Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2012, 7:26 AM EST for 9 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was in force for 11 hr. 23 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2012, 7:26 AM EST (12:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Radford, VA, Floyd County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:30 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 7:29 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Blacksburg, VA | TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF PRICES FORK AND HETHWOOD BLVD |
| Feb 25, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Floyd, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ALONG EPPERLY MILL ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Fleetwood, NC | TREE DOWN ON WATERTANK ROAD NEAR FLEETWOOD. |
| Feb 25, 7:45 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Mouth Of Wilson, VA | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GOLD HILL ROAD AND WILSON HIGHWAY. |
| Feb 25, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Marion, VA | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS SMYTH COUNTY. |
| Feb 25, 8:05 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Floyd, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ALONG WOODS GAP ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 8:07 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Blacksburg, VA | TREE DOWN ON ELLETT RD. |
| Feb 25, 8:12 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Floyd, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ALONG WILLS RIDGE ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 8:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wnw Fancy Gap, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON JOY RANCH ROAD IN THE WOODLAWN AREA BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM. |
| Feb 25, 8:56 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Ashland, NC | TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 88 WEST NEAR CRESTON. |
| Feb 25, 9:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wnw Mouth Of Wilson, VA | MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG YORK RIDGE ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 9:38 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Mouth Of Wilson, VA | TREE BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING YORK RIDGE ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 10:56 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Copper Valley, VA | TREE DOWN ON INDIAN VALLEY RD. |
| Feb 25, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Claytor Lake State, VA | MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG OWENS ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 12:08 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Allisonia, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ALONG REED CREEK DRIVE. |
| Feb 25, 12:12 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Ivanhoe, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ALONG IVANHOE ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 12:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Radford, VA | MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG DEPOT ROAD IN THE COMMUNITY OF BELLSPRING. |
| Feb 25, 12:18 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 S Mouth Of Wilson, NC | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON GARVEY BRIDGE ROAD NEAR CRUMPLER. |
| Feb 25, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wsw Speedwell, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ALONG RUDISILLE ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 1:28 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ene Marion, VA | TREE BLOWN DOWN, BLOCKING KIAWANA ROAD. |
| Feb 25, 1:51 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Max Meadows, VA | TREE BLOWN DOWN, BLOCKING ROUTE 618. |
| Feb 25, 3:08 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Floyd, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT THOMAS FARM ROAD ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. |
| Feb 25, 5:53 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Pilot, VA | AN EIGHTEEN INCH DIAMETER TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ALONG SOWERS ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 1955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 121 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
464 WWUS71 KRNK 251226 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 726 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO OUR AREA WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>017-252030- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120225T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.120225T1226Z-120225T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 726 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ALONG WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ007-010-011-018>020-022>024-032>035-043- WVZ042-252030- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120225T2300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 726 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ALONG WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
018 WWUS71 KRNK 251745 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1245 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO OUR AREA WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>017-252300- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120225T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 1245 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ALONG WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ007-010-011-018>020-022>024-032>035-043- WVZ042-252300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120225T2300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1245 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ALONG WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
566 WWUS71 KRNK 252253 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 553 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>017-260000- /O.EXP.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120225T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 553 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... WINDS ARE SUBSIDING UNDER ADVISORY LEVELS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECT THEM TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A FEW GUSTS ON THE HIGHER RIDGE COULD REACH 40 MPH UNTIL EARLY EVENING. IF YOU OBSERVED DOWNED TREES...LARGE LIMBS...POWER LINES OR POWER OUTAGES TODAY...PLEASE CALL US TOLL FREE AT 1...866...215...4324 TO LEAVE YOUR REPORT. $$ NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ007-010-011-018>020-022>024-032>035-043- WVZ042-260000- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120225T2300Z/ SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO... YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...BLAND...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 553 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING INTO THE EVENING...STAYING UNDER ADVISORY LEVELS. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL 9 PM ALONG THE RIDGES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 12:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:06 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2012High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Every high wind warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.