Heres the latest on this weeks potential snowstorm. The information is from the National Weather Service in Albany: WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AND EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK EXCLUDING HAMILTON AND HERKIMER COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 OR MORE INCHES WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS THE TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...SOUTHERN VERMONT...LITCHFIELD COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF THE MID HUDSON VALLEY. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING REACHING THE CAPITAL DISTRICT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS WITH THE SNOW TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL... MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 02:14:09 +0000
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