Wednesday, Jan. 30, West Essex Weather

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Wednesday, Jan. 30, West Essex Weather

Carolyne Volpe Curley

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 • 2:21pm

PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS TONIGHT ESPECIALLY - DAMAGING EFFECTS FROM WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY.

We are under two Hazardous Weather Advisories today:

Flash Flood Watch - HEAVY RAIN today, especially from 6pm until midnight. Accumulations of 1.5" are expected to cause local flooding especially around small streams and poor drainage areas.

A High Wind Warning is in effect from 6pm this evening until 6am tomorrow morning. Strong winds along with the heavy rains are expected to gust into gale force levels which are powerful enough to bring down whole trees, large tree limbs, power lines, and any unsecured objects. Houses and any structures near large trees are susceptible to damage along with power outages. Driving will be especially difficult.

WIND GUSTS:

1pm to 7pm
VERY WINDY, 36-38 mph, Near Gale Winds - DIFFICULT TO WALK
7pm to 9pm
STRONG WINDS, 40 mph, GALE WINDS - DIFFICULT TO DRIVE
9pm to 10pm
STRONG WINDS, 44 mph, FRESH GALE WINDS - DIFFICULT TO DRIVE
10pm to 11pm
STRONG GALE, 47 mph - SMALL TREES BLOW OVER
11pm to 2am
WHOLE GALE, 55–57 mph - TREES UPROOTED

TEMPERATURE:

The temperature is 60°.
The high today will be 64° by 4pm.

WIND:

Currently the wind is BREEZY, 13 mph, Moderate breeze.
The wind will increase all day up to BREEZY, 21 mph, Fresh breeze by 1am.
Combined with the above Wind Gusts, travel will be hazardous.

SKY COVER:

Cloudy
Sunset: 5:12pm

FORECAST:

Wednesday, 30th

1pm to 4pm
48% increasing to 69% chance of Rain
4pm to 6pm
77% increasing to 84% chance of Rain
6pm to 12am
90% increasing to 100% chance of Rain
Accumulation: 1.5"

Thursday, 31st

12am to 2am
GUSTS: WHOLE GALE, 55–57 mph - TREES UPROOTED
100% chance of Rain
2am to 3am
GUSTS: STRONG GALE, 45 mph - SMALL TREES BLOW OVER
86% chance of Rain
3am to 7am
GUSTS: VERY WINDY, 38 mph, Near Gale Winds - DIFFICULT TO WALK
60% decreasing to 23% chance of Rain
7am to 5pm
GUSTS: STRONG WINDS, 43 mph, Fresh Gale - DIFFICULT TO DRIVE
20% decreasing to 15% chance of Rain
Winds Gusts are expected to lessen, but continue into the evening.