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HIGH WIND WARNING
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
418 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
…STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING…
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING…
* LOCATIONS…THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY…INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND NORTHERN FAIRFIELD CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARDS…DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
* WINDS…SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* TIMING…STRONG WINDS INTO EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS…IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY RAIN…COULD
BRING DOWN WHOLE TREES…LARGE TREE LIMBS…POWER LINES AND
UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THIS COULD POSE A HAZARD TO ANYONE
OUT DRIVING OR WALKING…AND TO HO– USES AND OTHER STRUCTURES NEAR
LARGER TREES. DRIVING WILL ALSO BE DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
