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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Pittsburgh, PA
NWS Pittsburgh, PA issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2021, 2:51 PM EST for Tucker County, West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 22, 2021, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2021, 2:51 PM EST (19:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2021, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2021, 4:03 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pittsburgh, PA
County Tucker County, WV
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 918 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
716 WWUS71 KPBZ 211951 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 251 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 WVZ514-220400- /O.NEW.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.211222T1200Z-211222T2200Z/ Eastern Tucker- Including the cities of Davis, Thomas, and Canaan Valley 251 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Tucker County. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 5 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
803 WWUS71 KPBZ 220110 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 810 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 WVZ514-220915- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.211222T1200Z-211222T2200Z/ Eastern Tucker- Including the cities of Davis, Thomas, and Canaan Valley 810 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Tucker County. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 5 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
633 WWUS71 KPBZ 220736 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 236 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 WVZ514-221600- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.211222T1200Z-211222T2200Z/ Eastern Tucker- Including the cities of Davis, Thomas, and Canaan Valley 236 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Tucker County. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 5 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. && $$
758 WWUS71 KPBZ 221734 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1234 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 WVZ514-222200- /O.CON.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211222T2200Z/ Eastern Tucker- Including the cities of Davis, Thomas, and Canaan Valley 1234 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Tucker County. * WHEN...Until 5 PM EST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
893 WWUS71 KPBZ 222103 NPWPBZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 403 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 WVZ514-222215- /O.CAN.KPBZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211222T2200Z/ Eastern Tucker- Including the cities of Davis, Thomas, and Canaan Valley 403 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Gusty winds have subsided and are now below advisory criteria. $$
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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.