[MDC-EC] High Wind Watch

[Joe]

BaCo ACS was placed on alert at 2000 hours, October 26, 2012 by the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

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 HIGH WIND WATCH ISSUED FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN DAYBREAK MONDAY AND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

WINDS, SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TUESDAY FINALLY, WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS, A PROLONGED 24-TO-36 HOUR HIGH WIND EVENT WILL LIKELY TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. COUPLED WITH HEAVY RAINS FROM SANDY, THE HIGH WINDS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RESIDENTS VISITORS, AND BUSINESSES ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD PLAN FOR WIDESPREAD POWER AND COMMUNICATION OUTAGES.

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Joseph Krysztoforski
BaCo EC / RO
MDACS Director




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