Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
240 PM EDT Wed Mar 20 2024
It is very windy across the region today. Here is a compliation of
the strongest wind gusts observed from a variety of weather
reporting stations across the region as of 200 PM EDT this afternoon.
...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...
Location Speed Time/Date Provider
...North Carolina...
...Ashe County...
Baldwin 2 ENE 42 MPH 0336 AM 03/20 CWOP
Ashe County Airport 40 MPH 0120 PM 03/20 AWOS
Mt. Jefferson 38 MPH 0620 AM 03/20 NC-ECONET
...Watauga County...
Aho 45 MPH 0615 AM 03/20 CWOP
Watauga Medical Center 40 MPH 0235 AM 03/20 AWOS
Banner Elk 37 MPH 0745 AM 03/20 CWOP
Boone 0.9 W 34 MPH 0140 PM 03/20 MESOWEST
Blowing Rock 1.1 SE 32 MPH 0525 AM 03/20 DAVIS
...Wilkes County...
Wilkes County Airport 30 MPH 0110 PM 03/20 AWOS
...Virginia...
...Bath County...
Ingalls Field Airport 55 MPH 1255 PM 03/20 AWOS
Hot Springs 4.1 E 33 MPH 1116 AM 03/20 RAWS
...Bedford County...
Montvale 31 MPH 1136 AM 03/20 CWOP
...Botetourt County...
Troutville 30 MPH 1219 PM 03/20 CWOP
...Campbell County...
Rustburg 33 MPH 0115 PM 03/20 CWOP
Brookneal Airport 33 MPH 0215 PM 03/20 AWOS
...Carroll County...
Twin County Airport 35 MPH 1255 PM 03/20 AWOS
Woodlawn 32 MPH 0135 PM 03/20 CWOP
...City of Galax County...
Galax 32 MPH 0105 PM 03/20 CWOP
...City of Roanoke County...
Roanoke Airport 49 MPH 1215 PM 03/20 ASOS
...Floyd County...
Floyd 3.6 NE 40 MPH 0135 PM 03/20 CWOP
...Franklin County...
Hardy 3 S 40 MPH 0200 PM 03/20 CWOP
...Giles County...
Mountain Lake 0.7 E 51 MPH 0210 AM 03/20 MESOWEST
...Grayson County...
Rugby 4.1 W 52 MPH 0350 AM 03/20 MESOWEST
Baywood 5 SE 34 MPH 0135 PM 03/20 CWOP
...Halifax County...
Clover 51 MPH 0110 PM 03/20 CWOP
...Montgomery County...
Blacksburg 0.9 S 50 MPH 0230 PM 03/20 MESOWEST
VT Airport Blacksburg 35 MPH 0155 PM 03/20 AWOS
Fairlawn 3.2 N 34 MPH 0220 PM 03/20 MESOWEST
Preston Forest 32 MPH 1245 PM 03/20 CWOP
Childress 31 MPH 0145 PM 03/20 CWOP
...Pittsylvania County...
Danville Regional Airport 37 MPH 0138 PM 03/20 ASOS
...Pulaski County...
New River Valley Airport 47 MPH 0215 PM 03/20 AWOS
...Roanoke County...
Bent Mountain 44 MPH 1245 PM 03/20 CWOP
Vinton 33 MPH 0227 PM 03/20 CWOP
Catawba 32 MPH 1055 AM 03/20 DAVIS
Bent Mountain 31 MPH 0215 PM 03/20 CWOP
...Smyth County...
Mountain Empire Airport 36 MPH 0155 PM 03/20 AWOS
...Tazewell County...
Burkes Garden 53 MPH 0600 AM 03/20 CWOP
...West Virginia...
...Greenbrier County...
Greenbrier Valley Airport 37 MPH 1145 AM 03/20 AWOS
...Mercer County...
Mercer County Airport 46 MPH 1256 PM 03/20 ASOS
Princeton 34 MPH 0100 PM 03/20 CWOP
...Monroe County...
Union 51 MPH 0348 AM 03/20 MESOWEST
...Summers County...
JUMPING BRANCH 37 MPH 0228 PM 03/20 CWOP
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**METADATA**
:3/20/2024,0620 AM, NC, Ashe, Mt. Jefferson, , , 36.4033, -81.4635, PKGUST, 38, mph, NC-ECONET, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0120 PM, NC, Ashe, Ashe County Airport, , , 36.4333, -81.4167, PKGUST, 40, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0336 AM, NC, Ashe, Baldwin 2 ENE, , , 36.4108, -81.4962, PKGUST, 42, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0525 AM, NC, Watauga, Blowing Rock 1.1 SE, , , 36.1252, -81.6595, PKGUST, 32, mph, DAVIS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0140 PM, NC, Watauga, Boone 0.9 W, , , 36.2115, -81.6855, PKGUST, 34, mph, MESOWEST, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0745 AM, NC, Watauga, Banner Elk, , , 36.2025, -81.8457, PKGUST, 37, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0235 AM, NC, Watauga, Watauga Medical Center, , , 36.1984, -81.6514, PKGUST, 40, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0615 AM, NC, Watauga, Aho, , , 36.1655, -81.6265, PKGUST, 45, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0110 PM, NC, Wilkes, Wilkes County Airport, , , 36.2167, -81.1, PKGUST, 30, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1116 AM, VA, Bath, Hot Springs 4.1 E, , , 37.9864, -79.7594, PKGUST, 33, mph, RAWS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1255 PM, VA, Bath, Ingalls Field Airport, , , 37.9531, -79.8353, PKGUST, 55, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1136 AM, VA, Bedford, Montvale, , , 37.4673, -79.6667, PKGUST, 31, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1219 PM, VA, Botetourt, Troutville, , , 37.4883, -79.9917, PKGUST, 30, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0115 PM, VA, Campbell, Rustburg, , , 37.2782, -79.1025, PKGUST, 33, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0215 PM, VA, Campbell, Brookneal Airport, , , 37.1417, -79.0167, PKGUST, 33, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0135 PM, VA, Carroll, Woodlawn, , , 36.791, -80.8682, PKGUST, 32, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1255 PM, VA, Carroll, Twin County Airport, , , 36.7667, -80.8167, PKGUST, 35, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0105 PM, VA, City of Galax, Galax, , , 36.6678, -80.9058, PKGUST, 32, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1215 PM, VA, City of Roanoke, Roanoke Airport, , , 37.3167, -79.9667, PKGUST, 49, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0135 PM, VA, Floyd, Floyd 3.6 NE, , , 36.9425, -80.2538, PKGUST, 40, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0200 PM, VA, Franklin, Hardy 3 S, , , 37.1615, -79.7982, PKGUST, 40, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0210 AM, VA, Giles, Mountain Lake 0.7 E, , , 37.3505, -80.5373, PKGUST, 51, mph, MESOWEST, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0135 PM, VA, Grayson, Baywood 5 SE, , , 36.568, -80.9437, PKGUST, 34, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0350 AM, VA, Grayson, Rugby 4.1 W, , , 36.6405, -81.5169, PKGUST, 52, mph, MESOWEST, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0110 PM, VA, Halifax, Clover, , , 36.9367, -78.7892, PKGUST, 51, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0145 PM, VA, Montgomery, Childress, , , 37.047, -80.517, PKGUST, 31, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1245 PM, VA, Montgomery, Preston Forest, , , 37.2863, -80.3937, PKGUST, 32, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0220 PM, VA, Montgomery, Fairlawn 3.2 N, , , 37.1958, -80.5773, PKGUST, 34, mph, MESOWEST, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0155 PM, VA, Montgomery, VT Airport Blacksburg, , , 37.2167, -80.4167, PKGUST, 35, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0230 PM, VA, Montgomery, Blacksburg 0.9 S, , , 37.2197, -80.4192, PKGUST, 50, mph, MESOWEST, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0138 PM, VA, Pittsylvania, Danville Regional Airport, , , 36.5667, -79.3333, PKGUST, 37, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0215 PM, VA, Pulaski, New River Valley Airport, , , 37.1167, -80.6667, PKGUST, 47, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0215 PM, VA, Roanoke, Bent Mountain, , , 37.1706, -80.0791, PKGUST, 31, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1055 AM, VA, Roanoke, Catawba, , , 37.3, -80.2, PKGUST, 32, mph, DAVIS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0227 PM, VA, Roanoke, Vinton, , , 37.2813, -79.8833, PKGUST, 33, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1245 PM, VA, Roanoke, Bent Mountain, , , 37.1536, -80.1201, PKGUST, 44, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0155 PM, VA, Smyth, Mountain Empire Airport, , , 36.88, -81.33, PKGUST, 36, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0600 AM, VA, Tazewell, Burkes Garden, , , 37.0993, -81.3427, PKGUST, 53, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1145 AM, WV, Greenbrier, Greenbrier Valley Airport, , , 37.8667, -80.4, PKGUST, 37, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0100 PM, WV, Mercer, Princeton, , , 37.3603, -81.0545, PKGUST, 34, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,1256 PM, WV, Mercer, Mercer County Airport, , , 37.3, -81.2, PKGUST, 46, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0348 AM, WV, Monroe, Union, , , 37.5914, -80.5283, PKGUST, 51, mph, MESOWEST, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/20/2024,0228 PM, WV, Summers, JUMPING BRANCH, , , 37.656, -81.033, PKGUST, 37, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
$$