CLARION, Pa. – A Wind Advisory has been issued for Clarion County and surrounding areas.
The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following urgent Weather Message at 4:11 a.m. on Friday, February 21, 2014:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
411 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
…STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…OAKLAND MD…NEW PHILADELPHIA…CARROLLTON…SALEM…COSHOCTON…CADIZ…STEUBENVILLE… ZANESVILLE…CAMBRIDGE…ST. CLAIRSVILLE…CALDWELL…WOODSFIELD…GROVE CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…NEW CASTLE… BUTLER…CLARION…BROOKVILLE…BEAVER…PITTSBURGH METRO AREA… KITTANNING…INDIANA…WASHINGTON…WAYNESBURG…GREENSBURG…LATROBE…LIGONIER…DONEGAL…UNIONTOWN…CHAMPION…OHIOPYLE…WEIRTON…BETHANY…WHEELING…MOUNDSVILLE…NEW MARTINSVILLE…FAIRMONT…MORGANTOWN…KINGWOOD…PARSONS
411 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS…SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.