- High Wind Warning for Putnam County, New York
- High Wind Warning issued January 31 at 5:55AM EST until January 31 at 9:00AM EST by NWS
- Effective: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 5:55 a.m.
- Expires: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9 a.m.
...STRONG WINDS TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
* LOCATIONS...SUFFOLK COUNTY NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
FROM NEW HAVEN EASTWARD.
* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* TIMING...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE MORNING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH HEAVY RAIN...
COULD BRING DOWN WHOLE TREES...LARGE TREE LIMBS...POWER LINES
AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THIS COULD POSE A HAZARD TO
ANYONE OUT DRIVING OR WALKING...AND TO HOUSES AND OTHER
STRUCTURES NEAR LARGER TREES. DRIVING WILL ALSO BE DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS
AND BRIDGES.