LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 1 INCH PER HOUR. * ACCUMULATIONS … RAIN 3 TO 5 INCHES TOTAL EXCEPT WHERE DOWNPOURS FREQUENT. * TIMING … STORM IMPACTS WILL OCCUR IN TWO DISTINCT WAVES WITH A HURRICANE-LIKE EYE OF RELATIVE CALM, TODAY INTO TOMORROW NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES … IN THE LOWER 40S. * WINDS … NORTHEAST 35-65 MPH. WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS ESPECIALLY COASTAL. CALM PERIODS MAY BE DECEPTIVE. STAY ALERT FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS … EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. LOCAL FLOODING LIKELY AND MAY BE PROLONGED DUE TO WIND VELOCITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS … TRAVEL DELAYS WILL OCCUR. DO NOT UNDERTAKE UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS, STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WIND.
