Saturday, December 11, 2010

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK STATE TO INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS. * HAZARDS: LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS: GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE INTERIOR VALLEY SECTIONS OF THE CATSKILLS AND POCONOS. * TIMING: BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THEN LASTING THROUGH MID MORNING. * TEMPERATURES: AT OR BELOW FREEZING TO START...WITH TEMPERATURES THEN SLOWLY RISING ABOVE FREEZING TOWARDS MID MORNING. * IMPACTS: LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOST PRONE INCLUDE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES....ENTRANCE AND EXIT RAMPS...AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS. ALL TRAVELING ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. & &

The following locations are affected:
...PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL OVERSPREAD RAIN INTO MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURFACE TEMPERATURES AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING WHICH WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NYZ022-024-055 & gt;057-062-PAZ038 & gt;040-043-044-047-048-072-120900- /O.NEW.KBGM.WW.Y.0012.101212T0700Z-101212T1500Z/ STEUBEN-CHEMUNG-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD- SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE- SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...HORNELL...ELMIRA...OWEGO... BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...MONTICELLO...MONTROSE... TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON...MILFORD... HONESDALE 41

For more information:
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=BGM&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

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