WEATHER ADVISORY - HIGH WIND WARNING: Midland, MI; Bay, MI; Huron, MI; Saginaw, MI; Tuscola, MI; Sanilac, MI; Shiawassee, MI; Genesee, MI; Lapeer, MI; St. Clair, MI; Livingston, MI; Oakland, MI; Macomb, MI; Washtenaw, MI; Wayne, MI; Lenawee, MI; Monroe, MI. UPDATE TO PRIOR POST: ... HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. HOWEVER... WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY INTO MONDAY. IMPACTS... * TREE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED LEADING TO DOWNED POWER LINES AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. * WEAK STRUCTURES LIKE OLD BARNS AND SHEDS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING BLOWN DOWN. * TRAVEL ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * 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. * PREPARE... PLAN... AND STAY INFORMED. More Information ... SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH THIS EVENING... .THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS EVENING WILL BE MARKED BY INTENSE WINDS. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. THE ONSET OF COLDER POST FRONTAL AIR AND THE INTENSITY OF THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD WILL ALLOW FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. ALTHOUGH WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING... GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. #Flint
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:43:24 +0000
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