HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 123 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
PREVIOUS WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.
STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN RESPONSE TO A LARGE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IMPACTING THE REGION...WHICH WILL BE POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING AT RIDGE TOPS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. FOR THOSE
LOCATIONS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
MORNING. THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS WILL BE VERY ELEVATION
DEPENDENT...WITH VALLEYS EXPERIENCING CONSIDERABLY LOWER WIND
SPEEDS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH BY MID
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THOUGH THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT HIGH ELEVATIONS...TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR ANYWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
ALSO...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON RIDGES AND
IN MOUNTAIN PASSES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE...AROUND YOUR HOME...INCLUDING
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. ALSO...CONSTRUCTION SITES CAN BE VULNERABLE
LOCATIONS.
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