THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOCATIONS, EASTERN CATSKILLS, MID HUDSON VALLEY, TACONICS, BERKSHIRES, AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. HAZARD TYPES, HEAVY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS, 12 TO 24 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, THE TACONICS AND BERKSHIRES. MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES, 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. TIMING, SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON, AND WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY, BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND LOW VISIBILITY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. WINDS, NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. TEMPERATURES, IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:53:29 +0000
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