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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2022, 3:41 AM EST for Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County, West Virginia; Allegany County, Maryland; Highland County, Virginia. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2022, 3:41 AM EST (08:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2022, 9:02 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
Counties Allegany County, MD, Highland County, VA, Grant County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Pendleton County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1536 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
283 WWUS71 KLWX 240841 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 341 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022 MDZ001-501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-241645- /O.CAN.KLWX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-221224T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.WI.Y.0021.221224T0841Z-221225T1100Z/ Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Western Highland-Western Grant- Western Mineral-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville, Frostburg, Hightown, Bayard, Mount Storm, Elk Garden, and Riverton 341 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...In Maryland, Garrett and Extreme Western Allegany Counties. In Virginia, Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Grant, Western Mineral and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EST Sunday. * 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. && $$ MDZ502-VAZ504-507-508-WVZ502-504-506-240945- /O.CAN.KLWX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-221224T1100Z/ Central and Eastern Allegany-Eastern Highland- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge- Eastern Grant-Eastern Mineral-Eastern Pendleton- Including the cities of Cumberland, Monterey, Big Meadows, Wintergreen, Petersburg, Antioch, Keyser, New Creek, Ridgeville, Russelldale, Headsville, Fort Ashby, Brandywine, Franklin, Oak Flat, Ruddle, and Sugar Grove 341 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... $$
3 follow-up statements
615 WWUS71 KLWX 241503 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1003 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022 MDZ001-501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-242315- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-221225T1100Z/ Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Western Highland-Western Grant- Western Mineral-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville, Frostburg, Hightown, Bayard, Mount Storm, Elk Garden, and Riverton 1003 AM EST Sat Dec 24 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...In Maryland, Garrett and Extreme Western Allegany Counties. In Virginia, Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Grant, Western Mineral and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EST Sunday. * 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. && $$
753 WWUS71 KLWX 241754 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1254 PM EST Sat Dec 24 2022 MDZ001-501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-250200- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-221225T1100Z/ Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Western Highland-Western Grant- Western Mineral-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville, Frostburg, Hightown, Bayard, Mount Storm, Elk Garden, and Riverton 1254 PM EST Sat Dec 24 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...In Maryland, Garrett and Extreme Western Allegany Counties. In Virginia, Western Highland County. In West Virginia, Western Grant, Western Mineral and Western Pendleton Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
342 WWUS71 KLWX 250202 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 902 PM EST Sat Dec 24 2022 MDZ001-501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-250315- /O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-221225T1100Z/ Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Western Highland-Western Grant- Western Mineral-Western Pendleton- Including the cities of Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville, Frostburg, Hightown, Bayard, Mount Storm, Elk Garden, and Riverton 902 PM EST Sat Dec 24 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have dropped below Wind Advisory criteria. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Mineral | 32 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 24 hr |
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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.