NWS Updates Winter Storm Warning at 12:18 pm

Message:	NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NY125141B72218.WinterStormWarning.125141C747B0NY.OKXWSWOKX.0e9f433039352bd293ef9b544091d9a3from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent:	12:18 EST on 02-04-2014
Effective:	12:18 EST on 02-04-2014
Expires:	18:00 EST on 02-05-2014
Event: Winter Storm Warning Alert: ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW LATE TONIGHT...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 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. Target Area: Kings (Brooklyn) Northern Nassau Northern Queens Northwest Suffolk Richmond (Staten Is.) Southern Queens