HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP BY MID TO LATE MORNING.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS…DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.

Wind Advisory for counties in brown

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.