Saturday, February 23, 2019

High Wind Watch for McHenry Co., IL until 09:00 PM CST 2/24

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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 259 AM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

…Strong Winds Late Tonight into Sunday Evening…

/O.CON.KLOT.HW.A.0001.190224T0900Z-190225T0300Z/ 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 259 AM CST Sat Feb 23 2019 /359 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019/

…HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING…

  • TIMING…Very strong west winds will develop late tonight and early Sunday morning and persist into Sunday evening.

  • WINDS…Sustained west winds near 35 mph with gusts of 50 to as high as 60 mph.

  • 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 Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph…or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.

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