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Gibraltar Police Department
Tuesday January 10th, 2017 :: 10:15 a.m. EST

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HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT PEAK OF THE WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM & 1AM

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HIGHWIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
AROUND 40 MPH DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL
SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH WIND
GUSTS INCREASING AND RANGING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.

* THE PEAK OF THE WIND EVENT WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM
EST. THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME PARTICULARLY WITH ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY.

IMPACTS...

* TREES AND LARGE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED WHICH MAY CAUSE DOWNED
POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES.

* TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

Instructions:

DTE phone number 1800-477-4747

Address/Location
Gibraltar Police Department
29450 Munro St
Gibraltar, MI 48173

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 734-676-1022

Larry Williams
Police Department
[email protected]
734-676-5229

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29450 Munro St
Gibraltar, MI 48173

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
High Wind Watch

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