...Damaging Winds To Persist Today into Saturday morning...
.Very strong to damaging northwest winds persist through today
across the entire area, and linger into Saturday morning across
the mountains. Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph can be expected, with
even higher speeds possible along the mountain ridges.
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY...
* Locations...The Piedmont of Virginia and Northwest North
Carolina, as well as Southside Virginia.
* Hazards...Very strong to damaging northwest winds.
* Winds...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 60 mph.
* Timing...Through tonight. Strongest winds likely this afternoon
into early this evening. Wind gusts are expected to begin to
ease later tonight into early Saturday.
* Impacts...Numerous downed trees and power outages likely.
Minor structural damage possible. Winds this strong can also
make travel difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.