HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 258 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY
MORNING...BECOMING VERY STRONG DURING THE DAY. WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND ON THE NORTHWEST
DOWNSTREAM SIDES OF THE RIDGES.
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...DECK FURNITURE AND HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS...INDOORS.
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