Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at May 3, 2017, 2:15 PM EDT for 8 counties in West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It took effect at May 4, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2017, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 4, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2017, 8:13 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Boone County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 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 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 1189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
061 WWUS71 KRLX 031815 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 215 PM EDT Wed May 3 2017 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>520-040215- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.170504T1700Z-170505T0300Z/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Including the cities of Clintwood, Grundy, Vansant, Williamson, Logan, Chapmanville, Man, Madison, Welch, Gary, War, Mullens, Oceana, Pineville, Bradley, Prosperity, Sophia, Beckley, Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Montgomery, Meadow Bridge, Summersville, Craigsville, Birch River, and Richwood 215 PM EDT Wed May 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 1 PM to 11 PM EDT Thursday. * Winds...Southeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Thursday afternoon and evening. * Impacts...Trees may fall. Power outages may occur. High profile vehicles may have difficulty driving. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
146 WWUS71 KRLX 040152 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 952 PM EDT Wed May 3 2017 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>520-041000- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.170504T1700Z-170505T0300Z/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Including the cities of Clintwood, Grundy, Vansant, Williamson, Logan, Chapmanville, Man, Madison, Welch, Gary, War, Mullens, Oceana, Pineville, Bradley, Prosperity, Sophia, Beckley, Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Montgomery, Meadow Bridge, Summersville, Craigsville, Birch River, and Richwood 952 PM EDT Wed May 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY... * Winds...Southeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * Timing...Thursday afternoon and evening. * Impacts...Trees may fall. Power outages may occur. High profile vehicles may have difficulty driving. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gust of greater than 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
172 WWUS71 KRLX 040937 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 537 AM EDT Thu May 4 2017 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>520-041745- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.170504T1700Z-170505T0300Z/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Including the cities of Clintwood, Grundy, Vansant, Williamson, Logan, Chapmanville, Man, Madison, Welch, Gary, War, Mullens, Oceana, Pineville, Bradley, Prosperity, Sophia, Beckley, Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Montgomery, Meadow Bridge, Summersville, Craigsville, Birch River, and Richwood 537 AM EDT Thu May 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...Southeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * Timing...this afternoon and evening. * Impacts...Trees may fall. Power outages may occur. High profile vehicles may have difficulty driving. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gust of greater than 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
481 WWUS71 KRLX 041744 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 144 PM EDT Thu May 4 2017 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>520-050145- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170505T0300Z/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Including the cities of Clintwood, Grundy, Vansant, Williamson, Logan, Chapmanville, Man, Madison, Welch, Gary, War, Mullens, Oceana, Pineville, Bradley, Prosperity, Sophia, Beckley, Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Montgomery, Meadow Bridge, Summersville, Craigsville, Birch River, and Richwood 144 PM EDT Thu May 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Winds...Southeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...this afternoon and evening. * Impacts...Trees may fall. Power outages may occur. High profile vehicles may have difficulty driving. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gust of greater than 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
698 WWUS71 KRLX 050013 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 813 PM EDT Thu May 4 2017 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033-034-515>520-050115- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170505T0300Z/ Dickenson-Buchanan-Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- Including the cities of Clintwood, Grundy, Vansant, Williamson, Logan, Chapmanville, Man, Madison, Welch, Gary, War, Mullens, Oceana, Pineville, Bradley, Prosperity, Sophia, Beckley, Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Montgomery, Meadow Bridge, Summersville, Craigsville, Birch River, and Richwood 813 PM EDT Thu May 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Charleston has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds are quickly diminishing across the area, thus the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$
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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.