Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Charleston, WV
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.
- 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
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.