Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 16, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2021, 2:43 PM EST for Grant County, Pendleton County, West Virginia; Highland County, Virginia. It took effect at Dec 22, 2021, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2021, 2:43 PM EST (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2021, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2021, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
Counties Highland County, VA, Grant County, WV, Pendleton County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 1531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
384 WWUS71 KLWX 211943 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 243 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 VAZ503-WVZ501-505-220345- /O.NEW.KLWX.WI.Y.0016.211222T1200Z-211222T2100Z/ Western Highland-Western Grant-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Hightown, Bayard, Mount Storm, and Riverton 243 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Virginia, Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will likely blow down scattered trees and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Loose outdoor objects may be blown away or damaged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
4 follow-up statements
618 WWUS71 KLWX 220201 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 901 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 VAZ503-WVZ501-505-221015- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0016.211222T1200Z-211222T2100Z/ Western Highland-Western Grant-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Hightown, Bayard, Mount Storm, and Riverton 901 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Virginia, Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will likely blow down scattered trees and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Loose outdoor objects may be blown away or damaged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
998 WWUS71 KLWX 220818 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 318 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 VAZ503-WVZ501-505-221630- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0016.211222T1200Z-211222T2100Z/ Western Highland-Western Grant-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Hightown, Bayard, Mount Storm, and Riverton 318 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Virginia, Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 4 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will likely blow down scattered trees and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Loose outdoor objects may be blown away or damaged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
598 WWUS71 KLWX 221430 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 930 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 VAZ503-WVZ501-505-222100- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-211222T2100Z/ Western Highland-Western Grant-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Hightown, Bayard, Mount Storm, and Riverton 930 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...In Virginia, Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will likely blow down scattered trees and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Loose outdoor objects may be blown away or damaged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
253 WWUS71 KLWX 221930 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 230 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 VAZ503-WVZ501-505-222030- /O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-211222T2100Z/ Western Highland-Western Grant-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Hightown, Bayard, Mount Storm, and Riverton 230 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds are starting to subside. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 3:21 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 57 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:14 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 27 hr |
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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.