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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2012, 3:02 PM EST for Mercer County, West Virginia; 16 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:02 PM EST (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 1:05 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 22 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Bland County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Floyd County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
617 WWUS71 KRNK 252002 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 302 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-260415- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.121226T0500Z-121226T1700Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 302 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...MERCER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA SOUTH TO WATAUGA COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT TO NOON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY AND CAUSE TREES AND POWERLINES TO COME DOWN. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
423 WWUS71 KRNK 260412 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1112 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM MISSISSIPPI NORTH TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH DEVELOPING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LASTING TIL MIDDAY. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-261215- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.121226T0500Z-121226T1700Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1112 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA NORTH TO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND ESPECIALLY THE CLINCH RIVER VALLEY IN TAZEWELL COUNTY. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BETWEEN 400 AM AND NOON. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY AND DOWN SMALL TREES OR TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
255 WWUS71 KRNK 260823 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 323 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM MISSISSIPPI NORTH TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN... WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 60 MPH DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING AND LASTING UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. VAZ007-WVZ042-261630- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0006.121226T0823Z-121226T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 323 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA NORTH TO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND ESPECIALLY THE CLINCH RIVER VALLEY IN TAZEWELL COUNTY. * HAZARDS...STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO COME DOWN. DRIVING DIFFICULTY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-010-012-015-261630- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121226T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 323 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA NORTH TO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND ESPECIALLY THE CLINCH RIVER VALLEY IN TAZEWELL COUNTY. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY AND DOWN SMALL TREES OR TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
836 WWUS71 KRNK 261521 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1021 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND TIGHT GRADIENT WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL CREATE STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE RIDGES AND ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE RIDGES...WHICH WILL BE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF MOUNTAINS. VAZ007-WVZ042-262100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121226T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1021 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SOME OF THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST VALLEYS. * HAZARDS...STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO COME DOWN. DRIVING DIFFICULTY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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. && $$ NCZ002-003-019-VAZ011-013-014-016-017-022-032-262100- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121226T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- ROANOKE-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO... PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART 1021 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE AND EITHER SIDE. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY AND DOWN SMALL TREES OR TREE LIMBS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO ICE AND WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ009-010-012-015-262100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121226T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...MARION... BLAND...WYTHEVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1021 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED VALLEYS. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTY AND DOWN SMALL TREES OR TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
803 WWUS71 KRNK 261805 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 105 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 VAZ007-WVZ042-261915- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121226T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 105 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONGER WINDS HAVE SHIFTED NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA...SO FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON EXPECTED A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS PICK UP AGAIN LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM...SO ANOTHER ADVISORY FOR WIND MAY BE NEEDED. $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ009>017-022-032-261915- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121226T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE... RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART 105 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONGER WINDS HAVE SHIFTED AWAY FROM THE REGION...SO FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...ONLY A FEW GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONGER WINDS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...SO HEADLINES FOR THIS MAY BE FORTHCOMING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 5:32 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | RNK | 10 hr | |
| Dec 25, 5:32 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Monroe, Summers | 32 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Monroe | 22 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.