Alert archive / Kentucky / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2017, 5:57 AM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It took effect at Apr 6, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2017, 5:57 AM EDT (09:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2017, 10:21 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
900 WWUS71 KRLX 060957 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 557 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-061800- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0005.170406T1600Z-170407T0300Z/ Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Dickenson-Buchanan- Including the cities of Flatwoods, Greenup, Grayson, Olive Hill, Ashland, Louisa, Clintwood, Grundy, and Vansant 557 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon today to 11 PM EDT this evening. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing... This afternoon through late evening. * Impacts...Travel in high profile vehicles may be difficult. Power fluctuations are possible. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
2 follow-up statements
363 WWUS71 KRLX 061748 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 148 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-070200- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170407T0300Z/ Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Dickenson-Buchanan- Including the cities of Flatwoods, Greenup, Grayson, Olive Hill, Ashland, Louisa, Clintwood, Grundy, and Vansant 148 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing... This afternoon through late evening. * Impacts...Travel in high profile vehicles may be difficult. Power losses possible. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
145 WWUS71 KRLX 070221 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 1021 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 KYZ101>103-105-VAZ003-004-070330- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170407T0300Z/ Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Dickenson-Buchanan- Including the cities of Flatwoods, Greenup, Grayson, Olive Hill, Ashland, Louisa, Clintwood, Grundy, and Vansant 1021 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Charleston has cancelled the Wind Advisory. There have not been any wind gusts to 46 mph over the past few hours. Winds will continue to gust between 30 to 40 mph tonight, but will remain below advisory criteria. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 54 min |
| Apr 5, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Greenup, Lawrence | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 10:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 63 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.