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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Charleston, WV

February 19, 2021Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia

NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 19, 2021, 1:46 PM EST for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 20, 2021, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2021, 1:46 PM EST (18:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2021, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 20, 2021, 10:00 AM EST
In force
10 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 18:49 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 12:00Z, 6.8 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-19Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -245 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
635 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
110 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-245 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

522 
WWUS41 KRLX 191846
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
146 PM EST Fri Feb 19 2021

WVZ523-526-200300-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0003.210220T0500Z-210220T1500Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
146 PM EST Fri Feb 19 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  15 below zero.

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

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if
  precautions are not taken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
149 
WWUS41 KRLX 200205
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
905 PM EST Fri Feb 19 2021

WVZ523-526-201200-
/O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0003.210220T0500Z-210220T1500Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
905 PM EST Fri Feb 19 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  15 below zero.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if 
  precautions are not taken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$
580 
WWUS41 KRLX 201020
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
520 AM EST Sat Feb 20 2021

WVZ523-526-201500-
/O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210220T1500Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
520 AM EST Sat Feb 20 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 15 below 
  zero.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if 
  precautions are not taken.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$
221 
WWUS41 KRLX 201455
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
955 AM EST Sat Feb 20 2021

WVZ523-526-201600-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210220T1500Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
955 AM EST Sat Feb 20 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

Wind chill values will likely stay below zero today for the
highest ridgetops.

$$

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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.