High Wind Watch remains in effect for far w/sw Iowa Sunday
January 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson
COUNTIES: HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY
403 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014
…HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING…
* TIMING…WINDS INCREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY AND LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS…DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER WINDS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH…OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.