Crime & Safety
NWS Sends Out High-Wind Warning For Southeastern Connecticut For Tonight, Friday
Winds as high as 60 mph are possible late tonight and through Friday morning.
A press release from the National Weather Service:
***High Wind Watch for New London and Middlesex Counties***
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
THU OCT 31 2013
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND.
* HAZARDS...POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... POSSIBLY 60 MPH.
* TIMING...WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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