Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2015, 10:50 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 14, 2015, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2015, 10:50 AM EST (15:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2015, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
All 35 counties
Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:48 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 1145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 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.
763 WWUS71 KRLX 141550 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1050 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>026-029-033-150000- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0002.150214T1700Z-150215T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- GILMER-MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... GLENVILLE...WELCH...GARY...WAR 1050 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...GENERALLY 3 PM TO 6 PM AND MAINLY AS THE ARCTIC FRONT CROSSES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE DOWNED LIMBS...POWER OUTAGES...AND DEBRIS ON ROADS. MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
515 WWUS71 KRLX 141919 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 219 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>026-029-033-150000- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- GILMER-MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... GLENVILLE...WELCH...GARY...WAR 219 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...GENERALLY 3 PM TO 6 PM AND MAINLY AS THE ARCTIC FRONT CROSSES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE DOWNED LIMBS...POWER OUTAGES...AND DEBRIS ON ROADS. MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
319 WWUS71 KRLX 150015 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 715 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>026-029-033-150115- /O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150215T0000Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- GILMER-MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON... CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT... ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE... HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... GLENVILLE...WELCH...GARY...WAR 715 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AS THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:50 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur | 34 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:50 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.