Hazardous Weather Outlook For RI: Wind, Possibility Of Downed Trees

JOHNSTON, RI—Gusts up to 40 mph could toppled some tree limbs overnight into Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A cold front is also forecast. Monday night, the temperatures are expected to drop, so a frost or freeze warning for plants is a possibility. Here is the information.

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Taunton MA
747 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017

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Buzzards Bay-Windham CT-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-
Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Southern Worcester MA-
Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-
Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-
Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-
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Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-
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747 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Connecticut, Central,
Eastern, and Southeastern Massachusetts, and all of Rhode Island.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Westerly wind gusts of around 30 to 35 mph, as high as 40 mph, are
forecast as a cold front sweeps the region overnight into Monday
morning. With these winds there is the possibility of downed tree
limbs and isolated power outages possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Monday Night into Tuesday Morning...

Aside from NW Massachusetts where the growing season has concluded,
frost and/or freeze headlines are likely given forecast temperatures
around the low to mid 30s.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

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