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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday November 10th, 2015 :: 03:43 p.m. CST

Advisory

Wind Advisory in effect from 6 PM Wednesday to 6 PM CST Thursday

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS ... CHAMPAIGN ... CHRISTIAN ... CLARK ... COLES ... CUMBERLAND ... DE WITT ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... FULTON ... KNOX ... LOGAN ... MACON ... MARSHALL ... MASON ... MCLEAN ... MENARD ... MORGAN ... MOULTRIE ... PEORIA ... PIATT ... SANGAMON ... SCHUYLER ... SCOTT ... SHELBY ... STARK ... TAZEWELL ... VERMILION ... WOODFORD

Instructions:

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...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499

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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

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