Wind Advisory in effect from noon Today to 6 AM CST Thursday
...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT... .AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE BOUNDARY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTH AND WESTERN MIDSOUTH COUNTIES AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EASTERN COUNTIES. THE DELTA COUNTIES WILL SUFFER THE GREATEST IMPACT. THESE WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SLEET AND SNOW AND POSSIBLY SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG GRADIENT CREATING THE WINDS WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING...FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH 6 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH SNOW AND SLEET.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CROCKETT ... DYER ... FAYETTE ... GIBSON ... HARDEMAN ... HAYWOOD ... LAKE ... LAUDERDALE ... MADISON ... OBION ... SHELBY ... TIPTON ... WEAKLEY
Instructions:
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Address/Location
Weakley County Emergency Management
Old 22
Weakley County, TN 38225
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-364-5454
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WEAKLEY911 followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Wind Advisory