High Wind Advisory
Statement as of 9:07 PM EST on February 02, 2015
…Wind Advisory is cancelled…
The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has
cancelled the Wind Advisory
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
423 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY-
NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-
SOUTHEAST HARFORD-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-EASTERN LOUDOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…WESTMINSTER…PARKTON…
REISTERSTOWN…COCKEYSVILLE…BALTIMORE…DUNDALK…CATONSVILLE…
ANNAPOLIS…WALDORF…ST MARYS CITY…GERMANTOWN…DAMASCUS…
ROCKVILLE…LISBON…COLUMBIA…ELLICOTT CITY…JARRETTSVILLE…
ABERDEEN…CHARLOTTESVILLE…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…
MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…
FREDERICKSBURG…LEESBURG…ASHBURN
423 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT…
* TIMING…STRONGEST WINDS FROM MID AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS…SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. DIFFICULTY
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND TAKE CARE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
423 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015
MDZ003-004-501-502-VAZ025>031-501-503>505-507-508-WVZ050>053-055-
501>506-021730-
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WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN LOUDOUN-
NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-
BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…FROSTBURG…
CUMBERLAND…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…
FRONT ROYAL…WARRENTON…HIGHTOWN…MONTEREY…PURCELLVILLE…
BIG MEADOWS…WINTERGREEN…MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…
MOOREFIELD…BAYARD…MOUNT STORM…PETERSBURG…ELK GARDEN…
KEYSER…FORT ASHBY…CIRCLEVILLE…FRANKLIN
423 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT…
* TIMING…STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL JUST PAST SUNSET.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE RIDGE TOPS.
* IMPACTS…SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. DIFFICULTY
DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND TAKE CARE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
249 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015
…STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING…
.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST
THIS MORNING AND OFFSHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AND THEN
CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST EARLY THIS EVENING.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-021600-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WEST JEFFERSON…SPARTA…BOONE…
MARION…BLAND…PEARISBURG…WYTHEVILLE…RADFORD…PULASKI…
BLACKSBURG…INDEPENDENCE…WHITETOP…TROUTDALE…VOLNEY…
GALAX…FLOYD…NEW CASTLE…CLIFTON FORGE…COVINGTON…
HOT SPRINGS…ROANOKE…SALEM…FINCASTLE…LEXINGTON…
BUENA VISTA…STUART…ROCKY MOUNT…BEDFORD…AMHERST
249 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT…
* LOCATIONS…ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS
AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE
VALLEYS… AND FANCY GAP.
* HAZARDS…STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
* WINDS…WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH.
* TIMING…STARTING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE…AS ARE ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH…OR WIND
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH…ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED
ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED
INDOORS.
