Alert archive / West Virginia / High Wind Watches in 2021
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this high wind watch at Dec 10, 2021, 4:21 AM EST for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 11, 2021, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2021, 4:21 AM EST (09:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2021, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2021, 4:02 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 1469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 374 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
002 WWUS71 KRLX 100921 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 421 AM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 WVZ523-526-101730- /O.NEW.KRLX.HW.A.0002.211211T1800Z-211212T0400Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 421 AM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
2 follow-up statements
174 WWUS71 KRLX 101655 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 1155 AM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 WVZ523-526-110100- /O.CON.KRLX.HW.A.0002.211211T1800Z-211212T0400Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 1155 AM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph possible. * WHERE...Southeast Randolph and Northwest Pocahontas Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
200 WWUS71 KRLX 102102 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 402 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 WVZ523-526-110600- /O.UPG.KRLX.HW.A.0002.211211T1800Z-211212T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0010.211211T1700Z-211212T0500Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 402 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From noon Saturday to midnight EST Saturday night. * 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 holiday decorations and other loose outdoor objects. && $$ WVZ522-110600- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0010.211211T1700Z-211212T0500Z/ Southeast Webster- 402 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Southeast Webster County. * WHEN...From noon Saturday to midnight EST Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure holiday decorations and other loose outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Braxton, Harrison, Lewis, Nicholas, Pocahontas and 4 more | 30 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.