High Wind Warning until 12:00PM Thursday
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON AKST THURSDAY...
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH.
* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE WIND. WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES POTENTIALLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS
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 STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Address/Location
A-South
7366 N Tongass Hwy
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-225-5118
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP ASTKTN followed by your message, to 888777
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