High Wind WARNING

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
957 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012


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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
957 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE LIMBS
  TO FALL...CAUSING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING
  ABOUT OF SMALL DEBRIS INCLUDING TRASH CANS. DRIVING CONDITIONS
  MAY ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

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