A 7:52 a.m. report from the National Weather Service reports northeast winds with wind speed at 22 MPH and gusts to 38 MPH. Two weather forecast models (GFS and ETAMOS) forecast the highest winds between 11:00 am. and 2:00 p.m. Tuesday.
12:12 p.m. — Power surges, circuit breakers popped, and light smoke occurred at a strip mall in the 300 block of East Golf Road.
8:52 a.m. — Power surges have been experienced in Arlington Heights as a power line is reported down and arcing across Dundee Road, east of Rand Road.
Alarm activations experienced along Dundee Road.
6:03 a.m. — Barricades and signs blown over Wolf and Dundee Road, Wheeling — report of heavy damage to a car.
Developing …
A wind advisory remains until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
409 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2011
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAUKEGAN…CHICAGO…GARY…VALPARAISO
409 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2011
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING…
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS…INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST
NEAR THE LAKE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH.
* TIMING…WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING…WITH
VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE WINDS SUBSIDE
TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS…THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OR
UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE TO
BLOW AWAY. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE
STEERING WHEEL AS DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING WILL BE PARTICULARLY
DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS THE CHICAGO SKYWAY AND
INDIANA TOLL ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH…OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH…ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.
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