GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL- MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL- CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL- RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY- MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN- MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY- MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN- ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD- WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD... VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY... EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE... HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA... MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS... FARMINGTON 311 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW BEHIND THE FRONT. MINOR SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS EARLY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS AND 20S.
THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE.
IN ADDITION...PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE... GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. LIKEWISE...THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN.