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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Dec 6, 2021, 12:03 PM EST for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2021, 12:03 PM EST (17:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2021, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 13 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 17:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 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
- 864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 417 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
096 WWUS71 KRLX 061703 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 1203 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 WVZ523-526-070115- /O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0009.211206T1703Z-211207T0600Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 1203 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
214 WWUS71 KRLX 070103 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 803 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 WVZ523-526-070600- /O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211207T0600Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 803 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
295 WWUS71 KRLX 070554 NPWRLX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Charleston WV 1254 AM EST Tue Dec 7 2021 WVZ523-526-070700- /O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211207T0600Z/ Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph- Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman 1254 AM EST Tue Dec 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... The wind has subsided enough to no longer pose a threat to the area, therefore we will let the wind advisory expire at its designated time on the top of the hour. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 7:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam | 47 min |
| Dec 6, 8:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Putnam | 45 min |
| Dec 6, 9:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 45 min |
| Dec 6, 9:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay | 33 min |
| Dec 6, 9:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Braxton, Clay | 48 min |
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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.