HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 335 PM 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 PEAKED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 56
MPH. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO HAVE PASSED TO OUR
EAST...WE WILL STILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGHOUT THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS.
* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY HIGHER
TERRAIN AREAS.
* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING THIS EVENING. 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. THESE HIGH WINDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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AML
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