Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2012, 3:05 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2012, 3:05 PM EST (20:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 6:39 PM EST
- In force
- 15 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 nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 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
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
874 WWUS71 KRLX 222005 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 305 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-230415- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0003.120123T1100Z-120124T0200Z/ 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 305 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL CLEAR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS MID MORNING...AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY BEHIND THIS LINE...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WEAK TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. SOME WEAK ROOTED TREES MAY ALSO FALL...AIDED BY SATURATED GROUNDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
586 WWUS71 KRLX 230301 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1001 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-231115- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0003.120123T1100Z-120124T0200Z/ 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 1001 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL CLEAR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE WEST VIRGINIA LOWLANDS MID MORNING...AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY BEHIND THIS LINE...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WEAK TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. SOME WEAK ROOTED TREES MAY ALSO FALL...AIDED BY SATURATED GROUNDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. 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. && $$
270 WWUS71 KRLX 230744 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 244 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-231545- /O.EXT.KRLX.WI.Y.0003.120123T0900Z-120124T0200Z/ 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 244 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A LINE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH. WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH DURING MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WEAK TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. SOME WEAK ROOTED TREES MAY ALSO FALL...AIDED BY SATURATED GROUNDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE ALSO VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. SUDDEN CROSS WINDS MAY AFFECT MOTORISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KTB
781 WWUS71 KRLX 231532 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1032 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-232345- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120124T0200Z/ 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 1032 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON...MAY CREATE STRONGER WIND GUSTS. WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WEAK TREE BRANCHES MAY FALL. SOME WEAK ROOTED TREES MAY ALSO FALL...AIDED BY SATURATED GROUNDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE ALSO VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. SUDDEN CROSS WINDS MAY AFFECT MOTORISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
276 WWUS71 KRLX 232339 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 639 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>040-046-047-240045- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120124T0200Z/ 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 639 PM EST MON JAN 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT WORKS THROUGH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 3:01 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RLX | 12 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.