High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TODAY 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 INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
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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...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 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
THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 65 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR
STRONGER MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH ALONE CAN KNOCK DOWN TREES. HOWEVER
WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATING ON TREES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS 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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY.
* SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED INTO
TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE.
* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH ALONE CAN KNOCK DOWN TREES. HOWEVER SNOW
ACCUMULATING ON TREES THROUGH TONIGHT WILL MAKE THIS OCCURRENCE
EVEN MORE LIKELY. ALSO...THESE WINDS CAN DOWN POWER LINES AND
DAMAGE STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS.
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WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...
RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND DAMAGING GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A
FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL
PLAIN MAY SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
RECENT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EVENTS HAVE RESULTED IN SOGGY
GROUND CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE COMBINATION
OF WEAK ROOT SUPPORT AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN THE
DOWNING OF NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE
SUCH AS RIPPED SIDING OR SHINGLES MAY ALSO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES. DO NOT CROSS WIRES AS THEY MAY STILL BE LIVE.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES VERY DIFFICULT. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS SUCH AS ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WRAP UP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW
TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...WITH WIND SPEEDS SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
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RABUN-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF
NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS
OF 30 MPH ARE LIKELY...AND THE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60
MPH AT TIMES.
RECENT PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH COOL TEMPERATURES...HAS KEPT
THE SOIL QUITE MOIST ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF WET
SOIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN
GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST.
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.
TAKE STEPS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE BLOWN
ABOUT BY THE WIND. BE AWARE OF THE THREAT OF FALLING TREES AND
POWER LINES TODAY. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE
ANY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR MOTORCYCLES.
&&
$$
