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Wind Advisory for Mitchell, Howard, Floyd, and Chickasaw

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
351 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

…WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA…

.SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL
BUFFET THE AREA TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE
WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ATTACHED TO A STRONG AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS CANADA. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

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/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0008.111226T1600Z-111226T2100Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHARLES CITY…ROCHESTER…AUSTIN
351 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING…LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS…SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS…WINDS THIS STRONG COULD PRODUCE SOME MINOR TREE AND
ROOF DAMAGE. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED TO HOLD THEM IN
PLACE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER…
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH…ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.