Winter Storm Warning and Coastal Flooding Statement Issued by NWS

Event:	Winter Storm Warning
Alert:	...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE TRI-STATE REGION... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...HUDSON...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...NEW YORK...BRONX...RICHMOND...KINGS...NORTHERN QUEENS...SOUTHERN QUEENS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. SLEET AND RAIN WILL LIKELY MIX WITH THE SNOW ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME WEAK...FLAT ROOF STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FALLING.
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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Coastal Flood Statement

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...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE... ...WINTER STORM TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OFFSHORE LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND ELEVATED TIDES ACROSS THE REGION. AREAS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY ARE THEREFORE EXPECTED. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS WILL BE THE WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND...AND ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS OF LONG ISLAND WHERE WAVE ACTION WILL ENHANCE THE THREAT AND LEAD TO MINOR BEACH EROSION AS WELL.