Monday, November 25, 2019

High Wind Watch Issued for Wednesday

A High Wind Watch has already been issued for northern Illinois beginning Wednesday morning, and lasting through Wednesday evening. Low pressure over the Rockies Monday evening will strengthen as it moves northeast, lifting through Kansas City, Iowa and eventually into Wisconsin by Wednesday evening. Northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin will remain on the warmer side of the system, bringing mostly rain Tuesday and Tuesday evening. There could even be a few thunderstorms Tuesday night.

As the low moves into Wisconsin Wednesday it will continue to strengthen. This will cause the wind field around the low to increase significantly, producing wind gusts 40-45 mph, possibly up to 50 mph in some locations. The wind direction on Wednesday will be from the West, making travel on north/south roads difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. It's also possible that sporadic powers outages could occur during the day. Loose objects and even small branches could break and fly around. A High Wind Watch will go into effect Wednesday morning, lasting through Wednesday evening.

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