WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 855 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE TODAY PRODUCING
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS IN
CONCERT WITH RECENT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW WITH SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADWAYS. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AS
WELL...AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR ANYONE TRAVELING THROUGH THE
AREA TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO TREES... AND
LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER ROADWAYS COVERING
THE PAVEMENT. ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES...MAINLY OVER AREAS EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST WINDS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.
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