SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 816 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010
CTZ006>012-NJZ006-104-106-108-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-270415- NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN BERGEN-EASTERN ESSEX- EASTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 816 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ..DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NEW YORK CITY...AND LONG ISLAND... BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 11 PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE OCCASIONAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 432 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...
CTZ009-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ071>075-078-080-176>179-270545- /O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-101227T2300Z/ SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON- WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX- WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 432 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN SOME POWER LINES...TREE LIMBS...AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE RUMBLES OF THUNDER. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS....DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. &&
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 747 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010
NYZ071-270915- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 747 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010
BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 AM EST MONDAY
TONIGHT A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES. VERY WINDY WITH LOWS AROUND 20. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 2 BELOW.
MONDAY MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. VERY WINDY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT. WIND
CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 1 BELOW.
MONDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY WITH LOWS AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
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