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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Oct 21, 2016, 3:49 PM EDT for Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 20 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Oct 21, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2016, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 21, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 23 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
075 WWUS71 KRNK 211949 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 349 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN BLUSTERY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-220800- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.161021T2200Z-161022T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 349 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS FROM NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT...INCLUDING ON I-81 AND I-77. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
967 WWUS71 KRNK 220251 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1051 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN BLUSTERY CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-221100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161022T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE... SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 1051 PM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS FROM NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...MAINLY AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT...INCLUDING ON I-81 AND I- 77. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
271 WWUS71 KRNK 220821 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 421 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THIS MORNING... .BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE, BUT MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. VAZ009-012>014-017>019-022-023-220930- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161022T1600Z/ SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... COVINGTON...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE 421 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, BUT SPEEDS LESS THAN THOSE NEEDED FOR A WIND ADVISORY. $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-020-024-221600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161022T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX... HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 421 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION, ESPECIALLY NEAR FANCY GAP ON INTERSTATE 77. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
763 WWUS71 KRNK 220837 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 437 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THIS MORNING... ...FROST LIKELY FOR FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA TONIGHT... .BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE... BUT MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT, NEAR CALM FOR AREAS TOWARD BRISTOL VIRGINIA. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AREAS OF FROST FOR THE UPPER TENNESSEE VALLEY WHICH INCLUDES TAZEWELL AND SMYTH COUNTIES. VAZ007-009-221645- /O.NEW.KRNK.FR.Y.0005.161023T0600Z-161023T1300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 437 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SMYTH AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...AREAS OF FROST. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 30S. BURKES GARDEN MAY EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...BETWEEN 2AM AND 9AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS. PLANTS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROST DAMAGE NEED TO BE PROTECTED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-020-024-221600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161022T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX... HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 437 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 48 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR FANCY GAP ON INTERSTATE 77...AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
320 WWUS71 KRNK 221128 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 728 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THIS MORNING... ...FROST LIKELY FOR FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA TONIGHT... .BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE... BUT MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT... NEAR CALM FOR AREAS TOWARD BRISTOL VIRGINIA. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AREAS OF FROST FOR THE UPPER TENNESSEE VALLEY WHICH INCLUDES TAZEWELL AND SMYTH COUNTIES. VAZ020-024-221230- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161022T1600Z/ BATH-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA 728 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ VAZ007-009-221930- /O.CON.KRNK.FR.Y.0005.161023T0600Z-161023T1300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 728 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SMYTH AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...AREAS OF FROST. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 30S. BURKES GARDEN MAY EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...BETWEEN 2AM AND 9AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS. PLANTS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROST DAMAGE NEED TO BE PROTECTED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-221600- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161022T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 728 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HAZARDS...STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 48 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR FANCY GAP ON INTERSTATE 77...AND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. 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. && $$
345 WWUS71 KRNK 221559 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1159 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...FROST LIKELY FOR FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA TONIGHT... .NEAR CALM WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS FROM TAZEWELL TOWARD BRISTOL VIRGINIA. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AREAS OF FROST FOR THE UPPER TENNESSEE VALLEY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-221700- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161022T1600Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX 1159 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EDT TODAY... NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. $$ VAZ007-009-222100- /O.CON.KRNK.FR.Y.0005.161023T0600Z-161023T1300Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION 1159 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SMYTH AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES. * HAZARDS...AREAS OF FROST. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 30S. BURKES GARDEN MAY EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING...BETWEEN 2AM AND 9AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO TENDER PLANTS. PLANTS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROST DAMAGE NEED TO BE PROTECTED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
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.