Snow emergency plans are now in effect across much of the Mid-Shore as a strengthening winter storm pushes rain out and heavy, wind-driven snow into the region Sunday afternoon ... .
Winds from the west will fluctuate ... A high wind warning released by the National Weather Service states that unsecured objects could be blown around and that power outages could be possible until 6 p.m.
The strongest gust so far was an 83-mph wind recorded off of Nantucket, according to the National Weather Service, but the coastline is also being hit by winds that exceed 70 mph, particularly on the Cape and South Shore.
Total snow accumulation is expected to be between 6 and 12 inches with wind gusts up to 40 mph ...Winds will be gusting as high as 40 mph ... Sunday night, expect snow and a low around 24 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph ... The high will be near 31.
Hoboken is under a NWSBlizzard Warning; Up to 18" of snow and high winds forecasted ...Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are possible ... Wind gusts of up to 45 mph are possible ... Outdoor tents should be taken down depending on the wind load.
In a post on its website, Duquesne Light says, “Due to the high winds that impacted our area this afternoon, we are staffing extra crews to ensure we can safely respond to outages as quickly and safely as possible.
A winter storm with a mix of snow and high winds resulted in poor road conditions and a number of closures and cancellations on Wednesday throughout the region ... .
19, which could include the threats of large hail, high winds and isolated tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service...Winds could gust as high as 29 mph ... Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.