NWS Northern Indiana issues wind advisory

Wind advisory infographic

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
331 PM EST SAT NOV 16 2013

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BECOME WESTERLY BY SUNDAY EVENING BEHIND A STRONG
COLD FRONT. HIGHER GUSTS AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...
COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...
BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
331 PM EST SAT NOV 16 2013 /231 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 10 PM EST
/9 PM CST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO
10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ SUNDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WILL TURN WESTERLY BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* HIGHER GUSTS AND SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

IMPACTS...

* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.