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WWUS71 KRNK 181726
NPWRNK
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
126 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-190130-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0008.260419T1000Z-260419T2000Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHITETOP, TROUTDALE, SPARTA, FLOYD, WEST
JEFFERSON, INDEPENDENCE, GALAX, VOLNEY, AND BOONE
126 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES.
* WHERE...IN NORTH CAROLINA, ALLEGHANY NC, ASHE, AND WATAUGA
COUNTIES. IN VIRGINIA, CARROLL, FLOYD, AND GRAYSON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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