U.S. National Weather Service Alerts for Elkmont, AL - WIND ADVISORY

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL CLIMB TO 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED IN HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LIGHT UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE... INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND OUTDOOR DECORATIONS.