WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1000 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH THE REST
OF TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY.
* WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST...AND THEN TURN
MORE SOUTHERLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND FINALLY SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* DAMAGE TO WEAK OR ROTTING TREES CAN BE EXPECTED. TREE HANGERS
FROM LAST YEARS ICE STORM MAY ALSO FALL...WHICH COULD CAUSE
SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS MAY BE BLOWN
ABOUT IF THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WET GROUNDS DUE TO RAINS MAY ALLOW SMALLER OR LOOSELY ROOTED
TREES TO UPROOT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. UNSECURED PATIO OR OUTDOOR
PLACEMENTS MAY BE PRONE TO DAMAGE FROM TUMBLING. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE COMBINATION
OF WET ROADS AND HIGH WINDS MEANS HOLIDAY MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.
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