Tri-State Under Wind Advisory
As warm weather comes into the Tri-State, so do high winds!According to the National Weather Service, The Tri-State is under a Wind Advisory until 6pm tonight.
What does a wind advisory mean? According to the NWS we could see sustained winds of 30 mph or higher!
Here is the alert from the NWS:
"WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY. THE WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO AROUND 40
TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...
ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST
ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ALSO...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY GET BLOWN
AROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 30 MPH OR GREATER FOR LONGER THAN ONE HOUR...OR WIND GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 40 MPH FOR ANY DURATION."
Please use caution when driving and make sure any loose outdoor object are tied down.
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