Record spring heat will start building up Wednesday and last through the rest of the week in southeast Louisiana, and forecasters said residents should also be prepared for strong gusts of wind throughout the day.

KCAL News has issued a Next Weather Alert as strong and widespread winds are expected to impact much of the Southern California region. Weather officials say winds should pick up late Tuesday morning and continue through the night.

In and around Jacksonville, the threat of severe weather is somewhat lighter. There is no tornado watch at the moment, but a wind advisory is in play for this evening and overnight into Thursday. The chance of severe weather in the area is also at 80%, but it will fall to 30% Wendesday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

High winds can cause a lot of damage, and the wind speed don't have to be as high as you may think. Do you know at what speed wind can uproot a tree?

Weather officials have issued a wind advisory for much of Southern California with gusty winds expected to batter parts of the region in coming days.In order to keep people up to date and safe with the incoming winds,

Severe storms are set to hit the tri-state area Monday. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, isolated flooding and even an isolated tornado are possible.

The advisory had been issued for Death Valley. "Winds have decreased across the area and the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire," says the NWS Las Vegas NV. The advisory is in effect until 2 a.m.

Residents were advised that wind gusts could top 60 mph in some areas in the windblown dust advisory slated to last through Wednesday.