Wind Advisories Issued For Parts of North/Central Alabama

Scott Martin | March 13, 2019 @ 10:58 pm

Wind Advisories are now in effect for portions of North/Central Alabama throughout the overnight and into the morning hours on Thursday.

North Alabama counties include Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan until Thursday at 9:00 am CDT.

Central Alabama counties include Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston until Thursday at 7:00 am CDT.

From NWS:

GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. ADDITIONALLY, ENTIRE TREES WITH WEAK ROOT SYSTEMS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE MOIST NATURE OF TOPSOIL ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.