Weather Alert Detail

High Wind Warning for Imperial County County, California
High Wind Warning issued April 08 at 1:37PM PDT until April 08 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS
Effective: Monday, April 8, 2013 at 1:37 p.m.
Expires: Monday, April 8, 2013 at 8 p.m.
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING EL CENTRO AND IMPERIAL.
* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60-65 MPH.
* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
WITH THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CREATE
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
NORTH AND SOUTH ROADS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS...SUCH AS LAWN
FURNITURE...WILL BECOME AIRBORNE. POWER LINES WILL BE VULNERABLE TO
DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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