This is for Western Ulster County for the higher elevations, expect a mess throughout the day tomorrow! ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...THE HELDERBERGS...THE BERKSHIRES AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. POSSIBLE BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET AND OR FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 OR MORE INCHES POSSIBLE. SOME ICE ACCRETION MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS AND BERKSHIRES SPREADING NORTHWARD DURING THE MORNING. RAIN AND OR SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME ACROSS THE BERKSHIRES INTO SOUTHERN VERMONT. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF LATE ON TUESDAY NIGHT. SUBTLE CHANGES IN THE TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT WHERE AND WHEN THE SNOW AND RAIN OCCURS AND FOR HOW LONG. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES...AS WELL THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATES ON TREE BRANCHES. * WINDS...NORTH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:59:27 +0000
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