HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 806 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
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...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN JUST AFTER SUNRISE THIS
MORNING...AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 7PM EST THIS EVENING...
WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING BETWEEN 9AM AND 2PM LOCAL TIME.
* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY HIGHER
TERRAIN AREAS.
* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING TODAY. IT IS
POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME LOOSE
ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS
WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE SNAPPED
AND BLOWN DOWN IN THESE HIGH WINDS...AS WELL AS A FEW TREES AND
POWERLINES. THUS...POWER OUTAGES WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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JA/AL
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