Monday, January 17, 2011

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE SOUTHERN TIER. NORTHERN TIER OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS. * HAZARDS: SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. TRACE TO ONE TENTH INCH OF ICING POSSIBLE. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BY MID MORNING TUESDAY...LIGHT SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ABOVE FREEZING WHICH WILL CHANGE LINGERING SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN OVER TO A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE. * TEMPERATURES: RISING FROM TEENS THIS EVENING TO LOW-MID 30S TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FALLING BELOW FREEZING AGAIN TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL. LIGHT ICE COATINGS ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD CAUSE SPOTTY POWER INTERRUPTIONS. 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:
NYZ009-036-037-044-045-055-056-PAZ038-039-043-044-047-182030- /O.CON.KBGM.WW.Y.0003.110118T0600Z-110119T1100Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-TIOGA- BROOME-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME... CORTLAND...NORWICH...OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...MONTROSE... TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON 31

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

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