HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 545 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO NOON EST FRIDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON EST FRIDAY.
* TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...
BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 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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