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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

NWS issues updated Winter Storm Warning.....


Message:NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NY12513CD14E68.WinterStormWarning.12513CD2F830NY.OKXWSWOKX.b56f0d2050d0e6220b672735433f42edfrom w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent:19:10 EST on 01-21-2014
Effective:19:10 EST on 01-21-2014
Expires:06:00 EST on 01-22-2014
Event:Winter Storm Warning
Alert:
...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT... 
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST 
WEDNESDAY... 
 
* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND. 
 
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
 
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH 
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 
 
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 
 
* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 13 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT. 
 
* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO 6 TO 13 ABOVE BY DAYBREAK. 
 
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 
 
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF 
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR LATE 
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 
 
* IMPACTS...FALLING...BLOWING...AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE 
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND WALKING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA... 
IMPACTING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW REMOVAL 
WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PROLONGED 
EXPOSURE TO FRIGID COLD AND LOW WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST 
BITE. DRESS APPROPRIATELY.
Instructions: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.

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