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Seekonk, Swansea Weather: 50 MPH Wind Could Knock Out Power
Seekonk and Swansea will get hit with 50 mph wind gusts Tuesday; power outages are possible.
SEEKONK/SWANSEA, MA — Strong winds in Seekonk and Swansea Tuesday could knock out power.
A wind advisory is in effect Tuesday through 6 p.m.
Westerly winds will average 25 mph and gusts will hit 50 mph or higher, according to the National Weather Service. It will be sunny, with highs around 50 degrees.
Find out what's happening in Seekonk-Swanseafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
If power goes out, Eversource has a live outage map.
Here's the NWS wind advisory:
Find out what's happening in Seekonk-Swanseafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- A WIND ADVISORY...IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY.
- LOCATION...ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
- WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
- TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
- IMPACTS...SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE DOWNED...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
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After rain ends this afternoon, winds will become main story tonight & Tue - Wind Advisory for gusts to 50 mph. pic.twitter.com/c6hyjww3HS
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) March 28, 2016
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