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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday March 15th, 2016 :: 03:52 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Wind Advisory in effect from 7 AM to 8 PM CDT Wednesday

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR ALL BUT EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE. ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECT SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

* 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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