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Town of North Castle Office of Emergency Management
Tuesday November 16th, 2010 :: 03:53 p.m. EST

Advisory

A Wind Advisory has been issued November 16 at 3:38PM EST expiring November 18 at 1:00AM EST effecting North Castle

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 November 16 at 3:38PM EST expiring November 18 at 1:00AM EST by NWS NewYorkCity/Upton

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS... SCATTERED TREE AND LIMB DAMAGE ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL INFORMATION from NORTH CASTLE OEM

All North Castle residents should prepare for the possibility of power outages during this time period extending into the overnight and until the posted NWS expiration date and time.

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 high wind event and may activate the EOC if required to deal with situations arising from it. Additional information regarding incidents arising from this event will be sent when available through nixle.

If you experience an emergency contact the North Castle Police Department by dialing 911. Do not dial 911 for general information, 911 is for emergency use only.

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Address/Location
Town of North Castle Office of Emergency Management
15 Bedford Rd
Armonk, NY 10504

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 914-273-3207

David R. Lander
Office of Emergency Management
[email protected]
914-273-3207

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