High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
937 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL REMAIN
STRONG INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-101045-
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IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE
937 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST PIEDMONT ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE FOR MOST OF
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LIKELY.
RECENT PRECIPITATION AND COOL TEMPERATURES HAVE KEPT SOIL VERY
MOIST ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF WET SOIL AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
937 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL REMAIN
STRONG INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
GAZ010-NCZ035-062>065-502-504-506>510-SCZ001>003-101045-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.100210T1100Z-100211T1100Z/
RABUN-ALEXANDER-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
937 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM
EST THURSDAY.
VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA
ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE FOR MOST OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
RECENT PRECIPITATION AND COOL TEMPERATURES HAVE KEPT SOIL VERY
MOIST. THE COMBINATION OF WET SOIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1...TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...ARE POSSIBLE.
COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND
CHILL VALUES TO APPROACH 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...MAINLY IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
929 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING.
NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ007-009>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-
WVZ042>045-101030-
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SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...
SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...
LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...
UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
929 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY.
* SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH
LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 65 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR
STRONGER CAN OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH ALONE CAN KNOCK DOWN TREES. HOWEVER
WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATING ON TREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WILL MAKE THIS OCCURRENCE EVEN MORE LIKELY. POWER LINES
AND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
929 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-101030-
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
929 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY.
* SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH
LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
HIGHEST RIDGES. STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH ALONE CAN KNOCK DOWN TREES. HOWEVER SNOW
ACCUMULATING ON TREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL MAKE THIS
OCCURRENCE EVEN MORE LIKELY. ALSO...THESE WINDS CAN DOWN POWER
LINES AND DAMAGE STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
&&
$$
