HIGH WIND WARNING for New York City (Near Hurricane Force)

National Weather Service Upton NY ^ | November 13, 2003

[John H K]

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 1012 AM EST THU NOV 13 2003

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...

A STRONG INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF NEW YORK STATE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AS A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES BUILDS EAST. THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

THESE HIGH WIND GUSTS...PERSISTING FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS...WILL DOWN MANY TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS THE REGION. PLEASE PREPARE FOR WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DURING THIS TIME.

[glock rocks]

I winds are pretty back here in the Philly area

I do have to admit that this is a Moism that I just can't decrypt.

[dead]

IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE... USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TODAY AND THIS EVENING

I guess I’ll have to leave my pink and purple caddie pimp mobile in the garage tonight, and use the gray K-car.

[hellinahandcart]

I am staying indoors, for fear of flying awnings.

If we get enough wind blowing across enough chimneys at the right angle, it will sound like a giant beer-bottle band.

[mickie]

High winds and snow flurries here in Chester Country.....30 miles west of Philly........lots of black clouds.

[midnightcat]

it sure is! i'm exit 150, myself.

[capydick]

Yep - we all do it, it's in our genes here.

I read your "about page" and, I've got relatives in and from Donegal and Mayo as well.

Slainte Mhath

[AnAmericanMother]

It's not THAT windy in Atlanta this morning.

But we have a similar beer-bottle band effect at our house on the chimney and the narrow passage where the house backs up to a nearby hill. Add to that the trains blowing at the milepost for a nearby grade crossing, and you have a regular Silly Symphony.

The band was really cooking last night. Woke me up. High wind warnings in effect for Atlanta this AM, but not to the extent that you guys have it.

[wtc911]

It used to drive me crazy in my younger (aka single) days. Meet a girl from Jersey (tons of good ones) then never figure out how to break the "where do you live code".

[wtc911]

Any from Bundoran?

[dirtboy]

Here in Wilmington, Delaware, the wind shattered one of the glass panes on the revolving door in the building where I work. Fortunately no one was hurt.

[capydick]

I'm not an expert but,there are other things that go on that effect the water level in my house

[Snowy]

High winds and snow flurries here in Chester Country.....30 miles west of Philly........lots of black clouds.

I'm in Montgomery County. You may be interested in this link. It's an online scanner for Chester County. I'm listening to it now and it's very active.

http://chescoradio.audio-stream.net/

[fml]

--Wow, too windy for windmills!--

You said it, mine blew down.

[biblewonk]

What kind?

[capydick]

No, just Donegal and Mayo. Do you have family there as well??

[AGreatPer]

The last three days I raked leaves into piles for the township to pick up. Three acres worth. Today, my new neighbor owns them all. Welcome neighbor.

[wtc911]

Bundoran is the town in Donegal where it all began for us. Still have some cousins there but we're not close.

That part of Ireland is strongly Scots. There was a kind of a shuttle thing going on between the two areas for centuries. It was especially active in the 1800s. A lot of Irish from there are really Scots transplants.

[capydick]

Interesting. My cousin is our family geneologist, I'll have to ask her. I havent been to the Island yet, hope to go next next with a local group going over for some golf and pub hopping. Will probably take a detour and do some family homework.

[dirtboy]

The last three days I raked leaves into piles for the township to pick up. Three acres worth. Today, my new neighbor owns them all. Welcome neighbor.

I think he would have preferred a visit from the Welcome Wagon instead.

[dirtboy]

I've been watching this witch get wrapped up tighter and tighter all morning: