546 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. $$ SBK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 1:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 27 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:37 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 12, 6:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:01 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Anne Arundel | 6 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2012Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2012Wind Advisories in Maryland, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.