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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2012, 4:14 AM EST for 28 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Jan 12, 2012, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2012, 4:14 AM EST (09:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 2:36 PM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 28 counties
Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, 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
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 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 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 463 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 381 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
515 WWUS71 KRNK 120914 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 414 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ABRUPTLY INCREASE BY EARLY TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-121715- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0001.120112T2300Z-120113T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 414 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STARTING THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...PRIMARILY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-121715- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.120112T2300Z-120113T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 414 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES ALONG AND ADJACENT TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STARTING THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
277 WWUS71 KRNK 121615 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1115 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ABRUPTLY INCREASE BY EARLY TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-130015- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.120112T2300Z-120113T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1115 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STARTING THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...PRIMARILY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-130015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.120112T2300Z-120113T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 1115 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES ALONG AND ADJACENT TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STARTING THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
785 WWUS71 KRNK 122304 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 604 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ABRUPTLY INCREASE BY EARLY TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-130715- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 604 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STARTING THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...PRIMARILY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-130715- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 604 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES ALONG AND ADJACENT TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STARTING THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCS
598 WWUS71 KRNK 130451 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1151 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS NOW EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY FRIDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-131300- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1151 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...PRIMARILY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-131300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 1151 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES ALONG AND ADJACENT TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
388 WWUS71 KRNK 130832 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 332 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING ARCTIC FRONT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-131645- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 332 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PRIMARILY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE 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. && $$ VAZ032>035-045-131645- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG 332 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...AREAS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-131645- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 332 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES ALONG AND ADJACENT TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS POWER LINES. 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. && $$
987 WWUS71 KRNK 131448 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING ARCTIC FRONT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-132100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PRIMARILY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-132100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES ALONG AND ADJACENT TO THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND PERHAPS POWER LINES. 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. && $$ VAZ032>035-045-132100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...LYNCHBURG 948 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...AREAS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
223 WWUS71 KRNK 131936 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 236 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. .THE STRONGEST WIND ASSOCIATED WITH ARCTIC COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON HAVE ENDED. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-132045- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 236 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND WARNING CRITERIA. $$ VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-045-132045- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... LYNCHBURG 236 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 7:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell, Pittsylvania | 66 min |
| Jan 11, 7:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jan 11, 7:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 62 min |
| Jan 11, 8:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem | 35 min |
| Jan 12, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Craig, Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 34 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:14 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 34 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Virginia, 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.