URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
954 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FLORENCE…MUSCLE SHOALS…
RUSSELLVILLE…MOULTON…ATHENS…HUNTSVILLE…DECATUR…
GUNTERSVILLE…SCOTTSBORO…FORT PAYNE…CULLMAN…LYNCHBURG…
FAYETTEVILLE…WINCHESTER
954 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY. THIS IS AN
UPGRADE FROM THE PREVIOUS WIND ADVISORY.
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH
RANGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH
POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND NEAR OPEN WATER.
A PERIOD OF ENHANCED DAMAGING WINDS IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS A LINE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THE THREAT OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BECOME HIGHER AS
RAINFALL FURTHER SATURATES ALREADY WET SOILS. MOTORISTS HEADING
OUT THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING FOR HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES SHOULD REMAIN
WEATHER AWARE…AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL.
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.
