WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT

You know the storm is coming, but here is the official word from the National Weather Service:

Winter Storm Warning for Western Essex, NJ

Issued by The National Weather Service New York City, NY

Wed, Nov 26, 5:24 am EST

• ... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
• * LOCATIONS... INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
• * HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW.
• * ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES... HIGHEST IN ORANGE COUNTY.
• * VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
• * TIMING... A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
• * IMPACTS... THE SNOWFALL WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL... MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS AT TIMES.
• 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.