MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX... UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE 246 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN WEAKER TREES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO FIND TRAVELING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN GAPS AND PASSES WHERE WINDS CAN BE CHANNELED BY THE LOCAL TERRAIN. 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. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT [email protected] OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1... 8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. ALSO POSTS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES ARE APPRECIATED.
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