Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Rising Slowly
Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL
Areas Affected: McHenry; Lake; Kane; DuPage; Kendall; Kankakee; Northern Cook; Central Cook; Southern Cook; Northern Will; Southern Will; Eastern Will; Lake; Porter; Newton; Jasper
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 11:28am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 11:28am CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 9:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 1:00am CDT
Event Ends: Friday 4:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Chicago IL
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 4 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds can blow down tree limbs and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Avoid windows during the windstorms. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution if you must drive.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8ab108453134e8a1eccebefdc50788aeff1458d.002.2 Codes: INZ001, INZ002, INZ010, INZ011 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8ab108453134e8a1eccebefdc50788aeff1458d.002.2
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