Updated September 18, 2012, 6:11 p.m.:
This evening’s New Hartford Public Schools’ Board of Ed meeting has been CANCELLED due to the inclement weather.
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Updated September 18, 2012, 3:47 p.m.:
High winds blowing through downtown New Hartford. Click to enlarge
HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY…
TORNADO WATCH 646 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT… WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE TACONICS.
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Updated September 18, 2012, 1:00 p.m.:
“Due to the severe weather that is forecasted for our area later today, all after school activities have been cancelled.”
Email received from Judy Palmer, Superintendent, Northwestern Regional # 7
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HIGH WIND WATCH
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
325 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE,etc.
…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT… FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND ALL OF ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
* TIMING… HIGHEST THREAT POTENTIAL IS FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS… WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE… WITH THE HIGHEST THREAT FROM THUNDERSTORMS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS… DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES AND TREE LIMBS WHICH MAY ALSO IMPACT POWER LINES TO RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH… OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
For updated information visit the National Weather Service Forecast page for New Hartford, CT.
Stormy skies over downtown New Hartford. Photo: NewHartfordPlus archives
