Sunday, December 26, 2010

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: BROOME...CHENANGO...AND OTSEGO COUNTIES IN NEW YORK...AND LACKAWANNA...LUZERNE...SUSQUEHANNA...WAYNE...AND WYOMING COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...POOR VISIBILITY...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED SLIPPERY ROADS...POOR VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME DANGEROUS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...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 1-800-759-2992...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. & &

The following locations are affected:
...SNOWSTORM TO AFFECT EASTERN PORTIONS OF OUR REGION THROUGH MONDAY... A WINTER STORM MOVING UP THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY...WILL BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF OUR REGION. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE POCONOS...THEN SPREAD INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA REGION AND CATSKILLS OF NEW YORK EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT IN THE POCONOS AND CATSKILLS. IN ADDITION... WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. NYZ045-046-056-PAZ039-040-043-044-047-072-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-BROOME-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING- LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...BINGHAMTON... MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON... HONESDALE 40

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

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