« View county listWind AdvisoryNCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>017-022-242300-
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...
ROANOKE...SALEM
1240 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* LOCATIONS...RIDGETOPS ABOVE 3000 FEET ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE
CHAIN FROM NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH VIRGINIA AS FAR
NORTH AS ROANOKE.
* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS BEING BLOWN AROUND. A FEW LIMBS
COULD FALL AS WELL AS WEAK TREES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
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