The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory in effect until 10 p.m. tonight:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
345 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>025-032-MIZ077>081-290300-
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MICHIGAN CITY…LA PORTE…SOUTH BEND…MISHAWAKA…NEW CARLISLE…WALKERTON…ELKHART…GOSHEN…NAPPANEE…LAGRANGE…TOPEKA…SHIPSHEWANA…ANGOLA…FREMONT…KENDALLVILLE…LIGONIER…ALBION…AUBURN…GARRETT…KNOX…NORTH JUDSON…BASS LAKE…WINAMAC…FRANCESVILLE…MEDARYVILLE…PLYMOUTH…BREMEN…CULVER…ROCHESTER…AKRON…WARSAW…WINONA LAKE…SYRACUSE…MENTONE…COLUMBIA CITY…TRI-LAKES…SOUTH WHITLEY…FORT WAYNE…NEW HAVEN…MONTICELLO…BROOKSTON…MONON…LOGANSPORT…ROYAL CENTER…PERU…GRISSOM AFB…MEXICO…WABASH…NORTH MANCHESTER…HUNTINGTON…ROANOKE…MARION…GAS CITY…UPLAND…NILES…BENTON HARBOR…ST. JOSEPH…BUCHANAN…DOWAGIAC…CASSOPOLIS…MARCELLUS…STURGIS…THREE RIVERS…WHITE PIGEON…MENDON…COLDWATER…BRONSON..HILLSDALE…LITCHFIELD…JONESVILLE
345 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 /245 PM CST MON DEC 28 2015/…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING…
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
IMPACTS…
* TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* THE COMBINATION OF STRONG EAST WINDS AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH…OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.