Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2017, 11:55 AM EST for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 1, 2017, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2017, 11:55 AM EST (16:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2017, 9:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2017, 8:00 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -303 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 857 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 448 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
085 WWUS71 KRLX 011655 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 1155 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...Gusty winds tonight along high ridges... WVZ523-526-020100- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0003.170302T0200Z-170302T1300Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 1155 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to 8 AM EST Thursday. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...This evening into early Thursday morning. * Impacts...Gusty winds could lead to tree damage and power outages. Driving may be difficult due to strong cross winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gust up to 50 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
3 follow-up statements
102 WWUS71 KRLX 020055 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 755 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...Gusty winds tonight along high ridges... WVZ523-526-020900- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0003.170302T0200Z-170302T1300Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 755 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THURSDAY... * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...This evening into early Thursday morning. * Impacts...Gusty winds could lead to tree damage and power outages. Driving may be difficult due to strong cross winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gust up to 50 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
635 WWUS71 KRLX 020912 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 412 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...Gusty winds early this morning along high ridges... WVZ523-526-021300- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170302T1300Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 412 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING... * Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph. * Timing...Through daybreak this morning. * Impacts...Gusty winds could lead to tree damage and power outages. Driving may be difficult due to strong cross winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gust up to 50 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ TRM
349 WWUS71 KRLX 021306 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 806 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 WVZ523-526-021415- /O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170302T1300Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 806 AM EST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Wind gusts have dropped below advisory levels, thus the wind advisory has been allowed to expire. $$ 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 4:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 5:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mason | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 5:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt, Wood | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 6:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 6:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 6:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Barbour, Calhoun, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie and 1 more | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 6:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 7:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Roane | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 7:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Lewis | 28 min |
| Mar 1, 7:36 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis, Ritchie and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Mason | 28 min |
| Mar 1, 8:58 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wood | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 9:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Wayne | 44 min |
| Mar 1, 9:07 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:09 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 9:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 9:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mingo, Putnam and 1 more | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 9:28 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt, Wood | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 9:33 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 9:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Putnam, Roane | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 9:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and 2 more | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 9:55 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Roane | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 10:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and 1 more | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 10:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 10:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas and 2 more | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 10:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Nicholas and 2 more | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 10:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, Webster | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 10:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 10:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 10:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Randolph, Webster and 1 more | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 10:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 11:33 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Jackson, Mason, Wirt | 3 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:23 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:27 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Lewis, Ritchie and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 6:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Harrison | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 6:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Nicholas, Webster | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 6:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Raleigh, Wyoming | 38 min |
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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.