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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
533 AM EDT MON APR 12 2021
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-122200-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST JEFFERSON, SPARTA, BOONE,
INDEPENDENCE, WHITETOP, TROUTDALE, AND VOLNEY
533 AM EDT MON APR 12 2021
..GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY
A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TODAY
WILL KEEP A GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TODAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER DAYBREAK THIS MORNING AND ARE
EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
TO REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 40 MPH OR GREATER POSSIBLE AT TIME. IF SUCH WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR A GREATER PERIOD OF TIME,
ACROSS A GREATER AREA, OR SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
HIGH THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED, A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR PART OR ALL OF THE AFFECTED REGION.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO OUR WEB
SITE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BLACKSBURG FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION, WATCHES, WARNINGS, AND ADVISORIES.
RAB
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