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Damaging winds expected in Forty Mile County near Aden and Kennedy Coulee

Reported by Environment Canada Weather Alerts

A wind warning reports northwesterly gusts up to 90 km/h expected Friday morning, diminishing Friday afternoon. Difficult driving conditions and possible local utility outages are noted.

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  • Affected location: County of Forty Mile near Aden and Kennedy Coulee
At 12:40 p.m. local time (09:40 Universal Time) on November 2, 2015, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of Cyclone Chapala over the Gulf of Aden. When the image was acquired, the storm’s maximum sustained winds were 105 knots (120 miles or 195 kilometers per hour)—the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. According to news reports, the storm is expected to make landfall southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen, in the early morning hours
Illustrative image: At 12:40 p.m. local time (09:40 Universal Time) on November 2, 2015, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of Cyclone Chapala over the Gulf of Aden. When the image was acquired, the storm’s maximum sustained winds were 105 knots (120 miles or 195 kilometers per hour)—the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. According to news reports, the storm is expected to make landfall southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen, in the early morning hours — NASA Earth Observatory/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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The warning advises securing loose objects and monitoring forecasts as strong winds are expected in the affected area.

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Confidence
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Geographic reach
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Global importance
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Urgency
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