High Wind Warning- Cattaraugus and Allegany

WWUS71 KBUF 020921
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
421 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

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ALLEGANY-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
421 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTAURAUGUS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND
  WYOMING COUNTIES.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING.
  SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND
  SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
  AND BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND LIMBS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
  ALSO LIKELY.

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.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY.

STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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