Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2016, 3:21 AM EST for 8 counties in Ohio; 18 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 10, 2016, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2016, 3:21 AM EST (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2016, 6:06 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
All 26 counties
Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Barbour County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Mason County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 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
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 1221 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
569 WWUS71 KRLX 100821 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 321 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-027>032-037>040-046- 047-101630- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.160110T1500Z-160111T0000Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 321 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH WITH 50 MPH GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR FROM DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. TENTS AND OTHER OUTDOOR TARPS MAY POSE A RISK FOR INJURY IF THEY ARE LOFTED BY THE WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
383 WWUS71 KRLX 100918 AAA NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 418 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-027>032-037>040-046- 047-102130- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.160110T1500Z-160111T0000Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 418 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR FROM DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. TENTS AND OTHER OUTDOOR TARPS MAY POSE A RISK FOR INJURY IF THEY ARE LOFTED BY THE WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 46 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
675 WWUS71 KRLX 101619 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1119 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-027>032-037>040-046- 047-110000- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160111T0000Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1119 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 40-50 MPH. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR FROM DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. TENTS AND OTHER OUTDOOR TARPS MAY POSE A RISK FOR INJURY IF THEY ARE LOFTED BY THE WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 46 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
094 WWUS71 KRLX 102306 AAE NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 606 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WINDS SUBSIDING... OHZ066-067-075-076-083>086-WVZ007>011-016>020-027>032-037>040-046- 047-110015- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160111T0000Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA- MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN... POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...CLAY... SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 606 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE IT WILL REMAIN BRISK TONIGHT...PEAKS GUSTS WILL BE AROUND 30 MPH OR LESS. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ TRM
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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.