HABERSHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF.CLARKESVILLE
342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING.WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
STRONG WEST TO NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION EARLY THIS MORNING & CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL
BE COMMON ACROSS THE N. PART OF HABERSHAM COUNTY. THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE
THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON. MANY TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE
WIND.BLOCKING ROADS & CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE
STEPS NOW TO MOVE OBJECTS INSIDE THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND
