Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2012, 5:21 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 42 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012, 5:21 AM EST (10:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2012, 12:43 PM EST
- In force
- 42 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 10:27 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 00:00Z, 10.4 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
- 1265 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
047 WWUS71 KRLX 201021 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 521 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-201830- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.121221T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ 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-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... 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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 521 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ035>038-046-047-201830- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.121221T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... MARLINTON...ELKINS 521 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
8 follow-up statements
290 WWUS71 KRLX 201825 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 125 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-210230- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.121221T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ 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-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... 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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 125 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ035>038-046-047-210230- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.121221T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... MARLINTON...ELKINS 125 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
143 WWUS71 KRLX 210145 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 845 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-210945- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ 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-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... 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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 845 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ035>038-046-047-210945- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... MARLINTON...ELKINS 845 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
936 WWUS71 KRLX 211315 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 815 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-212115- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ 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-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... 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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 815 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ035>038-046-047-212115- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... MARLINTON...ELKINS 815 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
955 WWUS71 KRLX 211317 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 817 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-212130- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ 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-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... 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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 817 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WVZ035>038-046-047-212130- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... MARLINTON...ELKINS 817 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
473 WWUS71 KRLX 211926 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 226 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>034-039-040-212030- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T0300Z/ 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-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... 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...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 226 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN...AND ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN MODERATELY WINDY...WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ WVZ035>038-046-047-220330- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... MARLINTON...ELKINS 226 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS GUSTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT...HOWEVER ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. * TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
064 WWUS71 KRLX 220240 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 940 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT... WVZ035>038-046-047-221045- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... MARLINTON...ELKINS 940 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TRM
877 WWUS71 KRLX 220926 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 426 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY... WVZ035-221030- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T1200Z/ RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BECKLEY 426 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTS IN THIS AREA HAVE FALLEN BELOW THE ADVISORY LEVEL OF 45 MPH AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WVZ036>038-046-047-221800- /O.EXT.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T1900Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON... ELKINS 426 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SOME TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES MAY FALL. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BEING MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER GUSTS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE...TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
905 WWUS71 KRLX 221743 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1243 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012 WVZ036>038-046-047-221845- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121222T1900Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON... ELKINS 1243 PM EST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 5:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | 56 hr | |
| Dec 20, 5:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 17 more | 48 hr |
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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.