Monday, January 17, 2011

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS 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: LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPS ACROSS NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SPREADS NORTH INTO NEW YORK TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW MIXES WITH AND CHANGES TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LOWER ELEVATIONS CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION BECOMES A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW AGAIN TUESDAY EVENING. * 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-PAZ038-039-043-044-047-180915- /O.NEW.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 41

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

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