HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 214 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 215 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
COLD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL SETTLE INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK BY
FRIDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN LAKE
EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING SATURDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE MOHAWK VALLEY...TUG HILL
PLATEAU AND PORTIONS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA REGION OVER THE WEEKEND
AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1009 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 415 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL THIS MORNING...
AN AREA OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA WAS CAUSING VERY SLIPPERY
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. AS OF 10 AM...SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAVE
BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESSWAY. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO DROP VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES...WITH NEW SNOWFALL TOTALING ANOTHER INCH BY NOON. THE SNOW
IS FORECAST TO BECOME LIGHTER AND MOVE EAST DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...WITH MAINLY JUST SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE
PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ONES AROUND YOU.
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