Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2021, 2:27 PM EST for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West 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, 2:27 PM EST (19:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2021, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2021, 2:49 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- 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 19:31 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, 7.5 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
- 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.
933 WWUS71 KRLX 211927 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 227 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 WVZ523-526-220330- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0011.211222T1400Z-211222T2100Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 227 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected along the highest peaks. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 4 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
447 WWUS71 KRLX 220305 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 1005 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 WVZ523-526-221115- /O.EXT.KRLX.WI.Y.0011.211222T1200Z-211222T2100Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 1005 PM EST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected along the highest ridges. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 4 PM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
991 WWUS71 KRLX 221120 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 620 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 WVZ523-526-222100- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0011.211222T1200Z-211222T2100Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 620 AM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected along the highest ridges. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 4 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. && $$
297 WWUS71 KRLX 221949 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 249 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 WVZ523-526-222100- /O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-211222T2100Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 249 PM EST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Gusty winds peaked early this afternoon and are currently below advisory criteria. $$
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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.