Thursday, February 20, 2014

High Wind Warning for Mchenry Co., IL until 11:00 PM CST 02/20

WWUS73 KLOT 201746
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1146 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...PERIOD OF STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THIS
EVENING...


/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.140220T2300Z-140221T0500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
1146 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014 /1246 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST /6 PM EST/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM CST /MIDNIGHT EST/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...HIGHEST THREAT OF GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LOOKS TO BE
DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...A PERIOD OF SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS STRONG OF
50 TO AROUND 60 MPH FOR A TIME THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE...EASILY
TOSS LIGHTWEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS AND MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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