Update:High Wind Warning

[ture....@dot.gov]

At 5:00 pm the center of Hurricane Sandy was located about 30 miles from Cape May, NJ and expected to make landfall within the next couple of hours. Winds across Vermont have been increasing all afternoon with gusts in the 30-40 mph range. Many gusts in the 50-60 mph range have been seen in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. These winds are expected to increase this evening and overnight in Vermont.

The National Weather Service High Warning continues until 11:00 am Tuesday morning.

The Berlin Emergency Management Team will continue to monitor this situation and update as necessary.

..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE HIGH
WIND WARNING...UNTIL 11 AM EDT TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NEW YORK...CHAMPLAIN VALLEY...AND CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN VERMONT.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON AND 3 AM TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND SLOWLY DECREASING LATE TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE LIKELY...
ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.