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High Wind Warning Issued For Tuesday & Wednesday

Last Updated on March 1, 2016 3:38 pm

The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for the High Country through Wednesday. Gusts close to 60 mph may be possible in some locations. The full Warning statement is below:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS…HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING GRAYSON
COUNTY VIRGINIA.

* HAZARDS…VERY STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS…WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING…BEGINNING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING…
WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS OCCURRING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS AND IN
LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED.

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.

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