Update on the Wind Advisory issued by the National Weather Service, which expires at 10 p.m.:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
733 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2016INZ017-018-023>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-290300-/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160229T0300Z/
WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…COLUMBIA CITY…TRI-LAKES…SOUTH WHITLEY…FORT WAYNE…NEW HAVEN…PERU…GRISSOM AFB…MEXICO…WABASH…NORTH MANCHESTER…HUNTINGTON…ROANOKE…BLUFFTON…OSSIAN…DECATUR…BERNE…MARION…GAS CITY…UPLAND…HARTFORD CITY…MONTPELIER…PORTLAND…DUNKIRK…DEFIANCE…SHERWOOD…HICKSVILLE…NAPOLEON…DESHLER…LIBERTY CENTER…PAULDING…ANTWERP…MELROSE…OTTAWA…PANDORA…KALIDA…FORT JENNINGS…VAN WERT…DELPHOS…
OHIO CITY…LIMA…SPENCERVILLE733 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2016
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING…
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
IMPACTS…
* HIGH PROFILES MAY ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS.
* SCATTERED TREE OR POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.
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.