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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Charleston, WV

March 28, 2021Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-03-28Temperature 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 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 216 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 2:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDoddridge34 min
Mar 28, 8:42 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXMcDowell5 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.