Below is a report from NWS .....At my location about 9 miles south of
the airport in a valley, I recorded a 52 MPH wind gust at 1:13
AM....Temp at that time was 26 degrees...
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-290800-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1255 AM EST WED DEC 29 1999
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 63 MILES
AN HOUR
HAVE BEEN OBSERVED SINCE 7 PM AT THE ASHE COUNTY AIRPORT
NEAR WEST JEFFERSON NORTH CAROLINA. A WIND GUST OF 59 MILES
AN HOUR
WAS REPORTED JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH SOME
GUSTS TO
AROUND 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 2 OR 3 AM IN
ASHE...ALLEGHANY
AND WATAUGA COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA AND GRAYSON COUNTY
IN
VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
PERHAPS
SOME POWER OUTAGES.
THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 3 AM.
Happy Holidays
Jess Parks
Todd NC - Ashe County
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