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Monday, December 16, 2013

National Weather Service Issues Winter Weather Advisory


Event:Winter Weather Advisory
Alert:
...MODERATE SNOWFALL OVER MOST OF THE TRI-STATE FROM LATE TONIGHT 
INTO TUESDAY... 
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM EST 
TUESDAY... 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER 
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM 
EST TUESDAY. 
 
* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND 
MOST OF NEW YORK CITY... 
 
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW 
 
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. HIGHEST 
AMOUNTS TO THE NORTHWEST OF NEW YORK CITY. 
 
* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 1/2 MILES OR LESS 
FOR BRIEF PERIODS TUESDAY MORNING. 
 
* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE TUESDAY 
MORNING RUSH HOUR...BECOMING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES 
TOWARDS THE END OF RUSH HOUR. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OF TO SNOW 
SHOWERS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 
 
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND 
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. 
THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE TOWARDS THE LATTER HALF OF THE MORNING 
COMMUTE.
Instructions:A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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