*”HIGH WIND WARNING!” FOR THE CHARLOTTE N.C. AREA AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES INCLUDING!”

*”AREAS IN LIGHT BROWN ARE UNDER HIGH WIND WARNINGS!”

*IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STATESVILLE…MOCKSVILLE…HICKORY…
SALISBURY…SHELBY…LINCOLNTON…GASTONIA…CHARLOTTE…
CONCORD…MONROE
937 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST PIEDMONT ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE FOR MOST OF
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40
MPH…WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LIKELY.

RECENT PRECIPITATION AND COOL TEMPERATURES HAVE KEPT SOIL VERY
MOIST ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF WET SOIL AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

*STAY TUNED TO THE WEATHER ADVANCE STORM TEAM, AS DANTE, MILLER AND MYSELF GIVE YOU FURTHER UPDATES!*

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