Friday, February 19, 2016

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

WWUS73 KLOT 190937
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
337 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TODAY...


/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0001.160219T1500Z-160220T0000Z/
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
337 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016 /437 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO NEARLY 40 MPH AT
TIMES...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO POSSIBLY CLOSE TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
WIND WILL BECOME WEST THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS COULD
ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECT 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.

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