THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST TO 10 PM ES THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT…AND SWITCH TO THE WEST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. INTENSE WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE ABATING SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT.
WINDS LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SCATTERED WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55-60 MPH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.
IMPACTS FROM THESE HIGH WINDS WILL AFFECT VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS IN ADDITION TO TREES AND POWELINE DAMAGE IS LIKELY EXPECIALLY ON THURSDAY.
