Monday, February 17, 2014

YES, EVEN MORE SNOW COMING

From the National Weather Service tonight:

. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 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 4 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY.
* LOCATIONS... NEW YORK... BRONX... KINGS... QUEENS... RICHMOND... PASSAIC... BERGEN... ESSEX... HUDSON... UNION... SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER... AND NASSAU COUNTIES.
* HAZARD TYPES... SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES... WITH AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WINDS... SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES... IN THE LOWER 30S.
* VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* TIMING... SNOW DEVELOPS PRIOR TO DAYBREAK TUESDAY... AND WILL BECOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW MIXES WITH AND CHANGES TO RAIN BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS... SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS... ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. IN ADDITION... HEAVY... WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME WEAK... FLAT ROOF STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. TREE BRANCHES WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FALLING.

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