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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2013, 9:46 PM EST for Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 18 counties in Virginia; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2013, 9:46 PM EST (02:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2013, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 23 counties
Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:48 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 568 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 381 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
510 WWUS71 KRNK 220246 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 946 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-WVZ043>045-221100- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.131222T0246Z-131222T1700Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD- AMHERST-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 946 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9AM. * IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-221100- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.131222T0246Z-131222T1700Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 946 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA SOUTH INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9AM. * IMPACTS...BRANCHES FROM TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
566 WWUS71 KRNK 220650 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 150 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA SUNDAY. VAZ010-011-WVZ042-221500- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131222T1700Z/ BLAND-GILES-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...BLUEFIELD... FLAT TOP 150 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9AM. * IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-WVZ043>045-221500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131222T1700Z/ CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD- AMHERST-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 150 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9AM. * IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-221500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131222T1700Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 150 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA SOUTH INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 9AM. * IMPACTS...BRANCHES FROM TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
567 WWUS71 KRNK 221445 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 945 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH NOON... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA SUNDAY. VAZ010-011-018>020-022>024-034-035-WVZ042>045-221700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131222T1700Z/ BLAND-GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLAND...PEARISBURG...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 945 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND THE ROANOKE VALLEY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED...GRADUAL DECREASE...BUT STILL QUITE GUSTY THROUGH NOON. * IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-221700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131222T1700Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 945 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA SOUTH INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HAZARDS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * WINDS...SOUTH AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED...GRADUAL DECREASE...BUT STILL QUITE GUSTY THROUGH NOON. * IMPACTS...BRANCHES FROM TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
722 WWUS71 KRNK 221705 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1205 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS HAS SUBSIDED... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EARLIER GUSTY WINDS HAS WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>011-015-018>020-022>024-034-035-WVZ042>045- 221815- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131222T1700Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-GRAYSON-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP... TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...BEDFORD...AMHERST...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON... HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1205 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED FOR THE DAY. SOME GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THESE TOO WILL BE DECREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:23 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and 3 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 24 min |
| Dec 22, 7:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 65 min |
| Dec 22, 8:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg | 43 min |
| Dec 22, 4:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Summers | 60 min |
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.