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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2017, 4:08 AM EST for 4 counties in Maryland; Accomack County, Northampton County, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 13, 2017, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2017, 4:08 AM EST (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2017, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2017, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Accomack County, VA, Northampton County, VA
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 1798 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
919 WWUS71 KAKQ 120908 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 408 AM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-122115- /O.NEW.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.170213T0500Z-170213T2100Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack-Northampton- Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, Princess Anne, Snow Hill, Ocean City, Chincoteague, Wallops Island, Melfa, Exmore, Cape Charles, Cheapside, Fishermans Island, Kiptopeke, Kiptopeke State Park, and Plantation 408 AM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from midnight tonight to 4 PM EST Monday. * AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS: BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 45 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds subside. && $$ MINNICK
4 follow-up statements
151 WWUS71 KAKQ 121519 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1019 AM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-122330- /O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.170213T0500Z-170213T2100Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack-Northampton- Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, Princess Anne, Snow Hill, Ocean City, Chincoteague, Wallops Island, Melfa, Exmore, Cape Charles, Cheapside, Fishermans Island, Kiptopeke, Kiptopeke State Park, and Plantation 1019 AM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... * AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS: BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 45 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds subside. && $$
476 WWUS71 KAKQ 122018 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 318 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-130430- /O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.170213T0500Z-170213T2100Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack-Northampton- Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, Princess Anne, Snow Hill, Ocean City, Chincoteague, Wallops Island, Melfa, Exmore, Cape Charles, Cheapside, Fishermans Island, Kiptopeke, Kiptopeke State Park, and Plantation 318 PM EST Sun Feb 12 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... * AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 45 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds subside. && $$
636 WWUS71 KAKQ 131004 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 504 AM EST Mon Feb 13 2017 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-132100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170213T2100Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack-Northampton- Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, Princess Anne, Snow Hill, Ocean City, Chincoteague, Wallops Island, Melfa, Exmore, Cape Charles, Cheapside, Fishermans Island, Kiptopeke, Kiptopeke State Park, and Plantation 504 AM EST Mon Feb 13 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 45 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds subside. && $$
796 WWUS71 KAKQ 131659 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1159 AM EST Mon Feb 13 2017 MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-132100- /O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170213T2100Z/ Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack-Northampton- Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, Princess Anne, Snow Hill, Ocean City, Chincoteague, Wallops Island, Melfa, Exmore, Cape Charles, Cheapside, Fishermans Island, Kiptopeke, Kiptopeke State Park, and Plantation 1159 AM EST Mon Feb 13 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 45 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds subside. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 5:38 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 112 min | |
| Feb 12, 5:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 18 more | 76 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.