HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 337 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING: FROM 6PM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY
* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60
MPH.
* IMPACTS: TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUTAGES
AND BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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