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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Hazardous High Wind Event (Sunday Nov. 17, 2013) -- SW Michigan, N. Indiana Weather Service

as posted at WEATHER dot-com for Niles, Michigan 49120 HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT TO WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * HIGHER GUSTS AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. IMPACTS... * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * DAMAGE TO TREES POSSIBLE. * DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS SEMI-TRUCKS. 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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