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Hazardous Weather Outlook, Hurricane Sandy

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
328 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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328 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…
…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK…SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

FLOOD WATCH.
HIGH WIND WATCH.

TROPICAL SYSTEM SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE ATLANTIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND…BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST…AND THEN TURNING INLAND.

THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL LIKELY HAVE ITS GREATEST IMPACTS ON CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FROM LATER MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED…WITH URBAN FLOODING PROBABLE. MAIN STEM RIVERS COULD SEE LEVELS RISE INTO THE MINOR OR MODERATE FLOOD RANGE BY MID-WEEK. HIGH WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES…RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH THE ULTIMATE TRACK OF SANDY…AND THUS WITH THE MAGNITUDE AND EXACT LOCATIONS OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AND STRONGEST WINDS. STAYED TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON…AND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

High Wind Watch, Hurricane Sandy

High Wind Watch

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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.

Hurricane Sandy, State of Emergency

State of Emergency

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Gov. Tom Corbett declared a State of Emergency and urged Pennsylvanians on Friday to prepare for a potentially dangerous super storm that could pound the entire state with a combination of damaging winds, rain and snow.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has asked people who live in flood-prone areas of the city to evacuate by 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Utilities, road crews, and emergency management personnel throughout Pennsylvania are girding for a potentially-damaging storm early next week. Utility workers have been told to cancel vacations, state transportation officials are plotting strategy and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency has been in touch with federal weather forecasters about the likely path of the storm.

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency urged residents to prepare for a possible storm by making sure they have three days of supplies at home, and that they know how to reach family members in case of emergency.