Issued by The National Weather Service New York City, NY
Sun, Feb 15, 3:59 am
EST
- ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ... WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST MONDAY...
- * LOCATIONS... NEW YORK CITY... METRO NEW JERSEY... LONG ISLAND AND COASTAL CONNECTICUT.
- * HAZARD TYPES... PERIODS OF SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND HIGH WINDS INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
- * ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 5 INCHES.
- * WINDS... NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
- * TEMPERATURES... 3 BELOW TO 20 ABOVE ZERO.
- * WIND CHILL... AS LOW AS 22 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO 16 ABOVE ZERO... AND WINDS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
- * TIMING... THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
- * IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKS. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE AND POSSIBLY HYPOTHERMIA IF EXPOSED TO FOR MORE THAN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.
- 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.
- A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS... MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
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More Information
- ... PERIODS OF SNOW WITH STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... ... HAZARDOUS TO POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
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