HIDEHigh Wind Warning issued February 11 at 8:50PM EST until February 12 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...
.A TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OFF MID ATLANTIC COAST AND
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OVER THE PLAINS WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT.
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE AND HIGHER TERRAIN
OF THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS.
* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
Counties Affected:
Alleghany; Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg)
HIDE HIDEWinter Weather Advisory issued February 11 at 8:48PM EST until February 12 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Blacksburg
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ALONG
WITH BITTER WIND CHILLS...
.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL RESULT IN A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...ALONG THE
WESTERN RIDGES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS...WHEN
COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES...WILL ALSO RESULT IN DANGEROUS
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ON THE
HIGHER RIDGES.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA...MOUNTAIN
EMPIRE OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...BITTER WIND CHILLS.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ON THE RIDGES AND THE ALONG WESTERN SLOPES.
* TIMING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT...TAPERING OFF TOWARD BY DAWN
SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND
BLOWING SNOW. SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN TOPS...WITH
TEENS ELSEWHERE.
* WIND CHILLS...ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO.
Counties Affected:
Ashe; Watauga
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg (East Central Virginia - Blacksburg)
HIDE The past few days a huge flock of Wild Turkeys have been in the bottom below Meat Camp Baptist Church. They really are beautiful birds and so amazing that they are so big!! Then last night I had a nice little Eastern Screech Owl calling at the house. Then just today, a really big Raven was in the road eating a rabbit carcass and it stayed in the road until the last possible minute then looked so big and amazing blue-black as he wheeled up in front of the car. Just gorgeous.
But a lot of birders do like the rarities and we have a couple just off the mountains. Dwayne Martin found a Ross' Goose and a Greater White-fronted Goose. There are also some Rufous Hummingbirds still around in the foothills. And now that February is coming, early returnees will be showing up like big flocks of blackbirds and grackles, migrant waterfowl, and sparrows moving through in March. So enjoy these days and look for the passing flock of chickadees, or a Pileated Woodpecker.
For more information on birds in the High Country call the Watauga Birding Hotline at 828-265-0198. Also visit www.ncaudubon.org, www.carolinabirdclub.org, Visit the Audubon North Carolina blog at http://ncaudubonblog.org/blog/
