Latest on the High Wind

Peak gust earlier of 65 mph at the Downtown Birmingham Skycam, atop the Daniel Building.

Gust of 56 mph at the Inverness Skycam

Latest from NWS?Birmingham

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1033 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

…BRISK GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THE APPROACHING
COLD FRONT…

.BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT…WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH…WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA…GENERALLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20…THE WINDS WILL
SUSTAINED UP TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE COLD FRONT
WILL QUICKLY PUSH THROUGH THE STATE OVERNIGHT. LOOK THE STRONGEST
WINDS TO BE ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE OVERNIGHT HOURS PROGRESS.

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/O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T0800Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-BIBB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON…
FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…
ANNISTON…CENTRE…HEFLIN…CARROLLTON…TUSCALOOSA…
BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…COLUMBIANA…PELHAM…ALABASTER…
PELL CITY…MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND…ROANOKE…
LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…MOUNDVILLE…CENTREVILLE
1033 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST WEDNESDAY…

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

STRONG WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA. AHEAD OF THE FRONT WINDS WILL EXCEED 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH…OR
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH…ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

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PERRY-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-
LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MARION…CLANTON…ROCKFORD…
ALEXANDER CITY…DADEVILLE…VALLEY…LANETT…LAFAYETTE…
DEMOPOLIS…LINDEN…SELMA…PRATTVILLE…FORT DEPOSIT…
HAYNEVILLE…WETUMPKA…TALLASSEE…MONTGOMERY…TUSKEGEE…
UNION SPRINGS…AUBURN…OPELIKA…PHENIX CITY…TROY…EUFAULA
1033 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST WEDNESDAY…

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

STRONG WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA. AHEAD OF THE FRONT WINDS WILL EXCEED 30 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH…OR
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH…ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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