Wednesday, December 24, 2014

WIND ADVISORY - Charleston, West Virginia



WIND ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
348 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-
LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...
FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...
JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...
VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...
ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...
AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON
348 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST OHIO AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SPREADING EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES...AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM DEBRIS. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. ALSO BE CAUTIOUS OF HOLIDAY DECORATIONS EXPOSED TO THE WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS PAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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