KRNK [010024]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...corrected

NWUS51 KRNK 010024
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
724 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0343 AM NON-TSTM WND GST MOUNT JEFFERSON 36.40N 81.46W
12/31/2008 M70.00 MPH ASHE NC AWOS

SUSTAINED AT 52 MPH

0420 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 W HILLSVILLE 36.77N 80.82W
12/31/2008 M61.00 MPH CARROLL VA AWOS

0430 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SW SPARTA 36.46N 81.18W
12/31/2008 M60.00 MPH ALLEGHANY NC TRAINED SPOTTER

0430 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSW SPARTA 36.46N 81.15W
12/31/2008 M60.00 MPH ALLEGHANY NC TRAINED SPOTTER

0601 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG WARM SPRINGS 38.05N 79.78W
12/31/2008 BATH VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 39 JUST WEST OF WARM SPRINGS. PEAK
WIND AT HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT MEASURED 56 MPH AT 601 AM
EST.

0635 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 E GALAX 36.67N 80.85W
12/31/2008 CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON MALLORY ROAD.

0700 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CLIFTON FORGE CITY 37.82N 79.83W
12/31/2008 ALLEGHANY VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 606 JUST NORTHWEST OF CITY.

0730 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ROCKY MOUNT 37.00N 79.88W
12/31/2008 FRANKLIN VA COUNTY OFFICIAL

HIGH WINDS BLEW TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY.

0730 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG AMHERST 37.58N 79.05W
12/31/2008 AMHERST VA LAW ENFORCEMENT

SPORADIC REPORTS OF TREES DOWN WITH SOME POWER LINES ALSO
DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY BETWEEN 0730 AND NOON EST.

0800 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 7 N NORTH WILKESBORO 36.27N 81.14W
12/31/2008 WILKES NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

20 TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY
NORTH OF NORTH WILKESBORO.

0800 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 S NEW CASTLE 37.44N 80.12W
12/31/2008 CRAIG VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

15 TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY...MAINLY ON SECONDARY
ROADS. ONE TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 42 SOUTH OF NEW CASTLE.

0801 AM NON-TSTM WND GST DUBLIN 37.12N 80.70W
12/31/2008 M58.00 MPH PULASKI VA AWOS

0835 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 W CHRISTIANSBURG 37.14N 80.46W
12/31/2008 MONTGOMERY VA NWS EMPLOYEE

20 FT PINE SNAPPED AT BASE.

0841 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BOONE 36.21N 81.67W
12/31/2008 M59.00 MPH WATAUGA NC AWOS

0854 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N ROANOKE 37.29N 79.96W
12/31/2008 M51.00 MPH CITY OF ROANOKE VA ASOS

0854 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ROANOKE AIRPORT 37.33N 79.98W
12/31/2008 M59.00 MPH ROANOKE VA ASOS

0900 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NEWPORT 37.28N 80.50W
12/31/2008 GILES VA NWS EMPLOYEE

TREES DOWN ON HWY 460.

0900 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BUCHANAN 37.52N 79.68W
12/31/2008 BOTETOURT VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

SEVERAL TREES DOWN BETWEEN BUCHANAN AND THE BLUE RIDGE
PARKWAY ON ROUTE 43 BETWEEN 0900 EST AND NOON EST.

0900 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GRAHAMS FORGE 36.93N 80.87W
12/31/2008 WYTHE VA LAW ENFORCEMENT

NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ACROSS THE COUNTY
DURING THE DAY...SEVERAL CENTERED IN THE GRAHAMS FORGE
AREA AROUND 900 AM EST.

0900 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 W BLACKSBURG 37.23N 80.47W
12/31/2008 MONTGOMERY VA NWS EMPLOYEE

TREES DOWN ON HWY 60 NEAR PANDAPAS POND.

0903 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WEST JEFFERSON 36.40N 81.50W
12/31/2008 M64.40 MPH ASHE NC AWOS

0903 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WEST JEFFERSON 36.40N 81.50W
12/31/2008 M56.00 MPH ASHE NC AWOS

0905 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG RADFORD 37.13N 80.57W
12/31/2008 CITY OF RADFORD VA TRAINED SPOTTER

5 INCH OAK LIMBS BROKEN OFF.

0930 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BEDFORD CITY 37.34N 79.52W
12/31/2008 CITY OF BEDFORD VA LAW ENFORCEMENT

NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN FROM ROUTE 460 NORTH
BETWEEN 930 AM AND NOON EST. ONE 2 ACRE BRUSHFIRE IN
MONTVALE AREA.

0942 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BOONE 36.21N 81.67W
12/31/2008 M62.00 MPH WATAUGA NC AWOS

1010 AM NON-TSTM WND GST LAUREL SPGS 36.42N 81.27W
12/31/2008 M61.00 MPH ASHE NC PARK/FOREST SRVC

1054 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 SE WILLIS 36.81N 80.44W
12/31/2008 FLOYD VA COUNTY OFFICIAL

A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN.

1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LEXINGTON CITY 37.78N 79.45W
12/31/2008 CITY OF LEXINGTON VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

SCATTERED DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 S PILOT 37.00N 80.38W
12/31/2008 FLOYD VA COUNTY OFFICIAL

A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN.

1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG FRIES 36.72N 80.97W
12/31/2008 CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER

16 INCH DIA. PINE SNAPPED IN MIDDLE.

1124 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 E ARARAT 36.59N 80.42W
12/31/2008 PATRICK VA COUNTY OFFICIAL

HIGH WINDS DOWNED A TREE NEAR CLAUDVILLE THAT FELL ON
POWER LINES. SPARKS FROM THE LINES CAUSED A WILDFIRE.
ADDITIONAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS MANY PARTS OF
PATRICK COUNTY.

0214 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOUNT AIRY 36.50N 80.61W
12/31/2008 SURRY NC LAW ENFORCEMENT

23 TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THREE POWER POLES SNAPPED IN THE TOWN
OF MOUNT AIRY AT 1056...1014...AND 1414 EST.

0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE FLOYD 36.97N 80.30W
12/31/2008 FLOYD VA COUNTY OFFICIAL

A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN.

0310 PM NON-TSTM WND GST LAUREL SPGS 36.42N 81.27W
12/31/2008 M64.00 MPH ASHE NC PARK/FOREST SRVC

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WERT

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