HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1210 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
* TIMING: VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...
INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 35 TO
45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT...
WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE
FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS.
* IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME
WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A
SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO
STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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