HIGH WIND WARNING

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ILLINOIS AND NORTHERN INDIANA TOMORROW FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE INTENSE PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND THE STRONG PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CAUSE VERY STRONG WINDS TO BLOW ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA.

WIND OF THIS STRENGTH CAN CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. WITH A SATURATED GROUND FROM RECENT SNOW MELT AND EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TREES COULD EASILY BE TOPPLED IN THE STRONG WIND. IN ADDITION TO TREE DAMAGE...POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO OCCUR AS LOOSE TREE BRANCHES AND TREES COULD FALL INTO POWER LINES.

ANYONE WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN CAUTIOUS WHEN MAKING TRAVEL PLANS ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.