Latest from NWS, not all counties covered in this update but similar story for all counties. URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 316 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-VTZ013>015-130430- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.140213T1200Z-140214T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 316 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TACONICS...AND THE EASTERN CATSKILLS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH THE GREATER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES AND NORTHERN LITCHFIELD HILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET ACROSS THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR DEVELOPING BY LATE THURSDAY...WITH RATES POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 3 INCHES PER HOUR THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED...WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SOME BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN COULD FURTHER HAMPER TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 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: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:54:51 +0000
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