Friday, February 19, 2016

High Wind Warning for Mchenry Co., IL until 06:00 PM CST 02/19

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NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
319 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON...


/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO
319 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO NEARLY 40 MPH AT TIMES...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60
MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE
PROPERTY DAMAGE. ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE
SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

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.

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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