Submitted by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Wind Advisory for Stoddard County, Missouri.

... WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING... THURSDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS... DURING THE DAY... SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS 45 MPH. IN THE EVENING... WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. THESE WILL BE GRADIENT... NON THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

* IMPACTS... LOOSE UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. SOME TREE LIMBS COULD COME DOWN. DRIVING WILL BE IMPACTED... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.