WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 942 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ITS NORTHWARD LIFT INTO
IOWA TODAY. WINDS AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTING 40 TO 45
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
* WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. EXPECT FREQUENT
GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A PEAK GUST TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
* DAMAGE TO WEAK OR ROTTING TREES CAN BE EXPECTED. SPORADIC POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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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