Lake Wind Advisory
Posted by David Cole on October 17, 2009
COUNTIES: CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-GRENADA-CLAY-LOWNDES-MADISON MS-RANKIN- LAUDERDALE..
CITIES: DERMOTT..LAKE VILLAGE..EUDORA… LAKE PROVIDENCE..GRENADA…WESTPOINT…COLUMBUS..RIDGELAND.. MADISON..CANTON..PEARL..BRANDON..RICHLAND..MERIDIAN
…LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING…
THE AREA LAKES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ADVISORY ARE ROSS BARNETT
RESERVOIR…LAKE CHICOT OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS…COLUMBUS
LAKE…GRENADA LAKE…LAKE PROVIDENCE OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND LAKE
OKATIBBEE.
A COOL CANADIAN AIRMASS BLOWING OVER THE OPEN WARMER LAKE WATERS WILL
LEAD TO NORTH WINDS BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH ON AREA LAKES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.
