URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
351 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014

…HIGH WINDS EXPECTED OVER FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST
KANSAS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON…

ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-HOLT-ANDREW-BUCHANAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ATCHISON…TROY…TARKIO…MARYVILLE…
MOUND CITY…OREGON…SAVANNAH…ST. JOSEPH
351 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…
ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS LIKE INTERSTATE
70… HIGHWAY 50…HIGHWAY 24 AND HIGHWAY 36. MOTORISTS OF
HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER GREATER
DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL
BE TOSSED AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO…TAKE
ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS…LAWN FURNITURE…AND OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.