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NWS High Wind Warning (Watauga County)
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High 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
High 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
NWS Winter Weather Advisory (Watauga County)
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Winter 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
Winter 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
Photo for February 12, 2012
Pines, Burning Bushes, and Snow. Photo from Zionville, morning of February 11.
Photo by Susan Williams Baumgardner
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