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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Oct 28, 2021, 7:56 PM EDT for Greenbrier County, Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia; Bath County, Tazewell County, Virginia. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2021, 7:56 PM EDT (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2021, 8:14 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Bath County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
457 WWUS71 KRNK 282356 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 756 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021 VAZ007-020-WVZ042-043-507-508-291200- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.211029T0000Z-211029T1500Z/ Tazewell-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Eastern Greenbrier- Western Greenbrier- Including the cities of Tazewell, Hot Springs, Bluefield, Flat Top, Hinton, Hix, Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle 756 PM EDT Thu Oct 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Virginia, Tazewell and Bath Counties. In West Virginia, Mercer, Summers, Eastern Greenbrier and Western Greenbrier Counties, especially at higher elevations. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT Friday. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
443 WWUS71 KRNK 290729 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 329 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021 VAZ007-WVZ042-043-290830- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-211029T1500Z/ Tazewell-Mercer-Summers- Including the cities of Tazewell, Bluefield, Flat Top, Hinton, and Hix 329 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have decreased but will still be slightly gusty this morning. $$ VAZ020-WVZ507-508-291500- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-211029T1500Z/ Bath-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- Including the cities of Hot Springs, Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle 329 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Virginia, Tazewell and Bath Counties. In West Virginia, Mercer, Summers, Eastern Greenbrier and Western Greenbrier Counties, especially at higher elevations. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT Friday. * 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. && $$
034 WWUS71 KRNK 291214 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 814 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021 VAZ020-WVZ507-508-291315- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-211029T1500Z/ Bath-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- Including the cities of Hot Springs, Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle 814 AM EDT Fri Oct 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds and gusts have decreased across the area below advisory criteria, and are expected to continue trending weaker through the day. Therefore, the advisory has been cancelled. $$
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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.