Saturday, January 31, 2015

Severe Weather Alerts - Dobbs Ferry, NY Winter Storm Warning Winter Storm Warning in effect from Sunday, 7:00 PM EST until Monday, 6:00 PM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10
INCHES...ALONG WITH A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON
VALLEY...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...AND
MUCH OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* SNOWFALL RATES...OCCASIONALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS.


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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NYC: Winter Storm to Hit Sunday Night, Groundhog Day

January 31, 2015; 6:00 PM ET
Cold air sweeping in this weekend will help pave the way for a storm with snow, ice and some rain Sunday night into Monday around New York City.

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