High Wind Watch until 04:00AM Wednesday
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH WIND GUSTS INCREASING AND RANGING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.
* THE PEAK OF THE WIND EVENT WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM EST. THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME PARTICULARLY WITH ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY. IMPACTS...
* TREES AND LARGE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED WHICH MAY CAUSE DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES.
* TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BAY ... GENESEE ... HURON ... LAPEER ... LENAWEE ... LIVINGSTON ... MACOMB ... MIDLAND ... MONROE ... OAKLAND ... SAGINAW ... SANILAC ... SHIAWASSEE ... ST. CLAIR ... TUSCOLA ... WASHTENAW ... WAYNE
Instructions:
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DTX/WEATHER_PREPAREDNESS
Address/Location
Dearborn Police Department
16099 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI 48126
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 313-943-2240
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP DEARBORNPD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- High Wind Watch