.. WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING... STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN BETWEEN OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BETWEEN NOON AND 100 PM... THEN SPREAD INTO WEST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BY 200 PM.

* WINDS... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE

* IMPACTS... RECENT AND ON-GOING HEAVY RAINS HAVE SATURATED THE GROUND. ANY STRONG WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO UPROOT TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IF THE TREES FALL ON POWER LINES.

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.

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