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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
150 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
   
..HIGHEST WIND REPORTS  
 
THESE ARE THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS SINCE LAST NIGHT OF  
25 MPH OR GREATER ACROSS OUR AREA.  
 
LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE PROVIDER  
   
..NORTH CAROLINA  
 
   
..ALLEGHANY COUNTY  
 
WHITEHEAD 2.5 S 34 MPH 0645 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..ASHE COUNTY  
 
ASHE COUNTY AIRPORT 43 MPH 0855 AM 01/15 AWOS  
MT. JEFFERSON 39 MPH 0815 AM 01/15 NC-ECONET  
BALDWIN 2 ENE 38 MPH 1010 AM 01/15 CWOP  
FLEETWOOD 36 MPH 0425 AM 01/15 CWOP  
LAUREL SPRINGS 2.0 SW 32 MPH 0550 AM 01/15 NC-ECONET  
WEST JEFFERSON 30 MPH 0735 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..CASWELL COUNTY  
 
CASWELL GAME LANDS 26 MPH 1216 PM 01/15 RAWS  
   
..WATAUGA COUNTY  
 
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER 41 MPH 0455 AM 01/15 AWOS  
BOONE 0.9 W 39 MPH 0450 AM 01/15 MESOWEST  
BLOWING ROCK 1.1 SE 35 MPH 0840 AM 01/15 DAVIS  
BOONE 31 MPH 0245 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..WILKES COUNTY  
 
WILKES COUNTY AIRPORT 28 MPH 0615 AM 01/15 AWOS  
WILBAR 2 SSE 28 MPH 1032 AM 01/15 RAWS  
RONDA 26 MPH 0100 PM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..VIRGINIA  
 
   
..APPOMATTOX COUNTY  
 
APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE 34 MPH 0433 AM 01/15 RAWS  
   
..BATH COUNTY  
 
INGALLS FIELD AIRPORT 43 MPH 0635 AM 01/15 AWOS  
   
..BEDFORD COUNTY  
 
MONTVALE 38 MPH 0233 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..BOTETOURT COUNTY  
 
TROUTVILLE 35 MPH 0118 PM 01/15 CWOP  
APPLE ORCHARD MTN 34 MPH 0650 AM 01/15 MESOWEST  
HARDY 26 MPH 1235 PM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..CAMPBELL COUNTY  
 
RUSTBURG 29 MPH 0230 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..CARROLL COUNTY  
 
TWIN COUNTY AIRPORT 37 MPH 0515 AM 01/15 AWOS  
WOODLAWN 36 MPH 0845 AM 01/15 CWOP  
GALAX 29 MPH 0905 AM 01/15 DAVIS  
HILLSVILLE 8.1 N 25 MPH 0550 AM 01/15 DAVIS  
   
..CITY OF GALAX  
 
GALAX 44 MPH 0143 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..CITY OF MARTINSVILLE  
 
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL H 34 MPH 0115 AM 01/15 MESOWEST  
   
..CITY OF ROANOKE  
 
ROANOKE AIRPORT 43 MPH 1120 AM 01/15 ASOS  
   
..CITY OF SALEM  
 
SALEM 25 MPH 0424 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..FLOYD COUNTY  
 
FLOYD 3.6 NE 36 MPH 1005 PM 01/14 CWOP  
   
..FRANKLIN COUNTY  
 
HARDY 3 S 29 MPH 0745 AM 01/15 CWOP  
MONETA 26 MPH 0815 AM 01/15 DAVIS  
   
..GILES COUNTY  
 
MOUNTAIN LAKE 0.7 E 40 MPH 0650 AM 01/15 MESOWEST  
PEARISBURG 29 MPH 0600 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..GRAYSON COUNTY  
 
WHITETOP 41 MPH 0502 AM 01/15 CWOP  
MENLO 39 MPH 0638 AM 01/15 CWOP  
RUGBY 4.1 W 38 MPH 0740 PM 01/14 MESOWEST  
BAYWOOD 5 SE 35 MPH 0725 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..HALIFAX COUNTY  
 
CLOVER 33 MPH 0310 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..MONTGOMERY COUNTY  
 
VT KENTLAND FARMS 39 MPH 0430 AM 01/15 MESOWEST  
VT AIRPORT BLACKSBURG 37 MPH 0855 AM 01/15 AWOS  
PRESTON FOREST 35 MPH 0700 AM 01/15 CWOP  
VT URBAN HORTICULTURE 28 MPH 0420 AM 01/15 MESOWEST  
BLACKSBURG 27 MPH 0605 AM 01/15 AWS  
   
..PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY  
 
DANVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT 32 MPH 0233 AM 01/15 ASOS  
RINGGOLD 27 MPH 0230 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..PULASKI COUNTY  
 
NEW RIVER VALLEY AIRPORT 45 MPH 1055 PM 01/14 AWOS  
   
..ROANOKE COUNTY  
 
BENT MOUNTAIN 36 MPH 0730 AM 01/15 CWOP  
VINTON 35 MPH 0652 AM 01/15 CWOP  
ROANOKE 32 MPH 0725 AM 01/15 CWOP  
CATAWBA 28 MPH 0935 PM 01/14 DAVIS  
ROANOKE 28 MPH 0100 PM 01/15 CWOP  
BENT MOUNTAIN 25 MPH 0300 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..SMYTH COUNTY  
 
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AIRPORT 45 MPH 0415 AM 01/15 AWOS  
MARION 26 MPH 1012 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..TAZEWELL COUNTY  
 
BURKES GARDEN 34 MPH 1030 PM 01/14 CWOP  
TAZEWELL COUNTY AIRPORT 30 MPH 0955 PM 01/14 AWOS  
   
..WEST VIRGINIA  
 
   
..GREENBRIER COUNTY  
 
GREENBRIER VALLEY AIRPORT 38 MPH 1200 AM 01/15 AWOS  
FRANKFORD 30 MPH 0508 AM 01/15 CWOP  
MAXWELTON 30 MPH 1000 PM 01/14 CWOP  
SMOOT 26 MPH 1145 PM 01/14 DAVIS  
MAXWELTON 25 MPH 0800 PM 01/14 CWOP  
   
..MERCER COUNTY  
 
MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT 41 MPH 0504 AM 01/15 ASOS  
EADSS MILLS 28 MPH 1049 PM 01/14 MESOWEST  
PRINCETON 27 MPH 0130 AM 01/15 CWOP  
LERONA 27 MPH 0438 AM 01/15 CWOP  
FLAT TOP 27 MPH 0725 AM 01/15 CWOP  
PRINCETON 26 MPH 0532 AM 01/15 CWOP  
   
..SUMMERS COUNTY  
 
JUMPING BRANCH 45 MPH 0759 PM 01/14 CWOP  
KEENY KNOB LOOKOUT 37 MPH 1217 AM 01/15 MESOWEST  
HINTON 34 MPH 0548 AM 01/15 CWOP  
 
 
**METADATA**  
:1/15/2026,0645 AM, NC, ALLEGHANY, WHITEHEAD 2.5 S, , , 36.431, -81.1492, PKGUST, 34, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0735 AM, NC, ASHE, WEST JEFFERSON, , , 36.365, -81.5088, PKGUST, 30, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0550 AM, NC, ASHE, LAUREL SPRINGS 2.0 SW, , , 36.4023, -81.2971, PKGUST, 32, MPH, NC-ECONET, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0425 AM, NC, ASHE, FLEETWOOD, , , 36.2947, -81.4495, PKGUST, 36, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,1010 AM, NC, ASHE, BALDWIN 2 ENE, , , 36.4108, -81.4962, PKGUST, 38, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0815 AM, NC, ASHE, MT. JEFFERSON, , , 36.4033, -81.4635, PKGUST, 39, MPH, NC-ECONET, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0855 AM, NC, ASHE, ASHE COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 36.4333, -81.4167, PKGUST, 43, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,1216 PM, NC, CASWELL, CASWELL GAME LANDS, , , 36.3855, -79.2919, PKGUST, 26, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0245 AM, NC, WATAUGA, BOONE, , , 36.1767, -81.6237, PKGUST, 31, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0840 AM, NC, WATAUGA, BLOWING ROCK 1.1 SE, , , 36.1252, -81.6595, PKGUST, 35, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0450 AM, NC, WATAUGA, BOONE 0.9 W, , , 36.2115, -81.6855, PKGUST, 39, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0455 AM, NC, WATAUGA, WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, , , 36.1984, -81.6514, PKGUST, 41, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0100 PM, NC, WILKES, RONDA, , , 36.2412, -80.912, PKGUST, 26, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0615 AM, NC, WILKES, WILKES COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 36.2167, -81.1, PKGUST, 28, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,1032 AM, NC, WILKES, WILBAR 2 SSE, , , 36.2272, -81.2967, PKGUST, 28, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0433 AM, VA, APPOMATTOX, APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE, , , 37.3921, -78.7972, PKGUST, 34, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0635 AM, VA, BATH, INGALLS FIELD AIRPORT, , , 37.9531, -79.8353, PKGUST, 43, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0233 AM, VA, BEDFORD, MONTVALE, , , 37.4673, -79.6667, PKGUST, 38, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,1235 PM, VA, BOTETOURT, HARDY, , , 37.353, -79.9081, PKGUST, 26, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0650 AM, VA, BOTETOURT, APPLE ORCHARD MTN, , , 37.5175, -79.5098, PKGUST, 34, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0118 PM, VA, BOTETOURT, TROUTVILLE, , , 37.4883, -79.9917, PKGUST, 35, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0230 AM, VA, CAMPBELL, RUSTBURG, , , 37.2782, -79.1025, PKGUST, 29, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0550 AM, VA, CARROLL, HILLSVILLE 8.1 N, , , 36.8742, -80.7291, PKGUST, 25, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0905 AM, VA, CARROLL, GALAX, , , 36.6426, -80.838, PKGUST, 29, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0845 AM, VA, CARROLL, WOODLAWN, , , 36.791, -80.8682, PKGUST, 36, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0515 AM, VA, CARROLL, TWIN COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 36.7667, -80.8167, PKGUST, 37, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0143 AM, VA, CITY OF GALAX, GALAX, , , 36.6678, -80.9058, PKGUST, 44, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0115 AM, VA, CITY OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTO, , , 36.6865, -79.8639, PKGUST, 34, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,1120 AM, VA, CITY OF ROANOKE, ROANOKE AIRPORT, , , 37.3167, -79.9667, PKGUST, 43, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0424 AM, VA, CITY OF SALEM, SALEM, , , 37.3017, -80.029, PKGUST, 25, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,1005 PM, VA, FLOYD, FLOYD 3.6 NE, , , 36.9425, -80.2538, PKGUST, 36, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0815 AM, VA, FRANKLIN, MONETA, , , 37.0687, -79.6208, PKGUST, 26, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0745 AM, VA, FRANKLIN, HARDY 3 S, , , 37.1615, -79.7982, PKGUST, 29, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0600 AM, VA, GILES, PEARISBURG, , , 37.1843, -80.8242, PKGUST, 29, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0650 AM, VA, GILES, MOUNTAIN LAKE 0.7 E, , , 37.3505, -80.5373, PKGUST, 40, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0725 AM, VA, GRAYSON, BAYWOOD 5 SE, , , 36.568, -80.9437, PKGUST, 35, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,0740 PM, VA, GRAYSON, RUGBY 4.1 W, , , 36.6405, -81.5169, PKGUST, 38, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0638 AM, VA, GRAYSON, MENLO, , , 36.7031, -81.1859, PKGUST, 39, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0502 AM, VA, GRAYSON, WHITETOP, , , 36.6012, -81.538, PKGUST, 41, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0310 AM, VA, HALIFAX, CLOVER, , , 36.9367, -78.7892, PKGUST, 33, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0605 AM, VA, MONTGOMERY, BLACKSBURG, , , 37.2203, -80.4169, PKGUST, 27, MPH, AWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0420 AM, VA, MONTGOMERY, VT URBAN HORTICULTURE, , , 37.2162, -80.4648, PKGUST, 28, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0700 AM, VA, MONTGOMERY, PRESTON FOREST, , , 37.2863, -80.3937, PKGUST, 35, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0855 AM, VA, MONTGOMERY, VT AIRPORT BLACKSBURG, , , 37.2167, -80.4167, PKGUST, 37, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0430 AM, VA, MONTGOMERY, VT KENTLAND FARMS, , , 37.1962, -80.5781, PKGUST, 39, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0230 AM, VA, PITTSYLVANIA, RINGGOLD, , , 36.6428, -79.3127, PKGUST, 27, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0233 AM, VA, PITTSYLVANIA, DANVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, , , 36.5667, -79.3333, PKGUST, 32, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,1055 PM, VA, PULASKI, NEW RIVER VALLEY AIRPORT, , , 37.1167, -80.6667, PKGUST, 45, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0300 AM, VA, ROANOKE, BENT MOUNTAIN, , , 37.1706, -80.0791, PKGUST, 25, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,0935 PM, VA, ROANOKE, CATAWBA, , , 37.3, -80.2, PKGUST, 28, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0100 PM, VA, ROANOKE, ROANOKE, , , 37.2242, -80.0242, PKGUST, 28, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0725 AM, VA, ROANOKE, ROANOKE, , , 37.2286, -80.0419, PKGUST, 32, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0652 AM, VA, ROANOKE, VINTON, , , 37.2813, -79.8833, PKGUST, 35, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0730 AM, VA, ROANOKE, BENT MOUNTAIN, , , 37.1536, -80.1201, PKGUST, 36, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,1012 AM, VA, SMYTH, MARION, , , 36.8532, -81.4741, PKGUST, 26, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0415 AM, VA, SMYTH, MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AIRPORT, , , 36.88, -81.33, PKGUST, 45, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,0955 PM, VA, TAZEWELL, TAZEWELL COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 37.0667, -81.8, PKGUST, 30, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,1030 PM, VA, TAZEWELL, BURKES GARDEN, , , 37.0993, -81.3427, PKGUST, 34, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,0800 PM, WV, GREENBRIER, MAXWELTON, , , 37.966, -80.7758, PKGUST, 25, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,1145 PM, WV, GREENBRIER, SMOOT, , , 37.8774, -80.6233, PKGUST, 26, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0508 AM, WV, GREENBRIER, FRANKFORD, , , 37.905, -80.3695, PKGUST, 30, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,1000 PM, WV, GREENBRIER, MAXWELTON, , , 37.9678, -80.5007, PKGUST, 30, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,1200 AM, WV, GREENBRIER, GREENBRIER VALLEY AIRPORT, , , 37.8667, -80.4, PKGUST, 38, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,0949 PM, WV, GREENBRIER, ALDERSON RAIN, , , 37.7278, -80.6467, PKGUST, 53, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0532 AM, WV, MERCER, PRINCETON, , , 37.3423, -81.1327, PKGUST, 26, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0130 AM, WV, MERCER, PRINCETON, , , 37.3603, -81.0545, PKGUST, 27, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0438 AM, WV, MERCER, LERONA, , , 37.4568, -80.9848, PKGUST, 27, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0725 AM, WV, MERCER, FLAT TOP, , , 37.5792, -81.1037, PKGUST, 27, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,1049 PM, WV, MERCER, EADSS MILLS, , , 37.4819, -81.0744, PKGUST, 28, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0504 AM, WV, MERCER, MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 37.3, -81.2, PKGUST, 41, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,0548 AM, WV, SUMMERS, HINTON, , , 37.5713, -80.9472, PKGUST, 34, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/15/2026,1217 AM, WV, SUMMERS, KEENY KNOB LOOKOUT, , , 37.7736, -80.7056, PKGUST, 37, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:1/14/2026,0759 PM, WV, SUMMERS, JUMPING BRANCH, , , 37.656, -81.033, PKGUST, 45, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
 
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING  
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS  
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.  
 
 
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