WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 937 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY BETWEEN 300 AM AND
600 AM... AND WILL BE STRONGEST FROM THE MID MORNING HOURS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL
GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE
TO TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT
OBJECTS NOT ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. TRAVEL ON NORTH SOUTH
ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. ALSO...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
WHERE ANY SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATION OCCURS TONIGHT...MOST
LIKELY IN AREAS NORTH OF I-74.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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SMITH
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