Full Notification

Issued By: NWS NewYorkCity/Upton (Long Island and New York City) Affected Jurisdictions: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester Counties

Headline: Wind Advisory issued October 14 at 3:08PM EDT expiring October 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS NewYorkCity/Upton

...COASTAL LOW TO IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL DEEPEN CONSIDERABLY TONIGHT AND MOVE TOWARD THE NEW ENGLAND COAST FRIDAY. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST NORTHWEST BY FRIDAY MORNING...AND WILL INCREASE. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. IN FACT...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AN OCCASIONAL GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT LATER FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES AND FOR THIS DURATION COULD KNOCK DOWN WEAKENED TREES...AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OBJECTS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Residents should prepare for the possibility of power outages during this time period.

Residents experienceing an interuption in electrical service should contact Con Edison Directly at 1-800 75CONED to report their outage. All effected residents should call Con Edison even if the outage was reported by their neighbor.

The North Castle Office of Emergency Management is monitoring this storm event and may activate the EOC if required to deal with situations arising from this storm.