HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 357 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST
TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS UP
TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THE ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE.
WIDESPREAD PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.
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