662  
WWUS71 KRNK 280817  
NPWRNK  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
317 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2025  
 
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-282000-  
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-250128T2000Z/  
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-  
GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-  
ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN  
GREENBRIER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUENA VISTA, HIX, FINCASTLE, QUINWOOD,  
DUO, TROUTDALE, FLOYD, HINTON, PULASKI, INDEPENDENCE, PEARISBURG,  
UNION, SPARTA, HOT SPRINGS, RAINELLE, LEXINGTON, ALDERSON,  
VOLNEY, LEWISBURG, ROANOKE, WYTHEVILLE, BLAND, WHITETOP, CLIFTON  
FORGE, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, SALEM, RADFORD, BLACKSBURG, NEW  
CASTLE, BLUEFIELD, GALAX, BOONE, COVINGTON, FLAT TOP, AND WEST  
JEFFERSON  
317 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2025  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTHWEST AND WEST  
CENTRAL VIRGINIA, AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS, UP TO 50 MPH, ARE  
EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THE VALLEYS WILL BE  
SOMEWHAT SHELTERED, WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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