Small Dog Advisory
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- 400 AM PST MON DEC 29 2003 ...WIND ADVISORY THIS MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE SACRAMENTO VALLEY... CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...AND FOR THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY... A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND DELTA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY LATE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.
A friend said that back in his hometown that when the winds got really bad, the local news would issue a small dog advisory. Legend has it that one extremely windy day, a small dog was literally blown away. Safety tip: use a sturdy leash.
