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Friday, April 1, 2016

NWS issues High Wind Watch for our area


Event:High Wind Watch
Alert:
...STRONG GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING... 
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
SUNDAY MORNING... 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND 
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 
 
* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 
 
* IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. THIS MAY LEAD TO 
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE 
VEHICLES.
Instructions: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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