Since 4 am there has been a Strong Wind Advisory posted by the National Weather Center Ambassadors. The counties affected are:
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
The National Weather Service in UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY AND UP
TO 60 MPH TONIGHT.
* TIMING...HIGHEST WIND POTENTIAL HAPPENS TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING. A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING ZERO ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FREEZING DURING THIS TIME...WITH HIGHS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY IN THE 20S...AND LOWS TONIGHT IN THE TEENS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
This Afternoon
Isolated snow showers. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 25. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. Windy, with a northwest wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Isolated snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph.
Friday Night
Snow after 1am. Temperature rising to around 29 by 5am. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow before 9am, then rain. High near 48. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain. High near 54. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
The National Weather Service in UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY AND UP
TO 60 MPH TONIGHT.
* TIMING...HIGHEST WIND POTENTIAL HAPPENS TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WARNING. A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS APPROACHING ZERO ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FREEZING DURING THIS TIME...WITH HIGHS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY IN THE 20S...AND LOWS TONIGHT IN THE TEENS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
This Afternoon
Isolated snow showers. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 25. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. Windy, with a northwest wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Isolated snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph.
Friday Night
Snow after 1am. Temperature rising to around 29 by 5am. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow before 9am, then rain. High near 48. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain. High near 54. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.