WIND ADVISORY

STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY…

A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH THE STATE OVERNIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT…THE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY…ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING…

• Adams
• Bedford
• Blair
• Cameron
• Clearfield
• Columbia
• Cumberland
• Dauphin
• Elk
• Franklin
• Fulton
• Huntingdon
• Juniata
• Lancaster
• Lebanon
• McKean
• Mifflin
• Montour
• Northern Centre
• Northern Clinton
• Northern Lycoming
• Northumberland
• Perry
• Potter
• Schuylkill
• Snyder
• Southern Centre
• Southern Clinton
• Southern Lycoming
• Sullivan
• Tioga
• Union
• Warren
• York

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS…WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING…NOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS…SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.