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Blount County
Sunday April 15th, 2018 :: 05:46 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Wind Advisory until 10:00PM

...Windy Conditions Across Eastern Alabama... .An upper low will swing through the area today. The pressure gradients will increase as the low moves through and thus increase the winds. Winds are already near wind advisory criteria. With the wet antecedent ground soil the winds could cause trees to go down a little easier. ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...of the strongest winds will be through 10 pm.

* WINDS...will generally be 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.

* IMPACTS...of the strong winds could cause large limbs and smaller trees to fall.

* AFFECTED AREAS: AUTAUGA ... BARBOUR ... BLOUNT ... BULLOCK ... CALHOUN ... CHAMBERS ... CHEROKEE ... CHILTON ... CLAY ... CLEBURNE ... COOSA ... ELMORE ... ETOWAH ... JEFFERSON ... LEE ... MACON ... MONTGOMERY ... PIKE ... RANDOLPH ... RUSSELL ... SHELBY ... ST. CLAIR ... TALLADEGA ... TALLAPOOSA

Instructions:

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Address/Location
Blount County
220 2nd Avenue East
Oneonta, AL 35121

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 205-625-4121

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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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