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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2016, 3:45 AM EST for 37 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina; Greenbrier County, Monroe County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 12, 2016, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2016, 3:45 AM EST (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2016, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 48 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Monroe County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 1482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
037 WWUS71 KRNK 120845 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...STRONG SURGE OF WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG CLIPPER WILL ROLL THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND IT...A SURGE OF COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-035-WVZ044-507-121645- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.160112T1700Z-160113T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3PM AND 9PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BE BLOWN DOWN SMALLER TREES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS GUSTS UP TO 50 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
870 WWUS71 KRNK 121533 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1033 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...STRONG SURGE OF WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG CLIPPER WILL ROLL THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND IT...A SURGE OF COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-035-WVZ044-507-122345- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.160112T1700Z-160113T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON 1033 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2PM AND 9PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BE BLOWN DOWN SMALLER TREES... RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
510 WWUS71 KRNK 121745 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1245 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...STRONG SURGE OF WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG CLIPPER WILL ROLL THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND IT...A SURGE OF COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NCZ003-019-VAZ032>034-130145- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T0500Z/ SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD 1245 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE INCLUDING PARTS OF THE FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2PM AND 9PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BE BLOWN DOWN SMALLER TREES... RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS GUSTS UP TO 50 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. 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. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-035-WVZ044-507-130145- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON 1245 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2PM AND 9PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BE BLOWN DOWN SMALLER TREES... RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
896 WWUS71 KRNK 121918 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 218 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...STRONG SURGE OF WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ROLL THROUGH THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. BEHIND IT...A SURGE OF COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-122300- /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160112T2300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 218 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BE BLOWN DOWN SMALLER TREES... RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS GUSTS UP TO 50 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. && $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507- 130330- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... ALDERSON 218 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BE BLOWN DOWN SMALLER TREES... RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
950 WWUS71 KRNK 121953 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 253 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...STRONG SURGE OF WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ROLL THROUGH THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. BEHIND IT...A SURGE OF COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507- 130400- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... ALDERSON 253 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BE BLOWN DOWN SMALLER TREES... RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS GUSTS UP TO 50 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. && $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-122300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160112T2300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 253 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. * HAZARDS...BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH BRIEF GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BE BLOWN DOWN SMALLER TREES... RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
147 WWUS71 KRNK 122312 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 612 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...STRONG SURGE OF WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT... .COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE REGION BEHIND A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SURGE OF COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-130015- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160112T2300Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... YADKINVILLE...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 612 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND PORTIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS...SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507- 130500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... ALDERSON 612 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BE BLOWN DOWN SMALLER TREES... RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WIND ADVISORY MEANS GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED INDOORS. && $$
586 WWUS71 KRNK 130504 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1204 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINDS DIMINISHING...SNOW THREAT ENDING...BUT VERY COLD WIND CHILLS STILL EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... .AN ALBERTA CLIPPER MOVED RAPIDLY THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING GUSTY WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...AND FALLING TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. AS THE DRIVING UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVED EAST OF THE REGION AFTER SUNSET...WINDS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO DURING THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 25 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT WITH SOME GUSTS T0 35 MPH STILL POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507- 130615- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T0500Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE... CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... BEDFORD...AMHERST...UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... ALDERSON 1204 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...RANGING MOSTLY FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVERNIGHT. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ RAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 75 min |
| Jan 12, 3:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Roanoke, City of Covington | 49 min |
| Jan 12, 3:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth and 4 more | 43 min |
| Jan 12, 4:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 50 min |
| Jan 12, 4:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd and 11 more | 78 min |
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.