- Thursday December 22nd, 2022 :: 02:49 p.m. EST
Wind Advisory until 04:00PM Friday
* WHAT...West winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected late tonight, diminishing to 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph for Friday.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...From 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ this evening to 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ Friday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a cause power outages.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... CLAY ... SCOTT ... CAMPBELL ... CLAIBORNE ... HANCOCK ... HAWKINS ... SULLIVAN ... JOHNSON ... MORGAN ... ANDERSON ... UNION ... GRAINGER ... HAMBLEN ... NORTHWEST COCKE ... COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... NORTHWEST GREENE ... SOUTHEAST GREENE ... WASHINGTON ... UNICOI ... NORTHWEST CARTER ... SOUTHEAST CARTER ... ROANE ... LOUDON ... KNOX ... JEFFERSON ... NW BLOUNT ... BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... NORTH SEVIER ... SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... SEQUATCHIE ... BLEDSOE ... RHEA ... MEIGS ... MCMINN ... NORTHWEST MONROE ... SOUTHEAST MONROE ... MARION ... HAMILTON ... BRADLEY ... WEST POLK ... EAST POLK ... LEE ... WISE ... SCOTT ... RUSSELL ... WASHINGTON
Instructions:
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Address/Location
Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
1 Government Center Pl
Abingdon, VA 24210
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 276-525-1330
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WASHCOVA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Wind Advisory