Thursday will be one of those days that you need to hold onto the steering wheel. If you have a generator, this is the time to check it. A high wind warning is in effect, some gusts could reach 60 miles per hour. The warning in effect until 10pm, with the he strongest winds expected between 2pm and 8pm. Officials from DTE says they anticipate a long day with likely power outages
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Issued by The National Weather Service
Detroit, MI
Thu, Nov 12, 4:02 am EST
… HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING…
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
* WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL FREQUENTLY GUST 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS REACHING 50 TO 60 MPH MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM THIS MORNING… AND THEN AGAIN BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM.
IMPACTS…
* MULTIPLE HOURS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS COULD RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE.
* DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS… ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS.
* SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* 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.
* THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCES GENERATE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE. BE SAFE: ALWAYS PLACE GENERATORS… GRILLS AND OTHER ENERGY SOURCES AT LEAST 20 FEET FROM YOUR HOME. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY -INSTALL A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR.
