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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Jan 25, 2017, 2:32 PM EST for 20 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 26, 2017, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2017, 2:32 PM EST (19:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2017, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2017, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 23 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 2307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
437 WWUS71 KRNK 251932 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 232 PM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY AND ALONG THE VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ON THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC THURSDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED...WITH THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS OCCURRING DURING LATE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-260345- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0002.170126T1200Z-170127T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, BOONE, INDEPENDENCE, WHITETOP, TROUTDALE, VOLNEY, GALAX, AND FLOYD 232 PM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE SOUTHWEST OF ROANOKE. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO 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 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
5 follow-up statements
102 WWUS71 KRNK 260345 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1045 PM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY AND ALONG THE VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE ON THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC THURSDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED...WITH THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS OCCURRING DURING LATE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-261145- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0002.170126T1200Z-170127T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, BOONE, INDEPENDENCE, WHITETOP, TROUTDALE, VOLNEY, GALAX, AND FLOYD 1045 PM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE SOUTHWEST OF ROANOKE. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
308 WWUS71 KRNK 260808 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 308 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PASS EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED...WITH THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS OCCURRING DURING LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. VAZ009-012>014-018>020-022>024-261615- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0002.170126T1200Z-170127T0000Z/ SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARION, WYTHEVILLE, RADFORD, PULASKI, BLACKSBURG, NEW CASTLE, CLIFTON FORGE, COVINGTON, HOT SPRINGS, ROANOKE, SALEM, FINCASTLE, LEXINGTON, AND BUENA VISTA 308 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MAINLY LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN ESPECIALLY GIVEN WET SOIL CONDITIONS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO 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 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-261615- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0002.170126T1200Z-170127T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, BOONE, INDEPENDENCE, WHITETOP, TROUTDALE, VOLNEY, GALAX, AND FLOYD 308 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE SOUTHWEST OF ROANOKE. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN ESPECIALLY GIVEN WET SOIL CONDITIONS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
048 WWUS71 KRNK 261453 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 953 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PASS EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED...WITH THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS OCCURRING DURING LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-262100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170127T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, BOONE, MARION, WYTHEVILLE, RADFORD, PULASKI, BLACKSBURG, INDEPENDENCE, WHITETOP, TROUTDALE, VOLNEY, GALAX, FLOYD, NEW CASTLE, CLIFTON FORGE, COVINGTON, HOT SPRINGS, ROANOKE, SALEM, FINCASTLE, LEXINGTON, AND BUENA VISTA 953 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...MAINLY LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN ESPECIALLY GIVEN WET SOIL CONDITIONS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO 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 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
997 WWUS71 KRNK 261936 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 236 PM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A DIMINISHING TREND IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF WIND GUSTS IS EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-270000- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170127T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, BOONE, MARION, WYTHEVILLE, RADFORD, PULASKI, BLACKSBURG, INDEPENDENCE, WHITETOP, TROUTDALE, VOLNEY, GALAX, FLOYD, NEW CASTLE, CLIFTON FORGE, COVINGTON, HOT SPRINGS, ROANOKE, SALEM, FINCASTLE, LEXINGTON, AND BUENA VISTA 236 PM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO GRADUALLY LOWER BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN ESPECIALLY GIVEN WET SOIL CONDITIONS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
938 WWUS71 KRNK 270015 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 715 PM EST THU JAN 26 2017 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>020-022>024-270115- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170127T0000Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, BOONE, MARION, WYTHEVILLE, RADFORD, PULASKI, BLACKSBURG, INDEPENDENCE, WHITETOP, TROUTDALE, VOLNEY, GALAX, FLOYD, NEW CASTLE, CLIFTON FORGE, COVINGTON, HOT SPRINGS, ROANOKE, SALEM, FINCASTLE, LEXINGTON, AND BUENA VISTA 715 PM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE EASED UP BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN 45 MPH, BUT WILL STILL BE BRISK WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT, MAINLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES. $$
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.