Thursday, October 20, 2011

Storm Continues Today

Through 7:00AM this morning, 1.93" of rainfall has been measured at LAF with this storm. Light rain is expected to continue today.

A Wind Advisory is still in effect for Lafayette and all of central Indiana until 6:00PM this evening. Wind gusts of 40-45MPH are likely.


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
321 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG AUTUMN STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS MORNING
AS IT TRACKS FROM KENTUCKY INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-201530-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111020T2200Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...
SEYMOUR
321 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...THE MOST INTENSE WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP EARLY THIS
  MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.
  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
  SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK OFF. UNSECURED ITEMS LEFT
  OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WHICH SHOULD USE
EXTRA CAUTION THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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