Just picked up a warning for the mountain area off
of NOAA.gov thought some of y'all might be interested in.
Steph
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1208
PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2003
...HURRICANE ISABEL LIKELY TO AFFECT THE AREA BY
THURSDAY NIGHT...
HURRICANE ISABEL IS STILL EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHWEST
INTO SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA BY THURSDAY EVENING...AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS TRACK COULD BRING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF
GREATER THAN 35 MPH TO LOCATIONS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...AND FOOTHILL
SECTIONS OF VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
IN PARTICULAR...LOCATIONS ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM THE DANVILLE VICINITY...TO
THE LYNCHBURG AND LEXINGTON AREAS...WOULD BE AFFECTED THE MOST. IN
ADDITION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN TWO INCHES MAY OCCUR...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN
VIRGINIA...FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. SOME HEAVY RAIN AND
GUSTY WINDS WOULD ALSO OCCUR WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS AND
WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE LOWER.
WITH LANDFALL 2 OR MORE DAYS OUT...THERE
IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF ISABEL. JUST A SLIGHT CHANGE
IN THE TRACK TO THE WEST COULD BRING STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
TO ALL OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA.
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND OTHER
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SERVICE AGENCIES NEED TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ISABEL
OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS...BY WHICH TIME THE TRACK SHOULD BECOME MORE
CERTAIN.
THE LATEST TRACK INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTERS WEBSITE AT: WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/INDEX.SHTML CLICK
ON MAPS AND CHARTS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL
MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
