Roeliff Jansen Community Library will hold a workshop on dark skies led by DarkSky International member Susan Bachelder on Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m., in person at the library. Dark skies are not just important for seeing the stars, but for the health of our planet and ourselves. Light pollution threatens many animal species, from migrating birds to hatchling sea turtles. It … {...}
High Wind Warning for Western Columbia County, New York: 7 p.m. Wed – 7 p.m. Thurs
Issuing Office: Albany
Source: National.Weather.Service
HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS… MOHAWK VALLEY, GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT, SCHOHARIE VALLEY, EASTERN CATSKILLS, MID HUDSON VALLEY, TACONICS, SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS, BERKSHIRES, AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * WINDS… WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING… THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS… DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS RESULTING IN AT LEAST SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION, UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BE BLOWN AROUND AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. &&
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