44 MPH Wind Gusts Expected In Hoboken; City Sends Advisory

HOBOKEN, NJ — The National Weather Service has predicted wind gusts of up to 44 miles per hour in Hudson County in their most recent forecast for Wednesday afternoon. The city of Hoboken's Office of Emergency management has advised residents to secure or bring inside loose objects.

The NWS said that Hudson County will see showers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with up to a half inch of rain. The afternoon will be "breezy" at 17 to 22 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 44 m.p.h.

In evening, rain should end, and winds could gust as high as 33 m.p.h.

The forecast is here. See a map of advisories and impacts to the area here.

Message From The City Of Hoboken:

Please be advised rain and wind gusts of up to 47 MPH are predicted today.

The Office of Emergency Management encourages residents to secure loose objects outside or bring them inside, especially off balconies. Outdoor tents should be taken down depending on wind load.

Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines, resulting in power outages.

Please report power outages and downed wires to PSEG at https://nj.myaccount.pseg.com/myservicepublic/outagepublic.

Recycling collection in the Limited Business Area will occur as scheduled. Businesses are reminded to secure their cardboard. Cardboard must be flatted and bundled in a cardboard box, tied with string, or put in a blue covered bin and placed at the curb after 9:00 pm.

For the full waste collection schedule, go to https://www.hobokennj.gov/resources/waste-collection.

The Office of Emergency Management reminds residents to avoid flood-prone areas as any intense rainfall of greater than 0.8 inch per hour could result in flooding in low-lying areas.

Learn how Hoboken and NHSA prepare for, respond to, and recover from intense rainfall storms. Learn about Hoboken’s efforts to mitigate rainfall flooding.