URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
312 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…
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312 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* LOCATIONS…ALL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
* WINDS…WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH…ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS…WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND CLOSED ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE AND/OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO ALL…AND COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED…STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES BLOCKING ROADS AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.