Friday, December 28, 2012

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - SNOW COMING SATURDAY



Issued today from the National 
Weather Service

.. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY.
* LOCATIONS... THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY OF NEW YORK... SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARD TYPES... SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES... WITH A FEW SPOTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 6 INCHES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND INTERIOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* TEMPERATURES... IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30.
* VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* TIMING... SNOW BEGINS IN THE MORNING... AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS... MODERATE SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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