HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 400 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
AROUND 5AM EST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 7PM EST WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
8AM TO 2PM EST.
* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
GUSTS OVER 55 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY.
* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON WEDNESDAY.
IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME
LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH
ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN IN
THESE DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS.
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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