...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AT
CONSTRUCTIONS SITES WHERE LOOSE MATERIALS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE
AND UNSUPPORTED WALLS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REMAIN STANDING...AND
FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS ALIKE WITH LOOSE OBJECTS AND
DEBRIS LIKELY TO BE BLOWING ABOUT.
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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