WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 932 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50
MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE BUT
GUSTS STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE TREES COULD OCCUR INTO THE
PIEDMONT GIVEN THE VERY WET SOIL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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