The National Weather Service in Blacksburg is estimating the wind gust that toppled the church steeple in Northwest Roanoke to be 66 mph. The highest measured wind gust at the Roanoke Regional Airport was 59 mph.

Wind advisories, fire weather watches and high wind warnings continue today most of Southwest Virginia. The winds have calmed some but are still quite gusty. Click here for the latest from the National Weather Service.

Below is a listing from the weather service of wind gust measurements and estimates, plus observed wind damage, across the area. (Click on continued line if you are viewing the full blog)

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
200 AM EST FRI FEB 23 2007

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BLACKSBURG

*************************PEAK WIND *************************

LOCATION PEAK WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
OF
(MPH) MEASUREMENT

NORTH CAROLINA

...ALLEGHANY COUNTY...
SPARTA 60 930 PM 2/22 TRACTOR TRAILOR BLOWN OVER
ON HWY 21 NORTH

...ASHE COUNTY...
JEFFERSON 60 300 PM 2/22 TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. 2
BRUSH FIRES CAUSED BY DOWNED
POWER LINES
WEST JEFFERSON 63 104 PM 2/22 KGEV AWOS

...WATAUGA COUNTY...
BOONE 67 1222 AM 2/23 KTNB AWOS
RUTHERWOOD 59 1248 PM 2/22 AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT

VIRGINIA

...ALLEGHANY COUNTY...
CLIFTON FORGE 60 126 PM 2/22 POWERLINES DOWN

...APPOMATTOX COUNTY...
STONEWALL 52 100 PM 2/22 4 TREES DOWN

...BATH COUNTY...
WARM SPRINGS 60 200 PM 2/22 AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT

...BOTETOURT COUNTY...
EAGLE ROCK 60 1220 PM 2/22 TREE DOWN ON ROAD
FINCASTLE 60 1045 PM 2/22 TREE DOWN

...CARROLL COUNTY...
HILLSVILLE 61 440 PM 2/22 4 W HILLSVILLE (AWOS)

...CITY OF ROANOKE...
ROANOKE 66 330 PM 2/22 STEEPLE BLOWN OVER
ROANOKE 59 319 PM 2/22 ASOS

...CITY OF SALEM...
SALEM 66 255 PM 2/22 LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN

...CRAIG COUNTY...
NEW CASTLE 60 1230 PM 2/22 TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE

...FLOYD COUNTY...
CONNERS GROVE 59 349 PM 2/22 2 SE CONNERS GROVE

...GILES COUNTY...
PEARISBURG 60 115 PM 2/22 TREE DOWN

...GRAYSON COUNTY...
INDEPENDENCE 60 1130 PM 2/22 ADDITIONAL TREES DOWN
INDEPENDENCE 60 1200 PM 2/22 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
CHRISTIANSBURG 58 134 PM 2/22 RESTAURANT SIGN BLOWN DOWN
ON ROANOKE STREET
NWS EMPLOYEE

...PULASKI COUNTY...
DUBLIN 57 1240 PM 2/22 1 N DUBLIN (AWOS)

...ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY...
GOSHEN 60 345 PM 2/22 TREES DOWN

...WYTHE COUNTY...
WYTHEVILLE 60 230 PM 2/22 TREES DOWN BETWEEN WYTHEVILLE
AND RURAL RETREAT. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES

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