LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 645 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 CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF NEW YORK STATE TODAY AS WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST. THE BANDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH DURING THE DAY...
HOWEVER THE EXTREME WESTERN FRINGE OF ONEIDA COUNTY WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
LOCATIONS WEST OF ONEIDA LAKE INCLUDING SYLVAN BEACH...VERONA AND
VERNON WILL SEE THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS THROUGH THE DAY. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE THRUWAY TOWARD ONEIDA LAKE. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE IMMEDIATE MOHAWK VALLEY INCLUDING THE CITY OF
UTICA.
IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE SNOWS...GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING NEAR 10 DEGREES TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND MINUS 15 DEGREES THROUGH NOON
TODAY.
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: 645 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 CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF NEW YORK STATE TODAY AS WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST. THE BANDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH DURING THE DAY...
HOWEVER THE EXTREME WESTERN FRINGE OF ONEIDA COUNTY WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
LOCATIONS WEST OF ONEIDA LAKE INCLUDING SYLVAN BEACH...VERONA AND
VERNON WILL SEE THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS THROUGH THE DAY. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF THE THRUWAY TOWARD ONEIDA LAKE. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE IMMEDIATE MOHAWK VALLEY INCLUDING THE CITY OF
UTICA.
IN ADDITION TO THE LAKE SNOWS...GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING NEAR 10 DEGREES TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND MINUS 15 DEGREES THROUGH NOON
TODAY.
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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