From The National Weather Service: A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 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 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS... NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILLS... AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES... HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S THIS MORNING... DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * TIMING... SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... TAPERING OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * 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.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:18:46 +0000
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