Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Feb 8, 2013, 4:25 AM EST for Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Carroll County, Grayson County, City of Galax, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 8, 2013, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. 4 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 8, 2013, 4:25 AM EST (09:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2013, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2013, 3:53 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, Grayson County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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 8, 4:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Lansing, NC | ONE TREE DOWN ON OLD FIELD CREEK ROAD |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Troutdale, VA | 1 TREE DOWN ON LOW GAP ROAD. |
| Feb 8, 11:55 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Blowing Rock, NC | TWO TREES DOWN ALONG STATE ROUTE 105 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SHULLS MILL ROAD |
| Feb 9, 12:55 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Jefferson, NC | ONE TREE DOWN ON PARKER ELLER 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 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
673 WWUS71 KRNK 080925 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 425 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON... .A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE EAST COAST TO PRODUCE AN IMPRESSIVE WINTER STORM FOR NEW ENGLAND. WINDS AROUND THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...WITH VERY STRONG WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-081730- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0004.130208T2100Z-130209T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 425 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING MOUNT ROGERS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 NEAR FANCY GAP VIRGINIA. 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-081730- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.130208T2100Z-130209T1100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 425 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER...ROANOKE...AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND FOOTHILLS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81...FROM WYTHEVILLE TO LEXINGTON VIRGINIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
717 WWUS71 KRNK 081620 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1120 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON... .A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE EAST COAST TO PRODUCE AN IMPRESSIVE WINTER STORM FOR NEW ENGLAND. WINDS AROUND THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...WITH VERY STRONG WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-090030- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.130208T2100Z-130209T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 1120 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING MOUNT ROGERS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 NEAR FANCY GAP VIRGINIA. 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-090030- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.130208T2100Z-130209T1100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1120 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER...ROANOKE... AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND FOOTHILLS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81...FROM WYTHEVILLE TO LEXINGTON VIRGINIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
559 WWUS71 KRNK 082045 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 345 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT... .A COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE EAST COAST TO PRODUCE AN IMPRESSIVE WINTER STORM FOR NEW ENGLAND. WINDS AROUND THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...WITH VERY STRONG WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-090445- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.130208T2100Z-130209T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 345 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING MOUNT ROGERS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 NEAR FANCY GAP VIRGINIA. 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-090445- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.130208T2100Z-130209T1100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 345 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER...ROANOKE... AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AND FOOTHILLS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81...FROM WYTHEVILLE TO LEXINGTON VIRGINIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
603 WWUS71 KRNK 090432 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1132 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...STRONGER WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT... .DEEP LOW OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL KEEP A TIGHT GRADIENT AS FAR WEST AS THE MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONGER WINDS WILL IMPACT THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA...AND FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-091100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130209T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 1132 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING MOUNT ROGERS...THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY...AND INTERSTATE 77 AROUND FANCY GAP. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 NEAR FANCY GAP VIRGINIA. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE OR WIND GUSTS 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-091100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130209T1100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1132 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS OR SMALL...DEAD TREES...CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81...FROM MARION TO LEXINGTON VIRGINIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE OR WIND GUSTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
618 WWUS71 KRNK 090853 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 353 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...NORTHWEST WINDS TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE NORTHEAST ALLOWING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO GRADUALLY RELAX BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-091100- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130209T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130209T1100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 353 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS OR SMALL...DEAD TREES...CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 AROUND FANCY GAP VIRGINIA. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE OR WIND GUSTS 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. 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. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-091100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130209T1100Z/ SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 353 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS OR SMALL...DEAD TREES...CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81...FROM MARION TO LEXINGTON VIRGINIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE OR WIND GUSTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:25 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 26 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2013High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013
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.