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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
602 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...
NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...
HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
602 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012


...SANDY PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF HURRICANE SANDY. SANDY IS VERY CLOSE TO THE SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY COAST. HIGH WIND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE REGION AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF
EASTERN NEW YORK AND ALL OF ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS
STORM WILL BE QUITE LARGE AND POWERFUL.

FLOODING IMPACTS...RAINFALL COULD BE EXCESSIVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE
AREA...BE PREPARED IN THE EVENT OF A FLASH FLOOD OR MANDATORY
EVACUATION. LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS AND BE
ESPECIALLY ATTENTIVE TO ROAD CLOSURES.

DAMAGING WIND IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO 75 MPH OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREES AND
POWER LINES. ITEMS LEFT OUTDOORS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
PROJECTILES. ALSO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

COMMUNICATIONS...OUR MEDIA PARTNERS...SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE
INTERNET WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED. YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 1. WEB PAGE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
2. FACEBOOK WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV
AND 3. TWITTER TWITTER.COM/NWSALBANY.