...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY...

Post date: Nov 11, 2015 8:46:17 PM

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 50 TO 60 MPH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * THE MOST PROBABLE TIME PERIODS FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM...AND THEN AGAIN BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. IMPACTS... * MULTIPLE HOURS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS COULD RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. * DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. * SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. * THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCES GENERATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE. BE SAFE: ALWAYS PLACE GENERATORS...GRILLS AND OTHER ENERGY SOURCES AT LEAST 20 FEET FROM YOUR HOME. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY - INSTALL A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR.