HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 320 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...
BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
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