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Dearborn Police Department
Wednesday November 11th, 2015 :: 04:48 p.m. EST

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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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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

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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

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