Forecast for Monday 10.29: UPDATE

• Wind Advisory beginning at 2pm this afternoon...

 

Mostly cloudy and windy. The strongest winds are expected later tonight into Tuesday morning as Hurricane Sandy moves inland.

Afternoon high: 47.

Outlook: Still windy on Tuesday with rain likely with light snow possible. No accumulation is expected.

Wind Advisory for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.

ISSUED AT 403 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM TUESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 *TIMING:  MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

 *WINDS:  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH
  OR GREATER...WITH HIGHEST GUSTS ANTICIPATED LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

 *IMPACTS:  UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE EASILY PICKED UP. SCATTERED
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF
  TREES AND FALL INTO POWER LINES.

 *TRAVEL CONCERNS:  DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.