NWS Wind Advisory (Watauga County)

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Wind Advisory issued May 24 at 4:19AM EDT until May 24 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Blacksburg

...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND UNSEASONABLE COOL TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO LOWER NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WINDS AROUND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED TO REACH 40 MPH TO 50 MPH AT TIMES DURING LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THIS UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING EXCEPTIONALLY COOL AIR TO THE REGION...WITH TEMPERATURES TONIGHT EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF BATH AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES.

Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga

Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (Southwest Virginia)
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