MASSIVE SNOWSTORM CLOSING IN ON NY, NJ &CT - BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 16" ACCUMLATIONS AND SNOW DRIFTS

Storm warning 10pm tonight until 6am THURSDAY

It is supposed to start snowing tonight around 10pm and be even worse during the day Wednesday.

40mph winds during the day will bring snow drifts, blizzard conditions and white out conditions.

Accumluations 16" predicted at this point.

Gosh Durn that global warmin!!

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... WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS EVENING... WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET WEDNESDAY MORNING... BUT WILL OTHERWISE BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. BY THE TIME SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY... THEN TURN NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW... WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Last Edited by CaptainZero on 02/09/2010 04:39 PM