...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS IN EASTERN ADDISON...CHITTENDEN...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST FROM THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 70 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH HAVE BEEN ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. WEATHER SPOTTERS ALSO HAVE REPORTED TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN IN SOME AREAS.
* THESE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR THROUGH MIDDAY... BEFORE DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
