…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON…
* TIMING…STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS…SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE GIVEN THE SATURATED SOIL ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE HISTORIC RAINFALL THE PAST 48 HOURS. REPORTS OF TREES BEING UPROOTED HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS MORNING. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH.