...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* TIMING...THE WIND WILL INCREASE AFTER 1 PM AND WILL DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM.
* WINDS...THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SPEED COULD BE AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. THERE COULD BE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. MOST OF THE STRONG WIND WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM AMBOY ILLINOIS TO DE MOTTE INDIANA.
* IMPACTS...IF YOU ARE DRIVING A LARGE VEHICLE YOU COULD HAVE CONTROL PROBLEMS. ORNAMENTS AND OTHER PARTS OF BUILDINGS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN. SMALL ITEMS SUCH AS TRAMPOLINES...GARBAGE CANS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
