HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 417 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 6PM THIS EVENING UNTIL EARLY
AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY.
* SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
* TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUTAGES AND
BLOCKED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE.
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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