...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* TIMING...THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY AROUND SUNSET.
* WINDS...SOUTH SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY DRAMATICALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY OVER
SHORT DISTANCES. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG
SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 88 IN KANE COUNTY. LOOSE ITEMS MAY BE
BLOWN AROUND BY STRONG WINDS. SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE
BROKEN. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY
ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.
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