URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
…STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY…
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…RUSSELL…LINCOLN…GREAT BEND…
ELLSWORTH…SALINA…LYONS…MCPHERSON…MARION…
COTTONWOOD FALLS…HUTCHINSON…NEWTON…EL DORADO…AUGUSTA…
KINGMAN…WICHITA…ANTHONY…HARPER…WELLINGTON…WINFIELD…
ARKANSAS CITY
754 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2014
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* TIMING…UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING
* WINDS…SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
* IMPACTS…DIFFICULT TRAVEL IN A WEST OR EAST FASHION…WEAK
BRANCHES IN TREES MAY FALL…AND LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS LIKE TRASH
CANS OR FURNITURE MAY GET BLOWN AROUND.|
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.