Sunday, February 24, 2019

High Wind Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 06:00 PM CST 2/24

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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 1136 AM CST Sun Feb 24 2019

…Strong Winds into this Evening…

/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190225T0000Z/ Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-DeKalb-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, Elgin, Wheaton, Chicago, Ottawa, Oswego, Morris, Joliet, Kankakee, Pontiac, Watseka, Paxton, Gary, Valparaiso, Morocco, Rensselaer, and Fowler 1136 AM CST Sun Feb 24 2019 /1236 PM EST Sun Feb 24 2019/

…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING…

  • TIMING…Very strong west winds persist into early evening.

  • WINDS…Sustained west winds of 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph through this afternoon. Sustained west winds of 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph this evening.

  • IMPACTS…Difficult travel, especially for high profile vehicles on north to south roads. Unsecured objects outdoors blown around. Tree limb damage and sporadic power outages possible.

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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