NWS Wind Advisory (Caldwell County)

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Wind Advisory issued April 25 at 11:09PM EDT until April 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING... .As a cold front pushes through the area from west to east beginning Friday morning, expect a tightening pressure gradient behind this feature to allow for gusty northwesterly across the North Carolina and South carolinas mountains, as well as portions of northeast Georgia late Friday morning through Friday evening. Gusts are expected to subside and fall below criteria into Friday night as the pressure gradient relaxes. ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...North Carolina mountains, South Carolinas mountains, and portions of northeast Georgia. * HAZARDS...Gusty northwest winds. * TIMING...Late Friday morning through Friday evening, peaking Friday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible.

Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Burke Mountains; Caldwell Mountains; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; McDowell Mountains; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Polk Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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