FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 859 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM EST FOR SMALL
STREAMS IN GREENBRIER COUNTY...
AT 857 AM EST...HOWARD CREEK ALONG HIGHWAY 63 WAS FLOODING ACCORDING
TO THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. THIS WAS CLOSING A TUNNEL ALONG THIS
ROUTE NEAR CALDWELL. OTHER SMALL STREAMS ARE FLOODING IN THE
COUNTY...BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO STEADY OUT AND RECEDE LATER THIS
MORNING.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE
AROUND A BARRICADE OR SIGN FOR A CLOSED ROAD DUE TO HIGH WATER.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AFTER HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BLACKSBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3823 8035 3811 8036 3805 8027 3804 8016
3807 8011 3807 8000 3805 7996 3777 8026
3769 8049 3776 8067 3778 8069 3797 8080
3821 8053 3827 8044
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WP
HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 934 AM 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 WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH...BECOMING
WEST BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE HIGHEST 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 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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