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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Dec 17, 2016, 7:38 PM EST for 27 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 17, 2016, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2016, 7:38 PM EST (00:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2016, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2016, 10:24 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 34 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland 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, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 1055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
456 WWUS71 KRNK 180038 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 738 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST LATER TONIGHT BEFORE CROSSING THE AREA FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY. VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH COULD OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2500 FEET INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508- 180845- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.161218T0300Z-161218T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN 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...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 738 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH PRIMARILY ALONG THE RIDGETOPS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
278 WWUS71 KRNK 180333 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1033 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST LATER TONIGHT BEFORE CROSSING THE AREA FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY. VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH COULD OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2500 FEET INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508- 181145- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161218T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN 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...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1033 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH PRIMARILY ALONG THE RIDGETOPS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
144 WWUS71 KRNK 181021 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 521 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES THIS MORNING... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH COULD OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2500 FEET IN ELEVATION THIS MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508- 181700- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161218T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN 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...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 521 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HAZARDS...VERY STRONG WINDS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH PRIMARILY ALONG THE RIDGETOPS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. * TIMING...THIS MORNING WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST, SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$
857 WWUS71 KRNK 181524 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1024 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508- 181630- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-161218T1700Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD... PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE... VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON... BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST... BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 1024 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ALONG RIDGETOPS THIS MORNING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE FRONT TRACKS EAST TO THE COAST. $$ RCS
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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.