Wind Damage Possible Monday I had to do an update here for possible wind damage on Monday. The NWS office in Sterling Virginia put out a special discussion on the strong winds...I don't think I've seen one like this before...no need for me to add anything...here it is:

***THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL AFD FOR TV METS***

PRVS SHIFT FCSTRS DID AN XLCNT JOB IN SETTING UP THIS PTNL WIND
EVENT. ONE THING THAT CAUGHT MY EYE IS ON BUFKIT - WHEN THE TEMP
PROFILE JUMPS QUICKLY IN A NEGATIVE DIRECTION THIS IS A SIGN THAT
DAMAGING WINDS CAN OCCUR. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS SEEN ON BOTH THE NAM
AND GFS BUFKIT SNDGS - RIGHT ARND 7 AM MON MRNG. THIS IN TURN SOUNDS
ALARMS FOR ME - I WORKED THE MID SHIFT ON 11/13/03. A WIND WRNG WAS
IN EFFECT FOR THE WRN AND NRN ZNS...AN ADVSRY WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE
RMDR OF THE CWA. THE WIND WAS SCREAMING WHEN I LEFT AT 7 AM. GRND
TRUTH THAT DAY INCLUDED 150,000 HOMES IN NOVA W/O POWER...A TRACTOR
TRAILER OVERTURNED ON I-81...TWO PEOPLE INJURED INCLUDING A STUDENT
IN STERLING VA WAITING FOR THE BUS WHO WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING TREE.

TV METS - NOT SURE WHAT NEWCASTS THERE ARE THIS EVE GIVEN
FOOTBALL...BUT I AM ASKING YOU TO ASK PARENTS TO WATCH OUT FOR THEIR
CHILDREN AT THE BUS STOP MON MRNG. THX.

WOODY!

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