WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 956 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY
TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WHILE A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE VALLEYS FROM 1 AM
SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP INTO A STEADIER SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AS A
STRONG UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE
SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES RIGHT THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY AND
WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH TO
CREATE VERY POOR VISIBILITY OF JUST A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES
IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND POOREST DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND
ALONG THE RIDGE-TOPS. SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE TO THE
WEST OF ROUTE 2 19...WILL LIKELY SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF
A FOOT.
VALLEY AREAS WILL ALSO SEE FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...SOME OF WHICH
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY
BY SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT
AND TOTAL AMOUNTS IN SOME AREAS COULD APPROACH A FOOT.
THE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES TO
PRODUCE A WIND CHILL AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
$$
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 956 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY
TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
7 PM EST SUNDAY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WHILE A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE VALLEYS FROM 1 AM
SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP INTO A STEADIER SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AS A
STRONG UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE
SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES RIGHT THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY AND
WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH TO
CREATE VERY POOR VISIBILITY OF JUST A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES
IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND POOREST DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND
ALONG THE RIDGE-TOPS. SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE TO THE
WEST OF ROUTE 2 19...WILL LIKELY SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF
A FOOT.
VALLEY AREAS WILL ALSO SEE FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...SOME OF WHICH
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY
BY SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER THIS WILL BE A LONG DURATION EVENT
AND TOTAL AMOUNTS IN SOME AREAS COULD APPROACH A FOOT.
THE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE
WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES TO
PRODUCE A WIND CHILL AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
$$
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