Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Oct 14, 2014, 3:50 AM EDT for Grayson County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mercer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 20 hr. 9 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
- Oct 14, 2014, 3:50 AM EDT (07:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Grayson County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Mouth Of Wilson, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS COUNTY LINE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 14, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Independence, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS MEADOW CREEK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 14, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Mouth Of Wilson, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS PANORAMA LANE. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 14, 9:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Fries, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS QUARRY ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 14, 10:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Marion, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS HUTTON BRANCH ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 14, 10:45 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Cliffield, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS MCGUIRE VALLEY ROAD. |
| Oct 14, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Thomas Bridge, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS STONEY BATTERY ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Oct 14, 11:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Princeton, WV | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS MERCER COUNTY...SOME OF WHICH PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY BLOCKED ROADWAYS. |
| Oct 14, 11:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Richlands, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS HIGWAY 19 NEAR KENTS RIDGE ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
095 WWUS71 KRNK 140750 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 350 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...STRONG WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT... .SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COMBINE THE GUSTY WINDS WITH SOIL THAT IS SATURATED OVER PARTS OF THE REGION...AND WE HAVE THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FEW TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN. VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-141600- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0005.141014T0750Z-141015T0400Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 350 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ010-012-WVZ043-508-141600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-BLAND-WYTHE-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...BLAND... WYTHEVILLE...HINTON...HIX...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 350 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A FEW TREES BEING BLOWN OVER...SOME POSSIBLY SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
246 WWUS71 KRNK 141424 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1024 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...STRONG WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT... .SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COMBINE THE GUSTY WINDS WITH SOIL THAT IS SATURATED OVER PARTS OF THE REGION...AND WE HAVE THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FEW TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN. VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-142300- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1024 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ010-012-WVZ043-508-142300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-BLAND-WYTHE-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...BLAND... WYTHEVILLE...HINTON...HIX...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1024 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A FEW TREES BEING BLOWN OVER...SOME POSSIBLY SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
978 WWUS71 KRNK 141816 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 216 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...STRONG WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT... .MULTIPLE WAVES OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY IN THE ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COMBINE THE GUSTY WINDS WITH SOIL THAT IS SATURATED OVER PARTS OF THE REGION...AND WE HAVE THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FEW TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN. VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-150230- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 216 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-016>020-024-035-150230- /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.141014T2200Z-141015T1000Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 216 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A FEW TREES BEING BLOWN OVER...SOME POSSIBLY SOME POWER OUTAGES. HIGHER RIDGELINES WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ010-012-WVZ043-508-150230- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-BLAND-WYTHE-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...BLAND... WYTHEVILLE...HINTON...HIX...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 216 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A FEW TREES BEING BLOWN OVER...SOME POSSIBLY SOME POWER OUTAGES. HIGHER RIDGELINES WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED. 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. && $$
380 WWUS71 KRNK 150219 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1019 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...STRONG WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT... .GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COMBINE THE GUSTY WINDS WITH SOIL THAT IS SATURATED OVER PARTS OF THE REGION...AND WE HAVE THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FEW TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN. VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-150400- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1019 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ010-012-WVZ043-508-150400- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-BLAND-WYTHE-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...BLAND... WYTHEVILLE...HINTON...HIX...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1019 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A FEW TREES BEING BLOWN OVER...SOME POSSIBLY SOME POWER OUTAGES. HIGHER RIDGELINES WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED. 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. && $$ VAZ011-013-014-016>020-024-035-151000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141015T1000Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 1019 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A FEW TREES BEING BLOWN OVER...SOME POSSIBLY SOME POWER OUTAGES. HIGHER RIDGELINES WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
978 WWUS71 KRNK 150402 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1202 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 ...STRONG WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT... .GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COMBINE THE GUSTY WINDS WITH SOIL THAT IS SATURATED OVER PARTS OF THE REGION...AND WE HAVE THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FEW TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN. VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-150515- /O.EXP.KRNK.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1202 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS WEST OF INTERSTATE 77 ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE. $$ NCZ001-018-VAZ010-012-WVZ043-508-150515- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141015T0400Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-BLAND-WYTHE-SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...BLAND... WYTHEVILLE...HINTON...HIX...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1202 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS WEST OF INTERSTATE 77 ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE. $$ VAZ011-013-014-016>020-024-035-151000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141015T1000Z/ GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...AMHERST 1202 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A FEW TREES BEING BLOWN OVER...SOME POSSIBLY SOME POWER OUTAGES. HIGHER RIDGELINES WILL BE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 3:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 20 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 14, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 61 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2014High Wind Warnings in West Virginia, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014
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.