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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA

January 28, 2021Greenbrier County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 28, 2021, 5:54 PM EST for Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 28, 2021, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2021, 5:54 PM EST (22:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 29, 2021, 9:04 AM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Greenbrier County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 2021-01-28Temperature 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 2021-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

266 
WWUS41 KRNK 282254
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
554 PM EST Thu Jan 28 2021

WVZ508-290700-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.210129T0000Z-210129T1600Z/
Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle
554 PM EST Thu Jan 28 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY...

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

* WHERE...Western Greenbrier County.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Friday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts of 30 mph to 40 mph can be
  expected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory is issued when strong winds will combine
with cold temperatures for several hours to create dangerously
cold conditions for exposed skin. 

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
646 
WWUS41 KRNK 290630
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
130 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021


WVZ508-291430-
/O.CON.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210129T1600Z/
Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle
130 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Western Greenbrier County.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM EST this morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph can be 
  expected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Chill Advisory is issued when strong winds will combine
with cold temperatures for several hours to create dangerously
cold conditions for exposed skin.

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

&&

$$
409 
WWUS41 KRNK 291404
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
904 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021

...Wind Chill Advisory Has Been Cancelled...

WVZ508-291515-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210129T1600Z/
Western Greenbrier-
904 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds are low enough to allow the wind chill advisory to be
cancelled. Temperatures will still be cold, but will eventually
warm into the low to mid 20s this afternoon. 

$$

SHH

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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.