WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES ALL DAY

From the National Weather Service:

 WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ... WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS... NEW YORK CITY... NASSAU COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW TODAY. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES TODAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW... ALONG WITH ICE ACCRETION OF A TENTH TO QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE... TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING... SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AND MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS... SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.