High Wind Warning issued October 9 at 5:19PM EDT until October 11 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning in high elevations above 3500 feet, east winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. For the Wind Advisory in lower elevations below 3500 feet, east winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Most of the mountains of western North Carolina, from Graham and Macon counties northeast to Mitchell County. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines especially in higher elevations. Widespread power outages are expected in higher elevations. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects, and may cause a few tree limbs to fall and cause isolated power outages in lower elevations. Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must drive. Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio, television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Retrieved by TradePilot
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NC, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson; Transylvania
- event
- High Wind Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-10T00:00:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-09T17:19:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a785cbdf320bd743a6eb05c57bc4b7c22f45ffd0.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must drive. Stay tuned to further developments by listening to your local radio, television, or NOAA Weather Radio for further information. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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