Tuesday, January 21, 2014

WINTER STORM WARNING Now - Wednesday, Jan 22, 6:00am

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER:
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATIONS...WESTERN PASSAIC...ROCKLAND...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTIES.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND CHILL.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* WIND CHILLS...15 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 1 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE BY DAYBREAK.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...FALLING...BLOWING...AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND WALKING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA... POSSIBLY IMPACTING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO FRIGID COLD AND LOW WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE. DRESS APPROPRIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
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SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER:
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
* LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT...PARTS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 14 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 6 TO 14 ABOVE BY DAYBREAK.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...FALLING...BLOWING...AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND WALKING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA... POSSIBLY IMPACTING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO FRIGID COLD AND LOW WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE. DRESS APPROPRIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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