Full Notification

An intense area of low pressure will move into the upper Midwest and Great lakes tonight and generate strong northwest winds across the Quad State region. The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to noon CST Sunday. The Wind Advisory covers an area north of a line from Perryville Missouri, Marion Illinois, and Calhoun Kentucky, north to Interstate 64 in southern Illinois and southwest Indiana.

* TIMING...of the strong westerly winds will bring them into southwest Illinois and southeast Missouri around midnight tonight, then spread east into southwest Indiana and northwest Kentucky by 6 am Sunday. These winds will gradually subside from west to east during the morning on Sunday.

* WINDS...will be sustained from the west between 15 and 25 mph with gusts of 40 and 45 mph likely. Wind gusts close to 50 mph are not out of the question.

* IMPACTS...These winds will be blowing from west to east and could cause issues for drivers of high profile vehicles traveling north or south through area covered by the wind advisory. Given the extremely saturated soil, some trees may be toppled and could fall on roadways, buildings, or power lines. Any trees or branches that fall on power lines may cause power outages. These winds will definitely toss around any loose or unsecured objects left outdoors.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PERRY ... SALINE ... DAVIESS ... HENDERSON ... WARRICK ... JEFFERSON ... VANDERBURGH ... GIBSON ... JACKSON ... WILLIAMSON ... POSEY ... FRANKLIN ... PIKE ... WHITE ... EDWARDS ... MCLEAN ... SPENCER ... WABASH ... HAMILTON ... UNION ... WAYNE ... GALLATIN ... PERRY

Instructions:

A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds are expected to reach 30 mph or greater for longer than one hour...or wind gusts are expected to reach 40 mph for any duration.