High Wind Warning Issued by National Weather Service In Effect from 8 am Monday until 2 am Tuesday

The National Weather Service has replaced the High Wind Watch with a High Wind Warning. It will be in effect from 8 am tomorrow to 2 am Tuesday morning.

They are expecting sustained winds in the 25 to 35 mph range with wind gusts near 55 mph.



URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
334 PM EDT Sun Sep 10 2017

...STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRMA WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE AREA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.A strong pressure gradient between Irma to our west and high pressure to our northeast will create increasingly strong winds and wind gusts Monday into Monday night.

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 8 AM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect.

* LOCATIONS...Northeast Georgia, the western Upstate of South Carolina, and the southern mountains of North Carolina.

* HAZARDS...Strong winds will combine with increasingly saturated soils to bring down trees and possibly power lines.

* TIMING...Winds will increase Monday morning becoming strong by afternoon. The strong winds will continue into the evening.

* WINDS...Northeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please report damaging winds by calling the National Weather Service toll free at...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. Leave a message with your observation and the specific location where it occurred. You can also post your report to National Weather Service Greenville Spartanburg Facebook or tweet your report using hashtag nwsgsp.