WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY ... * LOCATIONS ...NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT ...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS ...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK ...GREENE ...ULSTER ... COLUMBIA AND DUTCHESS. * HAZARD TYPES ...HEAVY SNOW AND SOME DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ...8 TO 14 INCHES ...WITH THE MOST IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES ...1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. * TIMING ...SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BEGINNING AROUND SUNRISE. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS ...THIS STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL ... MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURS. * WINDS ...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TEMPERATURES ...IN THE 30S ...FALLING TO THE 20S THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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, 26 Nov 2014 03:07:21 +0000