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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Charleston, WV

April 15, 2021Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this frost advisory at Apr 15, 2021, 8:25 PM EDT for Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It took effect at Apr 16, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2021, 8:25 PM EDT (00:25 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 239 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1648 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

611 
WWUS71 KRLX 160025
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
825 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021

VAZ003-004-160830-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FR.Y.0002.210416T0600Z-210416T1300Z/
Dickenson-Buchanan-
Including the cities of Clintwood, Grundy, and Vansant
825 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Dickenson and Buchanan Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Frost will mainly be in protected valleys.
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
291 
WWUS71 KRLX 160713
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
313 AM EDT Fri Apr 16 2021

VAZ003-004-161300-
/O.CON.KRLX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210416T1300Z/
Dickenson-Buchanan-
Including the cities of Clintwood, Grundy, and Vansant
313 AM EDT Fri Apr 16 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Buchanan and Dickenson Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
  uncovered.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
280 
WWUS71 KRLX 161247
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
847 AM EDT Fri Apr 16 2021

VAZ003-004-161400-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210416T1300Z/
Dickenson-Buchanan-
Including the cities of Clintwood, Grundy, and Vansant
847 AM EDT Fri Apr 16 2021

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

With temperatures now moderating this morning, there is no longer
a threat for frost. The advisory will therefore be allowed to 
expire.

$$

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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.