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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Charleston, WV

October 26, 2021Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Oct 26, 2021, 1:49 AM EDT for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2021, 1:49 AM EDT (05:49 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 27, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
12 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 05:52 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, 5.8 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 2021-10-26Temperature 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 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -105 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
857 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

900 
WWUS71 KRLX 260549
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
149 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

WVZ523-526-261900-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.211026T1800Z-211027T0600Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
149 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 AM EDT 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
576 
WWUS71 KRLX 261331
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
931 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

WVZ523-526-262145-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.211026T1800Z-211027T0600Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
931 AM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southeast Randolph and Northwest Pocahontas Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 AM EDT 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.

&&

$$
634 
WWUS71 KRLX 261822
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

WVZ523-526-270230-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211027T0600Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Southeast Randolph and Northwest Pocahontas Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT 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.

&&

$$
141 
WWUS71 KRLX 270157
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
957 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

WVZ523-526-270600-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211027T0600Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
957 PM EDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Southeast Randolph and Northwest Pocahontas Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT 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.

&&

$$
228 
WWUS71 KRLX 270539
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
139 AM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

WVZ523-526-270645-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211027T0600Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
139 AM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

Advisory level winds have subsided and winds will continue to
weaken through this morning.

$$

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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.