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Saturday, February 27, 2016

Wind Advisory - Sunday morning & afternoon (Feb. 28) - National Weather Service statement

Issued by The National Weather Service


 ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
* TIMING... 8 AM TO 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ILLINOIS TODAY.
* IMPACTS... VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS... SUCH AS I-74 AND I-72. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH... ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT               

Lincoln, IL

7:04 p.m. CST, Saturday February 27, 2016

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING (Feb. 28) AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION ON ROADS SUNDAY. LOOSE ITEMS SHOULD ALSO BE SECURED.

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