High Wind Warnings Issued Across US This Weekend

The National Weather Service issued multiple high wind warnings and advisories across parts of the United States this weekend, signaling the arrival of strong gusts that could disrupt travel, damage property and cause power outages in regions from the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast and Great Lakes areas.

In the Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains in Oregon, a high wind warning took effect at 10 p.m. Saturday and remained in place until 10 p.m. Sunday. Officials forecast south winds of 25 to 35 miles per hour, with gusts reaching up to 60 miles per hour. Similar conditions prompted a high wind warning for Nantucket County in Massachusetts, issued at 12:30 p.m. Saturday and valid from 10 p.m. Sunday through 1 a.m. Tuesday. There, northeast winds were expected to blow at 30 to 40 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 70 miles per hour.

Lower-level wind advisories covered broader swaths in the Midwest and Northeast. On Friday, alerts went into effect for southern Erie and Crawford counties in Pennsylvania and Ohio until 7 p.m., anticipating southwest to west winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour and gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Adjacent areas in New York, including Niagara,...