HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY INTO TUESDAY…
HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWEST TODAY AND REACH THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST OVER SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY BY LATE TONIGHT. THE POST-TROPICAL LOW ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK WESTWARD INTO PENNSYLVANIA BY EARLY TUESDAY. THIS LARGE AND POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION…WHICH WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND MAY LEAD TO LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES.
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY…
* WINDS…INCREASING FROM THE NORTH TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH…WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH.
* TIMING…BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH EARLY TUESDAY…THEN WEST DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS.
* IMPACTS…NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES…AND WIDESPREAD…POTENTIALLY LONG-DURATION POWER OUTAGES.
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.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE A POWER OUTAGE…
DO NOT USE GENERATORS…GRILLS OR OTHER GASOLINE…PROPANE OR CHARCOAL BURNING DEVICES INSIDE YOUR HOME OR GARAGE. THEY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE…
AN ODORLESS…COLORLESS GAS THAT KILLS MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED AMERICANS EACH YEAR. GENERATORS SHOULD BE PLACED OUTSIDE…AWAY FROM DOORS WINDOWS AND VENTS THAT COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE TOSEEP INSIDE.
DO NOT LET YOUR CAR IDLE INSIDE THE GARAGE…EVEN IFTHE GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN.
