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City of Simonton
Thursday October 10th, 2019 :: 11:18 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Wind Advisory until 07:00PM Friday

...Strong gusty north winds developing Friday in the wake of a cold front... .Friday morning a strong cold front will move through the region ushering in gusty north winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts near 30 mph. The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Friday.

* EVENT...North winds 15 to 20 mph gusting to near 30 mph in the wake of a cold front.

* TIMING...Cold front moving south through the area with gusty north winds in the wake of this front likely reaching the Huntsville area around 10 am and Houston by 11 am and Galveston around noon.

* IMPACT...Lightweight objects or objects with a large surface area may be pushed or tossed by the strong wind gusts. Hazardous driving conditions will be possible on elevated roadways or high profile vehicles traveling on east to west oriented roads.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SAN JACINTO ... MONTGOMERY ... GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA ... TRINITY ... INLAND HARRIS ... COASTAL GALVESTON ... POLK ... BRAZORIA ISLANDS ... CHAMBERS ... HOUSTON ... SOUTHERN LIBERTY ... COASTAL HARRIS ... WALKER ... COASTAL BRAZORIA ... NORTHERN LIBERTY ... INLAND BRAZORIA ... FORT BEND ... INLAND GALVESTON

Instructions:

Drivers of vans...campers...trailers...and other high-profile vehicles should be alert to the danger of these winds... especially when driving along east to west oriented roads

Address/Location
City of Simonton
35011 Farm to Market 1093
Simonton, TX 77476

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 281-533-9809

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible 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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