Video: Heavy rain, gusty winds create potential for power outages

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch for southern New England.

TO MAINE.WE HAVE MORE POWER OUTAGESMOVING INTO THE AREAIT STRETCHES INTO MAINE,ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST LINE.AS YOU MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHCOAST, WE HAVE THAT WIND OUT OFTHE SOUTH.THERE ARE SEVERAL CONCERNS HERE.HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS.THE WIND POTENTIAL FOR GUSTSBETWEEN 50 AND 60 MIL PERHOUR.THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLYSEVERE.POWER OUTAGES AS I MENTIONED,THIS IS THE WI GUST POTENTIAL.IT INCREASES AS YOU TRAVELSOUTH.THIS IS STILL STRONG ENOUGH THATWE COULD SEE DOWNED POWER LINES.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HADISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FORMUCH OF THE AREA.IT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FORSTRONG GUSTS MOVING IN.THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARECONCERNED FOR.THERE ARE DRIER CONDITIONS INTOTHE AREA.THIS IS A STEERING PATTERN FORTHE MAIN SOURCE OF THE STORM.IT’S GOING TO HELP BRING ITNORTHWARD AND CIRCULATING THATSTRONG WIND AND RAIN POTENTIALINTO OUR AREA.THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE TOTHE SOUTH.WE HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER THREATTHAT IS REGION INTO HIGHCATEGORIES.WE HAVE STRONG TORNADOES ANDDAMAGING WIND.WE ARE NOT EXPECTING HAILED HEREFOR TORNADOES.THERE IS A RAIN POTENTIAL THATWILL INCREASE LATE TOMORROWMORNING.WITHOUT, DOWNPOURS ANDTHUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ONTHROUGH INTO THE MIDAFTERNOON.THAT WILL BRING THE LIKELIHOODOF WIND AS WELL.LATE TOMORROW EVENING, WE HAVETO HEAVY RAIN.BY 11:00, WE HAVE MAINLYSCATTERED SHOWERS A WILLDIMINISH BY LATE TOMORROW NIGHT.48 DEGREES, TH SYSTEM IS WELLDOWN TO THE SOUTHWEST.WE WILL HOLD ONTO THESE MILDCONDITIONS.WE HAVE SOME CLOUDS IN PLACE.WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOMECLOUDS STREAMING IN RIGHT NOW.IT’S DECENT DAY FOR US.WE HAVE A BEAUTIFU AFTERNOON,YOU CAN ENJOY THE OUTDOORS KEEPTHAT SAFE DISTANCE.WE HAVE IMPACT WEATHE FORTOMORROW.WIND AND RAIN ARE THE MAINISSUES.THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN ISNEARING ONE INCH FOR MUCH OF THEAREA.THAT’S ON TOP OF THE GROUND THATIS ALREADY SATURATED.THAT IS THE CONCERN.A LOT OF TREES ARE WORKED OVE