Wind Advisory Issued through Friday morning
A Wind Advisory has been issued through Friday morning for the following counties in Indiana and Kentucky.
Orange-Washington-Scott-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-Harrison-Floyd- Clark-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt- Jefferson-Butler-Edmonson-Logan-Warren-Simpson- Including the cities of Paoli, Salem, Scottsburg, Jasper, English, Tell City, Corydon, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg, Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Louisville, Morgantown, Brownsville, Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, and Providence
TIMING...mid day today through early Friday morning. * WINDS...Strong sustained winds between 20 and 30 mph with most gusts between 35 and 45 mph. A few gusts around 50 mph will be possible.
From the National Weather Service:
501 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2019 /401 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2019/
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...
TIMING...mid day today through early Friday morning. * WINDS...Strong sustained winds between 20 and 30 mph with most gusts between 35 and 45 mph. A few gusts around 50 mph will be possible.
IMPACTS...Tree limbs and branches may fall and some weakened
trees may be uprooted, leading to possible power outages.
Driving may be difficult for high profile vehicles on
east-west roads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of over 40 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.