Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1024 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009…EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY…
.A NEAR RECORD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES…SUPPORTING A STRONG COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTERLY AND INCREASE DURING
THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE
BRANCHES AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AND USE
EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION.…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND
ADVISORY.* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING…WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH.* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE BRANCHES AS WELL
AS POTENTIALLY CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS.
PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AND USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING 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.
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