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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Jan 17, 2015, 3:15 PM EST for Grayson County, Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 18, 2015, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2015, 3:15 PM EST (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2015, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 19 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 20:14 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 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
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
769 WWUS71 KRNK 172015 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 315 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. THE VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-180415- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.150118T2000Z-150119T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 315 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA THROUGH THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWN AROUND...SMALL LIMBS DOWN...SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE...DIFFICULTY DRIVING ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MBS
6 follow-up statements
442 WWUS71 KRNK 180211 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 911 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-181015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.150118T2000Z-150119T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 911 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA THROUGH THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME TREES TOPPLED RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
057 WWUS71 KRNK 180941 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 441 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2015 ...VERY STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-181930- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.150118T2000Z-150119T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 441 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA THROUGH THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME TREES MAY BE TOPPLED RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
994 WWUS71 KRNK 182022 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 322 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2015 ...VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT... .NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH VERY STRONG GUSTS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-190430- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150119T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 322 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA THROUGH THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME TREES MAY BE TOPPLED RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$ MBS
633 WWUS71 KRNK 190211 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 911 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2015 ...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT... .NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH VERY STRONG GUSTS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-191015- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150119T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 911 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA THROUGH THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME TREES MAY BE TOPPLED RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
823 WWUS71 KRNK 190900 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 400 AM EST MON JAN 19 2015 ...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... PARTICULARLY ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-191500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150119T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 400 AM EST MON JAN 19 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA THROUGH THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES. * HAZARDS...VERY GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... MAINLY ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. SOME TREES MAY BE TOPPLED RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
073 WWUS71 KRNK 191506 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1006 AM EST MON JAN 19 2015 ...WINDS SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY... .THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THEIR TREND DOWNWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-191615- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150119T1500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 1006 AM EST MON JAN 19 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WHILE WINDS WILL STILL GUST DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...THEIR SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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.