Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at Nov 19, 2016, 3:41 AM EST for Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 4 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Nov 19, 2016, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 33 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
- Nov 19, 2016, 3:41 AM EST (08:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 19, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, Floyd County, VA, Grayson County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 12:36 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Baywood, VA | TREE DOWN ON HWY 274 |
| Nov 19, 8:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lansing, NC | ONE TREE DOWN |
| Nov 19, 8:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Mount Jefferson, NC | TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 16 |
| Nov 19, 11:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Endicott, VA | POWER LINE DOWN ON POOR FARM ROAD WHICH STARTED BRUSH FIRE |
| Nov 20, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Sugar Grove, NC | 3 TREES DOWN ON US 421 IN THE 7800 BLOCK |
| Nov 20, 12:41 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Woodlawn, VA | TREE DOWN ON ASPEN DRIVE |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Mouth Of Wilson, VA | TREE DOWN ON TROUTDALE HIGHWAY NEAR THE LOG STORE. |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Volney, VA | TREE DOWN ON TROUTDALE HIGHWAY NEAR THE LOG STORE. |
| Nov 20, 4:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Boone, NC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 2366 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
550 WWUS71 KRNK 190841 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 341 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY... .A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATER TODAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT AS MUCH COLDER AIR ARRIVES. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-191645- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0001.161119T1700Z-161120T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0004.161119T1500Z-161121T0000Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY 341 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA AS WELL THE THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. 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 POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES... PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ002-VAZ016-017-191645- /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0004.161119T1500Z-161121T0000Z/ ALLEGHANY NC-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...GALAX...FLOYD 341 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM FLOYD COUNTY INTO ALLEGHANY NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES... PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-191645- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.161119T1500Z-161121T0000Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 341 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
7 follow-up statements
526 WWUS71 KRNK 191142 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 642 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY INTO SUNDAY... .A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATER TODAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT AS MUCH COLDER AIR ARRIVES. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-191945- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.161119T1500Z-161121T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 642 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM FLOYD COUNTY SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...TODAY INTO SUNDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES... PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-191945- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.161119T1500Z-161121T0000Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 642 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRE THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
545 WWUS71 KRNK 191838 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 138 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT AS MUCH COLDER AIR ARRIVES. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-200245- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 138 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM FLOYD COUNTY SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES... PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-200245- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 138 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
251 WWUS71 KRNK 200227 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 927 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVERNIGHT AS MUCH COLDER AIR ARRIVES. AFTER A BRIEF DECREASE TOWARDS SUNRISE...SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-201030- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 927 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM FLOYD COUNTY SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES... PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-201030- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 927 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
856 WWUS71 KRNK 200811 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 311 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING AS MUCH COLDER AIR ARRIVES. AFTER A BRIEF DECREASE PRIOR TO MIDDAY...SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-201615- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 311 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM FLOYD COUNTY SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES... PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-201615- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 311 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
650 WWUS71 KRNK 201605 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1105 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER WINDS SLACKENED BRIEFLY THIS MORNING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-210000- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 1105 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM FLOYD COUNTY SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES... PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-210000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 1105 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MBS
512 WWUS71 KRNK 201928 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 228 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN AREA OF STRONG WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND BRING STRONG WINDS NORTH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-210400- /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.161121T0000Z-161121T1200Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 228 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS...INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LESSER GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ WVZ508-210400- /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161121T1200Z/ WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 228 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-210400- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161121T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST 228 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MBS
445 WWUS71 KRNK 210016 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 716 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN AREA OF STRONG WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND BRING STRONG WINDS NORTH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INTO THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-210830- /O.EXP.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161121T1200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD 716 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS...INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ508-210830- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161121T1200Z/ SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL... MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI... BLACKSBURG...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 716 PM EST SUN NOV 20 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. DOWNED POWER LINES MAY SPARK FIRES THAT COULD SPREAD QUICKLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes | 51 hr |
| Nov 19, 2:07 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 13 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2016High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
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.