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Posted on: March 9, 2019

[ARCHIVED] High Wind Warning for Cherokee and Jasper Counties

116 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2019 
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS WILL NEED TO TAKE EXTRA CARE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING ON AREA ROADWAYS. OUTDOOR OBJECTS COULD BECOME DISPLACED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.


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