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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Charleston, WV

October 28, 201226 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Kentucky; 9 counties in Ohio

NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Oct 28, 2012, 5:35 PM EDT for 26 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Kentucky; 9 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 28, 2012, 5:35 PM EDT (21:35 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 30, 2012, 10:49 AM EDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
All 39 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, 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, 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

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 199 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-10-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
637 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

071 
WWUS71 KRLX 282135
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
535 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY..

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-290545-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.121029T1600Z-121030T2100Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
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...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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
535 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 5 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 5 PM EDT
TUESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY

* IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER
  FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
  HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH EXPECTED
OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
693 
WWUS71 KRLX 290149
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
949 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY..

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-291000-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.121029T1600Z-121030T2100Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
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...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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
949 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 5 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY

* IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER 
  FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE 
  HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH
EXPECTED OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
642 
WWUS71 KRLX 290812
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
412 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY..

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-291615-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.121029T1600Z-121030T2100Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
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...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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
412 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY

* IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER
  FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN
  THE HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH
EXPECTED OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
661 
WWUS71 KRLX 291536
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1136 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY..

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-292345-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.121029T1600Z-121030T2100Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
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...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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
1136 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  PARTICULARLY ALONG THE HIGHER PEAKS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY

* IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER 
  FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY 
  IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH
EXPECTED OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
087 
WWUS71 KRLX 291824
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
224 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY..

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-300230-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-121030T2100Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
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...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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
224 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  PARTICULARLY ACROSS HIGHER PEAKS. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
  THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY

* IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER 
  FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY 
  IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH
EXPECTED OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
732 
WWUS71 KRLX 300205
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1005 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED INTO TUESDAY..

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-301015-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-121030T2100Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
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...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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
1005 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  OCCURRING LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER 
  FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY 
  IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH
EXPECTED OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
629 
WWUS71 KRLX 300914
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
514 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY..

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-301715-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-121030T2100Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
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...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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
514 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...CONTINUING TODAY.

* IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER
  FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN
  THE HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CONSTRUCTION
  SITES ARE ALSO VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
084 
WWUS71 KRLX 301449
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1049 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012


KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-301600-
/O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-121030T2100Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
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...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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
1049 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

THOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 28, 4:57 PM EDTBlizzard WarningRLXMcDowell, Wyoming59 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2012Wind Advisories in Ohio, 2012Wind Advisories in Kentucky, 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.