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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2012, 3:48 PM EST for 26 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Surry County, Wilkes County, North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 27, 2012, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2012, 3:48 PM EST (20:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2012, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2012, 12:52 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 32 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 431 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 616 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 997 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
995 WWUS71 KRNK 262048 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEAST TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE LOW DEEPENS...WINDS SURGE IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER MOST OF THE REGION. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH AWAY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-270500- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045-270500- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST TO THE VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
567 WWUS71 KRNK 270017 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE LOW DEEPENS...WINDS SURGE IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER MOST OF THE REGION TO 60 MPH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH AWAY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE. VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-270830- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS UPGRADED THE WIND ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-270830- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-270830- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/ SURRY-WILKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO 717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN SURRY AND WILKES COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-270830- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION... LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 717 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA TO INCLUDED THE BLUEFIELD AND RICHLAND AREA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
535 WWUS71 KRNK 270357 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1057 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE LOW DEEPENS... WINDS SURGE IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER MOST OF THE REGION TO 60 MPH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH AWAY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-271200- /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0357Z-121227T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 1057 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE 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. && $$ VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-271200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1057 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-271200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.121227T0500Z-121227T2100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1057 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA TO INCLUDED THE BLUEFIELD AND RICHLAND AREA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCS
937 WWUS71 KRNK 270512 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1212 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE LOW DEEPENS... WINDS SURGE IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER MOST OF THE REGION TO 60 MPH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH AWAY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-271315- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 1212 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-271315- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1212 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-271315- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1212 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AS WELL AS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
705 WWUS71 KRNK 270900 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 400 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND DEEPEN TODAY. AS THE LOW STRENGTHENS...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH OVER MOST OF THE REGION TO 75 MPH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THE LOW PULLS FAR ENOUGH AWAY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO ALLOW WINDS TO SUBSIDE. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-271700- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 400 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE 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. && $$ VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-271700- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 400 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA TO INCLUDE THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AND ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TREES AND POWER LINES COULD COME DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-032>035-WVZ042>045-271700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP... HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 400 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AS WELL AS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
718 WWUS71 KRNK 271539 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE GOING TO REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WEAKENING AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COAST HEADING TOWARD THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. ANTICIPATE WIND GUSTS TO DIMINISH TO UNDER 45 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-272100- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE THE RIDGES...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND 77. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-032-033-WVZ042>045-271645- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE SUBSIDING ACROSS THE AREA AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ON THE HIGHER RIDGES AND JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ015-272100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ VAZ034-035-272100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1039 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. WEAKER SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD FALL. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
566 WWUS71 KRNK 271752 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1252 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 NCZ001-018-VAZ015-271900- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1252 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO UNDER 40 MPH GUSTS...AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ002-VAZ009>014-016>020-022>024-034-035-271900- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121227T2100Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1252 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO BELOW ADVISORY GUSTS OF GREATER THAN 45 MPH AND EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 3:18 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 11 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:23 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 10 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:48 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 16 more | 21 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.