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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Nov 28, 2016, 4:31 AM EST for Grayson County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia; Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; Mercer County, West Virginia. It took effect at Nov 28, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2016, 4:31 AM EST (09:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 28, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Grayson County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 2217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
627 WWUS71 KRNK 280931 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 431 AM EST MON NOV 28 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY. THIS WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT EASTWARD FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TOWARD THE EAST COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET WILL TRAVERSE THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS COULD GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3500 FT ELEVATION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AS THE STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET LIFTS NORTHEAST OF THE REGION. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-282015- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 431 AM EST MON NOV 28 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...MANILY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM BOONE...TO JEFFERSON...TO INDEPENDENCE...TO MARION...TO BLUEFIELD. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH...MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS ON WEST-EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ RAB
4 follow-up statements
186 WWUS71 KRNK 282048 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 348 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TUESDAY. THIS WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT EASTWARD FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TOWARD THE EAST COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL TRAVERSE THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS COULD GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3500 FT ELEVATION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AS THE STRONG LOW LEVEL JET LIFTS NORTHEAST OF THE REGION. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-290500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 348 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MANILY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM BOONE...TO JEFFERSON...TO INDEPENDENCE...TO MARION... TO BLUEFIELD. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS ON WEST-EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
139 WWUS71 KRNK 290440 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1140 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY MOVE EAST INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TUESDAY. THIS WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE EAST COAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL CROSS THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3500 FT ELEVATION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AS THE STRONG LOW LEVEL JET LIFTS NORTHEAST OF THE AREA. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-291200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 1140 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MANILY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM BOONE...TO JEFFERSON...TO INDEPENDENCE...TO MARION...TO BLUEFIELD. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS ON WEST-EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
250 WWUS71 KRNK 290951 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 451 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016 ...STRONG...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS... A STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS, LIFTING NORTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE MORNING. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO DIMINISH, BUT SOME GUSTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 40 MPH HAVE STILL BEEN NOTED WITHIN THE PAST FEW HOURS AND SUCH COULD CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3500 FT ELEVATION. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BELOW CRITERIA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-291200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 451 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MANILY ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM BOONE...TO JEFFERSON...TO INDEPENDENCE...TO MARION... TO BLUEFIELD. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH DAYBREAK THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS ON WEST-EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ RAB
073 WWUS71 KRNK 291220 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 720 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016 NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042-291330- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...TAZEWELL... MARION...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP 720 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE AREA OF STRONG WINDS THAT TRAVERSED THE AREA OVERNIGHT HAS LIFTED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA. WINDS SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SUCH SPEEDS AGAIN TODAY OR TONIGHT. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ RAB
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2016Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2016Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2016Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.