Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this wind advisory at Feb 2, 2021, 9:33 PM EST for 12 counties in Virginia; Grant County, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2021, 9:33 PM EST (02:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2021, 9:36 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
Counties Albemarle County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, Madison County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Page County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Warren County, VA, Grant County, WV, Pendleton County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 1063 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
428 WWUS71 KLWX 030233 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 933 PM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 VAZ503-507-508-WVZ501-505-031045- /O.NEW.KLWX.WI.Y.0001.210203T0233Z-210203T1800Z/ Western Highland-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Western Grant-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Hightown, Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Bayard, Mount Storm, and Riverton 933 PM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...In Virginia, Western Highland County, and Northern Virginia Blue Ridge and Central Virginia Blue Ridge. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
630 WWUS71 KLWX 031051 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 551 AM EST Wed Feb 3 2021 VAZ503-507-508-WVZ501-505-031800- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210203T1800Z/ Western Highland-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Western Grant-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Hightown, Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Bayard, Mount Storm, and Riverton 551 AM EST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...In Virginia, Western Highland County, and Central Virginia Blue Ridge and Northern Virginia Blue Ridge. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
580 WWUS71 KLWX 031436 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 936 AM EST Wed Feb 3 2021 VAZ503-507-508-WVZ501-505-031545- /O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210203T1800Z/ Western Highland-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Western Grant-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Hightown, Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Bayard, Mount Storm, and Riverton 936 AM EST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds should remain below advisory levels for the rest of the day. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 9:27 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 1:52 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Grant, Mineral, Pendleton | 8 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2021Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2021Every wind advisory in 2021
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.