Friday, April 1, 2016

Wind Advisory Issued for Overnight Saturday into Sunday

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for Schuylkill County and Counties south for overnight Saturday into Sunday.


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO
NOON EDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE
HIGHEST WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE UNSECURED
ITEMS TO BLOW AWAY. POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AND
CONSIDER AVOIDING AREAS EXPOSED TO STRONG CROSS-WINDS. SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT STORED OR
TIED DOWN.

This advisory includes Schuylkill, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, and York.