HERES AN UPDATE FROM SNOWY SUE!! LOOKS LIKE A BIG ONE!
Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
...BERGEN NJ-BRONX NY-EASTERN PASSAIC NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ- KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NASSAU NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY- NORTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-QUEENS NY- RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD CT- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX CT-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON CT- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-UNION NJ- WESTERN PASSAIC NJ- 1037 AM EST WED JAN 14 2004
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...
LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING... MOST LIKELY RIGHT AFTER THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY PICK UP IN INTENSITY AS THE EVENING WEARS ON... AND BECOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. THE STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. BY THE MORNING RUSH... 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED... WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND SUNRISE... AND WILL END DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. DURING AND AFTER THE SNOWFALL... WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... AND CUT THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
THE MENTIONED ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING... MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP
...BERGEN NJ-BRONX NY-EASTERN PASSAIC NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ- KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NASSAU NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY- NORTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-QUEENS NY- RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD CT- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX CT-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON CT- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-UNION NJ- WESTERN PASSAIC NJ- 1037 AM EST WED JAN 14 2004
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...
LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING... MOST LIKELY RIGHT AFTER THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY PICK UP IN INTENSITY AS THE EVENING WEARS ON... AND BECOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. THE STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. BY THE MORNING RUSH... 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED... WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND SUNRISE... AND WILL END DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. DURING AND AFTER THE SNOWFALL... WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... AND CUT THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
THE MENTIONED ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW AND OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING... MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP
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