Tuesday, December 23, 2014

WIND ADVISORY - NWS, Charleston, West Virginia



WIND ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
222 PM EST TUE DEC 23 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
222 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT.

* TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST OHIO AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SPREADING EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BY 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 CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS EXPOSED TO THE WIND.

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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