Wind Advisory in effect from 8 AM this morning to 4 PM CST this afternoon
...VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...8 AM TO 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ILLINOIS TODAY.
* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS I-74 AND I-72. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS ... CHAMPAIGN ... CHRISTIAN ... COLES ... 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA 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