URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New York NY 416 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017 ...Major Winter Storm Late Tonight into Tuesday Evening... CTZ005>010-NJZ004-006-103>108-NYZ069>075-078-080-176>179-140430- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0002.170314T0400Z-170315T0400Z/ Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex- Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven- Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen- Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Rockland- Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)- Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)- Northwestern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk-Northern Queens- Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 416 PM EDT Mon Mar 13 2017 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... * Locations...Northeastern New Jersey, Rockland and Westchester New York, Southwest Connecticut and interior Southeast Connecticut, New York City, and Western Long Island. * Hazard Types...Heavy Snow and Blizzard Conditions. Some freezing drizzle late Tuesday afternoon into early Tuesday evening. * Snow Accumulations...12 to 24 inches. * Ice Accumulations...A few hundredths of an inch or less. * Snowfall Rates...2 inches to locally 3 inches per hour from very early Tuesday morning into Tuesday afternoon. * Timing...Late Tonight through Tuesday evening. * Impacts...Dangerous travel due to whiteout conditions at times. Several roads may become impassable. Power outages possible. * Winds...Northeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Temperatures...In the upper 20s. * Visibilities...One quarter mile or less at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions...making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If you must travel...have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded...stay with your vehicle. &&
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