High Wind Warning in effect from 6 AM to 10 PM EST Thursday
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* WEST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 50 TO 60 MPH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
* THE MOST PROBABLE TIME PERIODS FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM...AND THEN AGAIN BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. IMPACTS...
* MULTIPLE HOURS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS COULD RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE.
* DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS.
* SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GENESEE ... LAPEER ... LENAWEE ... LIVINGSTON ... MACOMB ... MONROE ... OAKLAND ... SHIAWASSEE ... ST. CLAIR ... WASHTENAW ... WAYNE
Instructions:
* 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.
* THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCES GENERATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE. BE SAFE: ALWAYS PLACE GENERATORS...GRILLS AND OTHER ENERGY SOURCES AT LEAST 20 FEET FROM YOUR HOME. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY - INSTALL A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/CO/
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8
Address/Location
Dearborn Police Department
16099 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI 48126
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 313-943-2240
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP DEARBORNPD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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:
- High Wind Warning