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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
111 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..HIGHEST WIND REPORTS
 
 
GUSTS OF 25 MPH OR MORE FOR FRIDAY  
 
LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE PROVIDER  
   
..NORTH CAROLINA
 
 
   
..ALLEGHANY COUNTY
 
 
WHITEHEAD 2.5 S 37 MPH 0130 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..ASHE COUNTY
 
 
MT. JEFFERSON 59 MPH 0940 AM 02/20 NC-ECONET  
BALDWIN 2 ENE 49 MPH 1130 AM 02/20 CWOP  
ASHE COUNTY AIRPORT 47 MPH 1215 PM 02/20 AWOS  
FLEETWOOD 35 MPH 1030 AM 02/20 CWOP  
LAUREL SPRINGS 2.0 SW 35 MPH 0205 PM 02/20 NC-ECONET  
LAUREL SPRINGS 2.1 W 29 MPH 0325 PM 02/20 DAVIS  
TUCKERDALE 29 MPH 1155 AM 02/20 DAVIS  
GLENDALE SPRINGS 29 MPH 0915 AM 02/20 DAVIS  
OBIDS 26 MPH 1000 AM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..CASWELL COUNTY
 
 
CASWELL GAME LANDS 33 MPH 0716 PM 02/20 RAWS  
   
..SURRY COUNTY
 
 
RAVEN KNOB 33 MPH 0217 PM 02/20 RAWS  
   
..WATAUGA COUNTY
 
 
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER 47 MPH 0215 PM 02/20 AWOS  
BLOWING ROCK 1.1 SE 42 MPH 0805 AM 02/20 DAVIS  
BEECH MOUNTAIN 27 MPH 0305 PM 02/20 CWOP  
BOONE 27 MPH 1040 AM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..WILKES COUNTY
 
 
WILKES COUNTY AIRPORT 38 MPH 0315 PM 02/20 AWOS  
WILBAR 2 SSE 33 MPH 0632 PM 02/20 RAWS  
   
..YADKIN COUNTY
 
 
BOONVILLE 26 MPH 0230 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..VIRGINIA
 
 
   
..BATH COUNTY
 
 
INGALLS FIELD AIRPORT 48 MPH 0215 PM 02/20 AWOS  
HOT SPRINGS 4.1 E 29 MPH 0416 PM 02/20 RAWS  
   
..BEDFORD COUNTY
 
 
MONTVALE 29 MPH 0420 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..BOTETOURT COUNTY
 
 
APPLE ORCHARD MTN 51 MPH 0630 PM 02/20 MESOWEST  
TROUTVILLE 27 MPH 0351 PM 02/20 CWOP  
BUCHANAN 26 MPH 0400 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..CARROLL COUNTY
 
 
WOODLAWN 43 MPH 0300 PM 02/20 CWOP  
TWIN COUNTY AIRPORT 41 MPH 0135 PM 02/20 AWOS  
   
..CITY OF LYNCHBURG
 
 
LYNCHBURG 28 MPH 0515 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..CITY OF MARTINSVILLE
 
 
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL H 42 MPH 0400 PM 02/20 MESOWEST  
   
..CITY OF ROANOKE
 
 
ROANOKE AIRPORT 52 MPH 0321 PM 02/20 ASOS  
   
..CITY OF SALEM
 
 
SALEM 29 MPH 0346 PM 02/20 CWOP  
SALEM 27 MPH 0904 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..FLOYD COUNTY
 
 
FLOYD 3.6 NE 42 MPH 0530 PM 02/20 CWOP  
FLOYD 26 MPH 0120 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..FRANKLIN COUNTY
 
 
HARDY 3 S 27 MPH 0445 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..GILES COUNTY
 
 
MOUNTAIN LAKE 0.7 E 47 MPH 0310 PM 02/20 MESOWEST  
MOUNTAIN LAKE BIOLOGICAL STA 30 MPH 0430 PM 02/20 MESOWEST  
PEARISBURG 25 MPH 0640 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..GRAYSON COUNTY
 
 
MENLO 61 MPH 0118 PM 02/20 CWOP  
RUGBY 4.1 W 53 MPH 0220 PM 02/20 MESOWEST  
WHITETOP 47 MPH 0457 PM 02/20 CWOP  
BAYWOOD 5 SE 40 MPH 0345 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..HALIFAX COUNTY
 
 
CLOVER 30 MPH 0600 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..MONTGOMERY COUNTY
 
 
VT KENTLAND FARMS 34 MPH 0240 PM 02/20 MESOWEST  
PRESTON FOREST 33 MPH 0315 PM 02/20 CWOP  
VT URBAN HORTICULTURE 30 MPH 0140 PM 02/20 MESOWEST  
VT AIRPORT BLACKSBURG 26 MPH 0435 PM 02/20 AWOS  
   
..PATRICK COUNTY
 
 
STUART 33 MPH 0315 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY
 
 
DANVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT 38 MPH 0432 PM 02/20 ASOS  
RINGGOLD 29 MPH 0500 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..PULASKI COUNTY
 
 
NEW RIVER VALLEY AIRPORT 35 MPH 0435 PM 02/20 AWOS  
   
..ROANOKE COUNTY
 
 
ROANOKE 43 MPH 0430 PM 02/20 CWOP  
VINTON 41 MPH 0447 PM 02/20 CWOP  
BENT MOUNTAIN 38 MPH 0215 PM 02/20 CWOP  
ROANOKE 33 MPH 1215 PM 02/20 CWOP  
CATAWBA 31 MPH 0335 PM 02/20 DAVIS  
BENT MOUNTAIN 4 NE 29 MPH 0318 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..SMYTH COUNTY
 
 
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AIRPORT 44 MPH 0235 PM 02/20 AWOS  
MARION 29 MPH 0221 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..TAZEWELL COUNTY
 
 
BURKES GARDEN 50 MPH 0700 AM 02/20 CWOP  
TAZEWELL COUNTY AIRPORT 31 MPH 0755 PM 02/20 AWOS  
   
..WYTHE COUNTY
 
 
WYTHEVILLE 0.7 WSW 29 MPH 0233 PM 02/20 CWOP  
STONY FORK 28 MPH 0417 PM 02/20 RAWS  
   
..WEST VIRGINIA
 
 
   
..GREENBRIER COUNTY
 
 
GREENBRIER VALLEY AIRPORT 44 MPH 0445 PM 02/20 AWOS  
MAXWELTON 34 MPH 0300 PM 02/20 CWOP  
SMOOT 30 MPH 0505 PM 02/20 DAVIS  
MAXWELTON 30 MPH 0315 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..MERCER COUNTY
 
 
MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT 55 MPH 0311 PM 02/20 ASOS  
FLAT TOP 46 MPH 0327 PM 02/20 CWOP  
EADSS MILLS 43 MPH 0550 AM 02/20 MESOWEST  
PRINCETON 37 MPH 0130 PM 02/20 CWOP  
LERONA 34 MPH 0200 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..MONROE COUNTY
 
 
PETERSTOWN 31 MPH 0347 PM 02/20 CWOP  
GAP MILLS 25 MPH 0207 PM 02/20 CWOP  
   
..SUMMERS COUNTY
 
 
KEENY KNOB LOOKOUT 45 MPH 0215 AM 02/20 MESOWEST  
JUMPING BRANCH 40 MPH 0946 AM 02/20 CWOP  
HINTON 38 MPH 0239 PM 02/20 CWOP  
ELLISON RIDGE 34 MPH 1006 PM 02/20 MESOWEST  
PIPESTEM 34 MPH 0117 PM 02/20 RAWS  

 
 
**METADATA**  
:2/20/2026,0130 PM, NC, ALLEGHANY, WHITEHEAD 2.5 S, , , 36.431, -81.1492, PKGUST, 37, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,1000 AM, NC, ASHE, OBIDS, , , 36.302, -81.3847, PKGUST, 26, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0325 PM, NC, ASHE, LAUREL SPRINGS 2.1 W, , , 36.4164, -81.3011, PKGUST, 29, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,1155 AM, NC, ASHE, TUCKERDALE, , , 36.546, -81.5377, PKGUST, 29, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0915 AM, NC, ASHE, GLENDALE SPRINGS, , , 36.344, -81.3808, PKGUST, 29, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,1030 AM, NC, ASHE, FLEETWOOD, , , 36.2947, -81.4495, PKGUST, 35, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0205 PM, NC, ASHE, LAUREL SPRINGS 2.0 SW, , , 36.4023, -81.2971, PKGUST, 35, MPH, NC-ECONET, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,1215 PM, NC, ASHE, ASHE COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 36.4333, -81.4167, PKGUST, 47, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,1130 AM, NC, ASHE, BALDWIN 2 ENE, , , 36.4108, -81.4962, PKGUST, 49, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0940 AM, NC, ASHE, MT. JEFFERSON, , , 36.4033, -81.4635, PKGUST, 59, MPH, NC-ECONET, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0716 PM, NC, CASWELL, CASWELL GAME LANDS, , , 36.3855, -79.2919, PKGUST, 33, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0217 PM, NC, SURRY, RAVEN KNOB, , , 36.4756, -80.8569, PKGUST, 33, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0305 PM, NC, WATAUGA, BEECH MOUNTAIN, , , 36.1982, -81.8622, PKGUST, 27, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,1040 AM, NC, WATAUGA, BOONE, , , 36.1767, -81.6237, PKGUST, 27, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0805 AM, NC, WATAUGA, BLOWING ROCK 1.1 SE, , , 36.1252, -81.6595, PKGUST, 42, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0215 PM, NC, WATAUGA, WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, , , 36.1984, -81.6514, PKGUST, 47, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0632 PM, NC, WILKES, WILBAR 2 SSE, , , 36.2272, -81.2967, PKGUST, 33, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0315 PM, NC, WILKES, WILKES COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 36.2167, -81.1, PKGUST, 38, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0230 PM, NC, YADKIN, BOONVILLE, , , 36.2327, -80.7063, PKGUST, 26, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0416 PM, VA, BATH, HOT SPRINGS 4.1 E, , , 37.9864, -79.7594, PKGUST, 29, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0215 PM, VA, BATH, INGALLS FIELD AIRPORT, , , 37.9531, -79.8353, PKGUST, 48, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0420 PM, VA, BEDFORD, MONTVALE, , , 37.4673, -79.6667, PKGUST, 29, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0400 PM, VA, BOTETOURT, BUCHANAN, , , 37.4797, -79.7076, PKGUST, 26, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0351 PM, VA, BOTETOURT, TROUTVILLE, , , 37.4883, -79.9917, PKGUST, 27, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0630 PM, VA, BOTETOURT, APPLE ORCHARD MTN, , , 37.5175, -79.5098, PKGUST, 51, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0135 PM, VA, CARROLL, TWIN COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 36.7667, -80.8167, PKGUST, 41, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0300 PM, VA, CARROLL, WOODLAWN, , , 36.791, -80.8682, PKGUST, 43, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0515 PM, VA, CITY OF LYNCHBURG, LYNCHBURG, , , 37.425, -79.1788, PKGUST, 28, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0400 PM, VA, CITY OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTO, , , 36.6865, -79.8639, PKGUST, 42, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0321 PM, VA, CITY OF ROANOKE, ROANOKE AIRPORT, , , 37.3167, -79.9667, PKGUST, 52, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0904 PM, VA, CITY OF SALEM, SALEM, , , 37.3017, -80.0678, PKGUST, 27, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0346 PM, VA, CITY OF SALEM, SALEM, , , 37.3017, -80.029, PKGUST, 29, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0120 PM, VA, FLOYD, FLOYD, , , 36.9182, -80.3125, PKGUST, 26, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0530 PM, VA, FLOYD, FLOYD 3.6 NE, , , 36.9425, -80.2538, PKGUST, 42, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0445 PM, VA, FRANKLIN, HARDY 3 S, , , 37.1615, -79.7982, PKGUST, 27, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0640 PM, VA, GILES, PEARISBURG, , , 37.1843, -80.8242, PKGUST, 25, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0430 PM, VA, GILES, MOUNTAIN LAKE BIOLOGICAL STATION, , , 37.3746, -80.5226, PKGUST, 30, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0310 PM, VA, GILES, MOUNTAIN LAKE 0.7 E, , , 37.3505, -80.5373, PKGUST, 47, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0345 PM, VA, GRAYSON, BAYWOOD 5 SE, , , 36.568, -80.9437, PKGUST, 40, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0457 PM, VA, GRAYSON, WHITETOP, , , 36.6012, -81.538, PKGUST, 47, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0220 PM, VA, GRAYSON, RUGBY 4.1 W, , , 36.6405, -81.5169, PKGUST, 53, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0118 PM, VA, GRAYSON, MENLO, , , 36.7031, -81.1859, PKGUST, 61, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0600 PM, VA, HALIFAX, CLOVER, , , 36.9367, -78.7892, PKGUST, 30, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0435 PM, VA, MONTGOMERY, VT AIRPORT BLACKSBURG, , , 37.2167, -80.4167, PKGUST, 26, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0140 PM, VA, MONTGOMERY, VT URBAN HORTICULTURE, , , 37.2162, -80.4648, PKGUST, 30, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0315 PM, VA, MONTGOMERY, PRESTON FOREST, , , 37.2863, -80.3937, PKGUST, 33, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0240 PM, VA, MONTGOMERY, VT KENTLAND FARMS, , , 37.1962, -80.5781, PKGUST, 34, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0315 PM, VA, PATRICK, STUART, , , 36.6245, -80.169, PKGUST, 33, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0500 PM, VA, PITTSYLVANIA, RINGGOLD, , , 36.6428, -79.3127, PKGUST, 29, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0432 PM, VA, PITTSYLVANIA, DANVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, , , 36.5667, -79.3333, PKGUST, 38, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0435 PM, VA, PULASKI, NEW RIVER VALLEY AIRPORT, , , 37.1167, -80.6667, PKGUST, 35, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0318 PM, VA, ROANOKE, BENT MOUNTAIN 4 NE, , , 37.2008, -80.0772, PKGUST, 29, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0335 PM, VA, ROANOKE, CATAWBA, , , 37.3, -80.2, PKGUST, 31, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,1215 PM, VA, ROANOKE, ROANOKE, , , 37.2242, -80.0242, PKGUST, 33, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0215 PM, VA, ROANOKE, BENT MOUNTAIN, , , 37.1536, -80.1201, PKGUST, 38, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0447 PM, VA, ROANOKE, VINTON, , , 37.2813, -79.8833, PKGUST, 41, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0430 PM, VA, ROANOKE, ROANOKE, , , 37.2286, -80.0419, PKGUST, 43, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0221 PM, VA, SMYTH, MARION, , , 36.8532, -81.4741, PKGUST, 29, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0235 PM, VA, SMYTH, MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AIRPORT, , , 36.88, -81.33, PKGUST, 44, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0755 PM, VA, TAZEWELL, TAZEWELL COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 37.0667, -81.8, PKGUST, 31, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0700 AM, VA, TAZEWELL, BURKES GARDEN, , , 37.0993, -81.3427, PKGUST, 50, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0417 PM, VA, WYTHE, STONY FORK, , , 37.0111, -81.1786, PKGUST, 28, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0233 PM, VA, WYTHE, WYTHEVILLE 0.7 WSW, , , 36.9442, -81.0963, PKGUST, 29, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0505 PM, WV, GREENBRIER, SMOOT, , , 37.8774, -80.6233, PKGUST, 30, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0315 PM, WV, GREENBRIER, MAXWELTON, , , 37.966, -80.7758, PKGUST, 30, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0300 PM, WV, GREENBRIER, MAXWELTON, , , 37.9678, -80.5007, PKGUST, 34, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0445 PM, WV, GREENBRIER, GREENBRIER VALLEY AIRPORT, , , 37.8667, -80.4, PKGUST, 44, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0200 PM, WV, MERCER, LERONA, , , 37.4568, -80.9848, PKGUST, 34, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0130 PM, WV, MERCER, PRINCETON, , , 37.3603, -81.0545, PKGUST, 37, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0550 AM, WV, MERCER, EADSS MILLS, , , 37.4819, -81.0744, PKGUST, 43, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0327 PM, WV, MERCER, FLAT TOP, , , 37.5792, -81.1037, PKGUST, 46, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0311 PM, WV, MERCER, MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT, , , 37.3, -81.2, PKGUST, 55, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0207 PM, WV, MONROE, GAP MILLS, , , 37.6285, -80.2415, PKGUST, 25, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0347 PM, WV, MONROE, PETERSTOWN, , , 37.4398, -80.7515, PKGUST, 31, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,1006 PM, WV, SUMMERS, ELLISON RIDGE, , , 37.59, -81.0419, PKGUST, 34, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0117 PM, WV, SUMMERS, PIPESTEM, , , 37.5264, -80.9992, PKGUST, 34, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0239 PM, WV, SUMMERS, HINTON, , , 37.5713, -80.9472, PKGUST, 38, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0946 AM, WV, SUMMERS, JUMPING BRANCH, , , 37.656, -81.033, PKGUST, 40, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:2/20/2026,0215 AM, WV, SUMMERS, KEENY KNOB LOOKOUT, , , 37.7736, -80.7056, PKGUST, 45, MPH, MESOWEST, 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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