NEW: High Winds Continue To Threaten Rhode Island

NEW: High Winds Continue To Threaten Rhode Island

High winds continue to threaten Rhode Island as a cold front moves through region, according to the latest Weather advisories from the National Weather Service.

According to the NWS, a wind advisory remains in effect until 8pm tonight, with winds from the south at 15-25 mph gusting up to 45 mph. Further, brief heavy rainfall and perhaps a few embedded thunderstorms may result in nuisance, including poor drainage street flooding later this evening. There is a low probability of an isolated severe thunderstorm or two, according to the NWS.

The following is the latest wind advisory from the NWS:

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* LOCATION...MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTH
COAST.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SOME STRONGER
GUSTS POSSIBLE AS A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DOWN BRANCHES OR SMALL
TREES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.