Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Mar 28, 2021, 3:15 AM EDT for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 28, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2021, 3:15 AM EDT (07:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
- 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 07:19 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, 7.3 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
- 1092 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
406 WWUS71 KRLX 280715 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 315 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 WVZ523-526-281515- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.210328T2200Z-210329T0600Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 315 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 46 mph expected. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 2 AM EDT Monday. * 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
603 WWUS71 KRLX 281505 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 1105 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 WVZ523-526-282315- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.210328T2200Z-210329T0600Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 1105 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 46 mph expected. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 2 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
397 WWUS71 KRLX 281825 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 225 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 WVZ523-526-290230- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.210328T2200Z-210329T0600Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 225 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 46 mph expected. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 2 AM EDT Monday. * 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. && $$
478 WWUS71 KRLX 290111 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 911 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 WVZ523-526-290600- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210329T0600Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 911 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Southeast Randolph and Northwest Pocahontas Counties. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
873 WWUS71 KRLX 290551 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 151 AM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021 WVZ523-526-290700- /O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210329T0600Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 151 AM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds have now subsided below advisory criteria and will continue to diminish overnight. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Doddridge | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 8:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | McDowell | 5 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.