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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1258 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
NCZ003-019-VAZ032-033-043-170600-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260317T0600Z/
SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKY MOUNT, MARTINSVILLE, DOBSON,
STUART, AND WILKESBORO
1258 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES UP TO 35 MPH, BUT
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011>020-022>024-034-035-WVZ044-507-170900-
/O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260317T0900Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOONE, PEARISBURG, UNION, TROUTDALE,
RADFORD, LEXINGTON, CLIFTON FORGE, INDEPENDENCE, FLOYD, VOLNEY,
AMHERST, ALDERSON, BLACKSBURG, GALAX, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST
JEFFERSON, NEW CASTLE, WYTHEVILLE, SPARTA, COVINGTON, BEDFORD,
SALEM, HOT SPRINGS, LEWISBURG, ROANOKE, BUENA VISTA, FINCASTLE,
WHITETOP, AND PULASKI
1258 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, ESPECIALLY
AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA,
AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* 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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