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High Wind Warning, Hurricane Sandy

High Wind Warning

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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
452 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

…SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE…ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD AND PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES ANTICIPATED…

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452 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EDT TUESDAY…

* LOCATIONS…ALL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

* WINDS…INCREASING TO SUSTAINED VALUES OF 30 TO 40 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON…WITH SIMILAR MAGNITUDE WINDS THEN PERSISTING OVERNIGHT…AND ON TUESDAY MORNING. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED…ESPECIALLY ON THE HILLTOPS. OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN CATSKILLS AND THE POCONO PLATEAU…OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING…WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON…WITH WINDS LIKELY REACHING THEIR PEAK INTENSITIES FROM LATE IN THE DAY…THROUGH TONIGHT…AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL START TO SUBSIDE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON…BUT ONLY GRADUALLY.

* IMPACTS…WIDESPREAD AND PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL ANTICIPATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES…PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE COMMON. MANY ROADS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO BE BLOCKED…CLOSED…OR AT LEAST LITTERED WITH DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR…WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR GREATER. DAMAGE TO TREES…POWER LINES…AND PROPERTY ARE LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES BLOCKING ROADS AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. AT HOME…YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO BE WITHOUT POWER FOR SEVERAL DAYS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND MEDICINE.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772…OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

Hazardous Weather Outlook, Hurricane Sandy

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
558 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

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558 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM EDT TUESDAY…

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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 WARNING.

TROPICAL SYSTEM SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE ATLANTIC INTO MONDAY…BEFORE TURNING SHARPLY TOWARDS THE COAST…AND MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE MONDAY EVENING.

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

STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON…AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

Flood Watch, Hurricane Sandy

Flood Watch

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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
425 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

…HEAVY RAIN FROM HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE AREA…

.HURRICANE SANDY IS MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST AND IS EXPECTED TO TURN WESTWARD TO LANDFALL ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST MONDAY…BEFORE ENTERING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EARLY TUESDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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425 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…IN NEW YORK…BROOME…CHEMUNG…CHENANGO…CORTLAND…DELAWARE…OTSEGO…SCHUYLER…SENECA…
SOUTHERN CAYUGA…STEUBEN…SULLIVAN…TIOGA…TOMPKINS AND YATES. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…BRADFORD…LACKAWANNA…LUZERNE…NORTHERN WAYNE…PIKE…SOUTHERN WAYNE…SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING.

* FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

* HEAVY RAIN FROM THE LAND FALLING HURRICANE SANDY WILL BEGIN MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

* RAINFALL TOTALS AVERAGING 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA… WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS. PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND MAY CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING BEGINNING TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON RIVERS…SMALL STREAMS…CREEKS…POOR DRAINAGE…URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING…WORKING OR DRIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.