Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Jan 25, 2014, 10:43 PM EST for Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Grayson County, Virginia. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Jan 25, 2014, 10:43 PM EST (03:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2014, 4:51 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Grayson County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 11:25 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 Ssw Elk Creek, VA | 2 INCHES EARLY TODAY. 1 INCH RECENTLY. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. |
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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 2036 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 102 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 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 260343 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1043 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT... NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-261100- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0002.140126T0343Z-140126T1000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1043 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WATAUGA...ASHE...GRAYSON...AND THE WESTERN PARTS OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY. MAINLY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HAZARDS...STRONG WEST AND NORTH WEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-016-017-261100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T1100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD 1043 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * HAZARDS...STRONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BLOW DOWN SMALL OR WEAK TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO STRONG WEST WINDS ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
977 WWUS71 KRNK 260951 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 451 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ....WEST WINDS DIMINISHING...BUT REMAINING STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH DAYBREAK... .YET ANOTHER ALBERTA CLIPPER HAD MOVED THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG...GUSTY WEST WINDS DEVELOPED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GRAYSON HIGHLANDS AND THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. WINDS EARLIER WERE GUSTING TO 60 MPH IN PARTS OF FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY DURING HOURS SINCE 2 AM EST...AND HAVE DROPPED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA IN ALL AREAS. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-261200- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140126T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.140126T0951Z-140126T1200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 451 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...WATAUGA...ASHE...GRAYSON...AND THE WESTERN PARTS OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY. MAINLY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HAZARDS...STRONG WEST AND NORTH WEST WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH DAYBREAK THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...MAIN IMPACT WILL BE TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WINDS CAN 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. && $$ VAZ007-009>014-016-017-261100- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T1100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD 451 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THESE AREAS...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY CONTINUE UNTIL DAYBREAK...THEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH OR LESS. $$ RAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 2 hr |
| Jan 25, 7:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 23 min |
| Jan 25, 7:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 37 min |
| Jan 25, 8:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery and 5 more | 62 min |
| Jan 25, 9:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Floyd, Franklin | 85 min |
| Jan 26, 5:05 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Tazewell and 1 more | 23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.