Sunday, February 8, 2015

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

From the National Weather Service:

  • ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY...
  • * LOCATIONS... NEW YORK CITY... LONG ISLAND... AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.
  • * HAZARD TYPES... FREEZING RAIN... SNOW... AND SLEET.
  • * ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES... ALONG WITH UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE.
  • * TEMPERATURES... FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S.
  • * VISIBILITIES... 1/2SM OR LESS IN SNOW AND SLEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.
  • * TIMING... RAIN WILL TRANSITION OVER TO FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND THEN MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION TO MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON.
  • * IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
  • 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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