Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Jan 17, 2012, 11:26 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2012, 11:26 AM EST (16:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
All 43 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 818 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 844 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
981 WWUS71 KRLX 171626 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1126 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-180030- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0002.120117T1700Z-120118T0200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1126 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHEAST OHIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WEAK TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. SOME WEAK ROOTED TREES MAY ALSO FALL...AIDED BY SATURATED GROUNDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
727 WWUS71 KRLX 171825 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 125 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-180200- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120118T0200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 125 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL CLEAR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS MID AFTERNOON...AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY BEHIND THIS LINE...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS EVENING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...BUT REMAIN ON THE STRONG SIDE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...WEAK TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. SOME WEAK ROOTED TREES MAY ALSO FALL...AIDED BY SATURATED GROUNDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. 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. && $$
380 WWUS71 KRLX 180204 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 904 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT WILL DIMINISH WITH TIME... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-180315- /O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120118T0200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS- HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 904 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR POURS IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THROUGH MIDNIGHT...PEAK GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH MAY BE FELT AT TIMES. BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT PEAK GUSTS WILL DECREASE DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE RACES NORTHEASTWARD INTO CANADA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 12:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 1:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane and 1 more | 35 min |
| Jan 17, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 31 min |
| Jan 17, 2:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha | 27 min |
| Jan 17, 2:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Upshur | 36 min |
| Jan 17, 2:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boone, Clay, Fayette, Logan, Nicholas, Webster | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 3:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Webster | 27 min |
| Jan 17, 12:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Jackson, Vinton | 50 min |
| Jan 17, 1:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 36 min |
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.