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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

NWS issues Winter Storm Watch


Event:Winter Storm Watch
Alert:
...WINTER STORM LIKELY FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK... 
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER 
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT 
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 
 
* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW 
JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND. 
 
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN DURING THE DAY 
THURSDAY. 
 
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. 
 
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 
 
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. 
 
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 
 
* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND WILL 
ACCUMULATE BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN DURING THE 
DAY THURSDAY. RAIN WILL THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT 
WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BEFORE ENDING. 
 
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ON THURSDAY. IN 
ADDITION...HEAVY...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME WEAK...FLAT ROOF 
STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FALLING.

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