On Monday at 4:41 a.m. the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a wind advisory in effect until noon. The advisory is for Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties.
His personal connection is shared by Emily Davis, a former UNCC Charlotte student and now engineer in Ashe County. She and her husband Leeth founded Lansing's Bridge to Recovery after the storm, a nonprofit helping people rebuild their private roads and bridges.