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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Charleston, WV

December 13, 20176 counties in West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Dec 13, 2017, 11:48 PM EST for 6 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 14, 2017, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2017, 11:48 PM EST (04:48 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 14, 2017, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 14, 2017, 9:28 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Fayette County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Webster County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:49 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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2017-12-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2017-12-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 362 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2000 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
362 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
454 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

434 
WWUS71 KRLX 140448
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1148 PM EST Wed Dec 13 2017


WVZ516-518-520-522>524-526-141300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0010.171214T0500Z-171214T1700Z/
Southeast Raleigh-Southeast Fayette-Southeast Nicholas-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Beckley, Meadow Bridge, Richwood, 
Snowshoe, Marlinton, and Harman
1148 PM EST Wed Dec 13 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until noon EST Thursday.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Overnight and into Thursday morning. Winds will start
  to ease up by late Thursday morning.  

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 46 mph or higher are 
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially
for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Kistner
2 follow-up statements
309 
WWUS71 KRLX 140953
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
453 AM EST Thu Dec 14 2017


WVZ516-518-520-522>524-526-141700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-171214T1700Z/
Southeast Raleigh-Southeast Fayette-Southeast Nicholas-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Beckley, Meadow Bridge, Richwood, 
Snowshoe, Marlinton, and Harman
453 AM EST Thu Dec 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will remain gusty through this morning, but
  should start to diminish before noon today.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 46 mph or higher are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Kistner
022 
WWUS71 KRLX 141428
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
928 AM EST Thu Dec 14 2017

WVZ516-518-520-522>524-526-141530-
/O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-171214T1700Z/
Southeast Raleigh-Southeast Fayette-Southeast Nicholas-
Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-
Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Beckley, Meadow Bridge, Richwood, 
Snowshoe, Marlinton, and Harman
928 AM EST Thu Dec 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Charleston has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. Even so, wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph can still be
expected in the highest elevations of the mountains. 


$$

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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.