HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 329 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF
50 TO 65 MPH.
* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS
AND ALONG THE DOWNSTREAM SLOPES OF THE RIDGES ACROSS SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
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.
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