By Mark Cotreau, Concord Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director
I thought I would pass along a synopsis of what we are hearing regarding hurricane Earl.
Although there is still a historical error of 75 to 100 miles on the track of the storm at this juncture, there is growing Faith in the present forecast. In a nutshell, the prediction for Concord is for rain to start after noontime tomorrow. Rain and wind will become heavy late in the afternoon until about midnight. We are forecast to have a maximum wind of 40 mph for our area and rain fall of 4 inches in a six-hour timeframe. Obviously, the track and conditions could change this either way but this is how we are looking so far. Please see this link to safety tips from Massachusetts emergency management agency.
If we get the maximum wind they are forecasting, we may indeed have an issue with trees and wires down. Please be careful if you have to venture out during the storm.
I thought I would pass along a synopsis of what we are hearing regarding hurricane Earl.Although there is still a historical error of 75 to 100 miles on the track of the storm at this juncture, there is growing Faith in the present forecast. In a nutshell, the prediction for Concord is for rain to start after noontime tomorrow. Rain and wind will become heavy late in the afternoon until about midnight. We are forecast to have a maximum wind of 40 mph for our area and rain fall of 4 inches in a six-hour timeframe. Obviously, the track and conditions could change this either way but this is how we are looking so far. Please see this link to safety tips from Massachusetts emergency management agency.
If we get the maximum wind they are forecasting, we may indeed have an issue with trees and wires down. Please be careful if you have to venture out during the storm.
