HIGH WIND WARNING THURSDAY FROM 3PM TO 9PM, WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH EVENING 55MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY FOR MARTINSVILLE/CLARK COUNTY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY.
* TIMING...THOUGH THE WINDS WILL BE AT ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR MUCH
OF THE DAY...THE MOST INTENSE WINDS WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
55 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN THE EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WINDS ALONE WILL CREATE ISSUES FOR THE CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AREA...CREATING TRAVELING HAZARDS PARTICULARLY ALONG
NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. WITH WINDS THIS HIGH AND LIGHT SNOW
EXPECTED...MELT AND REFREEZE WILL LIKELY CAUSE SLICK ROADS. WITH
HIGH WINDS...THE SITUATION WILL BE THAT MUCH MORE DANGEROUS.
RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TOMORROW AFTERNOON LIKELY TO BE THE MOST
DIFFICULT TIME FRAME.
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.
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Martinsville Illinois Police Department
19 W Cumberland St
Martinsville, IL 62442
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-382-4023
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- High Wind Warning