HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1014 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT...WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. THE HIGH WINDS WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY
BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY NIGHT.
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES
LEADING TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BECOME
DANGEROUS IN THE WARNING AREA AS TREES...LIMBS AND WIRES COULD
BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
GREATER. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY
ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF TREES BLOCKING ROADS AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.
AT HOME...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO BE WITHOUT POWER FOR SEVERAL
DAYS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND MEDICINE.
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