A strong storm developing off the East Coast on Saturday afternoon will bring strong, potentially damaging, wind to Southern New England Saturday night and Sunday. The strongest winds will be in Eastern Massachusetts where gusts to 55 mph are possible late Saturday night and early Sunday. In interior Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, peak wind gusts should be closer to 45 mph. Winds that strong can cause isolated tree damage and power outages. See below for more from the National Weather Service office in Taunton, MA.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
254 PM EDT SAT NOV 1 2014
…HIGH WINDS ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT AND FOR THE
REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY…
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EASTERN ESSEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…GLOUCESTER
254 PM EDT SAT NOV 1 2014
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATION…NORTHEASTERN…EASTERN…AND INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS…AS WELL AS ALL OF RHODE ISLAND.
* WINDS…NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING…PEAKING LATE TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…POWER LINES…TREES…AND TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED
BY THESE WINDS. FULLY OR PARTIALLY LEAVED TREES WILL BE THE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR…WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES…POWER LINES…AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PLYMOUTH…MATTAPOISETT…CHATHAM…
FALMOUTH…PROVINCETOWN…VINEYARD HAVEN…NANTUCKET
254 PM EDT SAT NOV 1 2014
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY…
* LOCATION…COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
* WINDS…NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* TIMING…WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS
EVENING…WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS…POWER LINES…TREES…AND TREE LIMBS WILL LIKELY BE
DOWNED BY THESE WINDS. FULLY OR PARTIALLY LEAVED TREES WILL BE
THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS DAMAGE. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR…WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES…POWER LINES…AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-
EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HARTFORD…WINDSOR LOCKS…UNION…
VERNON…PUTNAM…WILLIMANTIC…CHARLEMONT…GREENFIELD…
ORANGE…BARRE…FITCHBURG…FRAMINGHAM…LOWELL…CHESTERFIELD…
BLANDFORD…AMHERST…NORTHAMPTON…SPRINGFIELD…MILFORD…
WORCESTER…AYER…JAFFREY…KEENE…MANCHESTER…NASHUA…
PETERBOROUGH…WEARE
254 PM EDT SAT NOV 1 2014
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY.
* LOCATION…NORTHEASTERN…EASTERN…AND INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS…AS WELL AS ALL OF RHODE ISLAND.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING…THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…POWER LINES…TREES…AND TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED
BY THESE WINDS. FULLY OR PARTIALLY LEAVED TREES WILL BE THE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES…POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LAWRENCE…FOXBORO…NORWOOD…
CAMBRIDGE…BOSTON…QUINCY…TAUNTON…BROCKTON…FALL RIVER…
NEW BEDFORD…FOSTER…SMITHFIELD…PROVIDENCE…WEST GREENWICH…
WARWICK…BRISTOL…NARRAGANSETT…WESTERLY…NEWPORT…
BLOCK ISLAND
254 PM EDT SAT NOV 1 2014
…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST SUNDAY…
* LOCATION…NORTHEASTERN…EASTERN…AND INTERIOR SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS…AS WELL AS ALL OF RHODE ISLAND.
* WINDS…NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING…GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT…BUT THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE
DURING SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS…POWER LINES…TREES…AND TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED
BY THESE WINDS. FULLY OR PARTIALLY LEAVED TREES WILL BE THE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES…POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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