WEATHER GEEK REPORT---- The Blizzard of 2015 is hitting New York and the East Coast tonight with snow, wind and waves. Take a look at the Weather Alert from the National Weather Service in New York. BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...20 TO 30 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ESPECIALLY ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. * SNOWFALL RATES...2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN LONG ISLAND. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 20S. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 03:00:42 +0000
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