...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * EVENT...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...POSSIBLY HIGHER. * TIMING...FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...UNSECURED LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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 AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. && MC
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:46:41 +0000
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