Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service out of Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement.

.. WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

* TIMING... A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA LATE THIS EVENING... AND MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS AND WEST KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS... NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS CAN BE THROWN AROUND. SOME TREE LIMBS CAN COME DOWN AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 30 MPH OR GREATER FOR LONGER THAN ONE HOUR... OR WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 MPH FOR ANY DURATION.