Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Dec 17, 2016, 2:54 PM EST for 6 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 17, 2016, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2016, 2:54 PM EST (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2016, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Fayette County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Webster County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 613 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 761 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
617 WWUS71 KRLX 171954 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 254 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 WVZ516-518-520-522>526-180400- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.161218T0300Z-161218T1200Z/ SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS- SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS- NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD... SNOWSHOE...MARLINTON...ELKINS...HARMAN 254 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. * TIMING...10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 7 AM. * WINDS...GUSTS 40-50 KNOTS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT RIDGELINES. TREE LIMBS CLOUD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
044 WWUS71 KRLX 172013 AAC NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 313 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 WVZ516-518-520-522>526-180415- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.161218T0300Z-161218T1200Z/ SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS- SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS- NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD... SNOWSHOE...MARLINTON...ELKINS...HARMAN 313 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * TIMING...10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 7 AM. * WINDS...GUSTS 40 TO 50 KNOTS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT RIDGE LINES. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
750 WWUS71 KRLX 172206 AAC NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 506 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 WVZ516-518-520-522>526-180615- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.161218T0300Z-161218T1200Z/ SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS- SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS- NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD... SNOWSHOE...MARLINTON...ELKINS...HARMAN 506 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...PRIMARILY ON THE RIDGE TOPS AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT ARE NOT SECURED MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
692 WWUS71 KRLX 180315 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1015 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 WVZ516-518-520-522>526-181115- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T1200Z/ SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS- SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS- NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD... SNOWSHOE...MARLINTON...ELKINS...HARMAN 1015 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...PRIMARILY ON THE RIDGE TOPS AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT ARE NOT SECURED MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
519 WWUS71 KRLX 181055 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 555 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 WVZ516-518-520-522>526-181200- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T1200Z/ SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS- SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS- NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD... SNOWSHOE...MARLINTON...ELKINS...HARMAN 555 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, MAINLY ON RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT ARE NOT SECURED MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
489 WWUS71 KRLX 181149 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 649 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 WVZ516-518-520-522>526-181300- /O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T1200Z/ SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS- SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS- NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...MEADOW BRIDGE...RICHWOOD... SNOWSHOE...MARLINTON...ELKINS...HARMAN 649 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... WIND GUSTS, WHILE STILL PRESENT, WILL FALL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 9:11 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas | 109 min |
| Dec 17, 5:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Barbour, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Pleasants and 5 more | 19 hr |
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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.