LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 412 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY.
MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA
THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY MORNING TUESDAY.
ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THIS TIME...A PERSISTENT
NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL KEEP LAKE EFFECT SQUALLS GOING THROUGH
MUCH OF THE DAY.
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND
12 INCHES. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN
MADISON COUNTY NEAR THE SOUTH SHORE OF ONEIDA LAKE...AND NORTHERN
ONONDAGA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. BLOWING SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE SNOWS...GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 10 ABOVE TO PRODUCE WIND
CHILL VALUES AROUND MINUS 15 DEGREES THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE
WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN
ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS
SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
$$
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 412 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY.
MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA
THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY MORNING TUESDAY.
ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THIS TIME...A PERSISTENT
NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL KEEP LAKE EFFECT SQUALLS GOING THROUGH
MUCH OF THE DAY.
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND
12 INCHES. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN
MADISON COUNTY NEAR THE SOUTH SHORE OF ONEIDA LAKE...AND NORTHERN
ONONDAGA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. BLOWING SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE SNOWS...GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 10 ABOVE TO PRODUCE WIND
CHILL VALUES AROUND MINUS 15 DEGREES THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE
WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN
ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS
SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
$$
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