URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
346 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016
…DANGEROUS WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY…’Read more’ for NWS Statement
.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE LOW WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY. WEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 40 MPH…WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH…GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. A FEW GUSTS MAY BE EVEN HIGHER. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE…KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES…AND BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 WILL HAVE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-CLINTON-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…INDEPENDENCE…MANCHESTER…DUBUQUE…VINTON…CEDAR RAPIDS…ANAMOSA…MAQUOKETA…CLINTON… GALENA…FREEPORT…MOUNT CARROLL…STERLING… ROCK FALLS
346 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
* WINDS…WEST AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. A FEW GUSTS MAY BE EVEN HIGHER.
* TIMING…THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY TOWARDS SUNSET EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY MAKE IF DIFFICULT FOR FUELS TO DRY OUT TODAY. HOWEVER…IF A FIRE MANAGES TO START…THE STRONG WINDS WOULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THESE HIGH WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOCK DOWN TREES OR BRANCHES…RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE WILL OCCUR. THIS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.
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