Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2017, 5:03 AM EST for Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 20 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2017, 5:03 AM EST (10:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2017, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 16 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, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 3116 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
683 WWUS71 KRNK 101003 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 503 AM EST Fri Mar 10 2017 ...Windy and Turning Colder... .The passage of a strong cold front will bring windy conditions and falling temperatures today. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-102100- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.170310T1003Z-170311T0200Z/ Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd- Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax, and Floyd 503 AM EST Fri Mar 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 9 PM EST this evening. * Locations...High Country of North Carolina, and the Blue Ridge Parkway from North Carolina to near Roanoke Virginia. * Hazards...Strong wind gusts. * Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * Timing...through today. * Impacts...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs resulting in scattered power outages. Outdoor items such as patio furniture and trash cans may be blown over. Driving will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
039 WWUS71 KRNK 101805 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 105 PM EST Fri Mar 10 2017 ...Windy and Turning Colder... .The passage of a strong cold front will bring windy conditions and falling temperatures today. VAZ011>014-018>020-022>024-110200- /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170311T0200Z/ Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke- Botetourt-Rockbridge- Including the cities of Pearisburg, Wytheville, Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs, Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, and Buena Vista 105 PM EST Fri Mar 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 9 PM EST this evening. * Locations...High Country of North Carolina, and the Blue Ridge Parkway from North Carolina to near Roanoke Virginia. * Hazards...Strong wind gusts. * Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * Timing...through early this evening. * Impacts...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs resulting in scattered power outages. Outdoor items such as patio furniture and trash cans may be blown over. Driving will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 MPH or gusts will range between 46 and 57 MPH. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use extra caution until the winds subside. && $$ NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-110200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170311T0200Z/ Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd- Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax, and Floyd 105 PM EST Fri Mar 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * Locations...High Country of North Carolina, and the Blue Ridge Parkway from North Carolina to near Roanoke Virginia. * Hazards...Strong wind gusts. * Winds...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 50 to 55 mph. * Timing...through early this evening. * Impacts...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs resulting in scattered power outages. Outdoor items such as patio furniture and trash cans may be blown over. Driving will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ MBS
845 WWUS71 KRNK 110142 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 842 PM EST Fri Mar 10 2017 ...Northwest Winds to Slowly Diminish Overnight... NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011>020-022>024-110245- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170311T0200Z/ Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson- Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt- Rockbridge- Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone, Pearisburg, Wytheville, Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax, Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs, Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, and Buena Vista 842 PM EST Fri Mar 10 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... Northwest winds should continue to diminish overnight as high pressure builds in from the northwest. Thus the wind advisory will be allowed to expire. However a few gusts to 45 mph or briefly stronger may continue across the higher elevations until around midnight. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 5:06 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 10 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 13 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin | 42 hr |
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.