Alert archive / Connecticut / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this blizzard warning at Dec 26, 2010, 12:15 PM EST for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut; Dutchess County, New York. It took effect at Dec 26, 2010, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2010, 12:15 PM EST (17:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2010, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2010, 11:28 AM EST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Dutchess County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 102 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
834 WWUS41 KALY 261715 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1215 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 CTZ001-013-NYZ065-066-270200- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0008.101226T1800Z-101227T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.BZ.W.0001.101226T1800Z-101227T2200Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 1215 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AND DUTCHESS COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063-064-270200- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0008.101226T1800Z-101227T2200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE... WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ 1215 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ047>054-084-VTZ013>015-270200- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0008.101226T2100Z-101227T2200Z/ SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY- SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1215 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: CAPITAL DISTRICT...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY... HELDERBERGS...SCHOHARIE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NYZ038>043-082-083-270200- /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0018.101226T2100Z-101227T2200Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 1215 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION. * HAZARDS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE EVENING AND TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
4 follow-up statements
610 WWUS41 KALY 262043 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 343 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 CTZ001-013-NYZ065-066-270500- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T2200Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 343 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AND DUTCHESS COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063-064-270500- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101227T2200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE... WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ 343 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ047>054-084-VTZ013>015-270500- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0008.101226T2100Z-101227T2200Z/ SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY- SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 343 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: CAPITAL DISTRICT...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY... HELDERBERGS...SCHOHARIE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS OF VERMONT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NYZ038>043-082-083-270500- /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0018.101226T2100Z-101227T2200Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 343 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION. * HAZARDS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE EVENING AND TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
655 WWUS41 KALY 270110 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 810 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 CTZ001-013-NYZ065-066-271000- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T2200Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 810 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AND DUTCHESS COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-063-064-084-VTZ013>015-271000- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101227T2200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH... BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 810 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW...HIGHEST TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF ALBANY. SNOW RATES BETWEEN ONE HALF TO AN INCH AND A HALF PER HOUR. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS...AND GUSTY WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ038>043-082-083-271000- /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101227T2200Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 810 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION. * HAZARDS: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING AND AND A LITTLE DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND TAPER OFF TOWARD NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
965 WWUS41 KALY 270920 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 420 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 CTZ001-013-NYZ065-066-271700- /O.EXT.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 420 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS: LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT AND DUTCHESS COUNTY IN NEW YORK. * HAZARDS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS TOWARD NOON. * IMPACTS: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS...AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * WINDS: NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH INTO THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-063-064-084-VTZ013>015-271700- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101227T2200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH... BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 420 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TACONICS...CAPITAL REGION...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET SOUTH AND EAST OF ALBANY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM ALBANY NORTH AND WEST IN THE WARNING AREA. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BY NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS...AND GUSTY WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS: NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ NYZ038>043-082-083-271700- /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101227T2200Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 420 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION. * HAZARDS: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. THE LOWER AMOUNTS WILL TEND TO BE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...AND NORTH OF SARATOGA SPRINGS. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES TOWARD NOON. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS: NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
200 WWUS41 KALY 271628 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1128 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 CTZ001-013-NYZ065-066-280030- /O.CAN.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101227T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KALY.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 1128 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS: LITCHFIELD COUNTY OF CONNECTICUT AND DUTCHESS COUNTY OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS: STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FURTHERMORE...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. * WINDS: NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ VTZ013-014-280030- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101227T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WC.Y.0003.101228T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KALY.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE 1128 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS: THE HIGHER TERRAINS OF THE GREEN MOUNTAINS IN BENNINGTON AND WESTERN WINDHAM COUNTY. * HAZARDS: STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FURTHERMORE...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. * WINDS: NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-063-064-084-VTZ015-280030- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-101227T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KALY.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER- EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...COBLESKILL... MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY... ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT... ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1128 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS: BERKSHIRES...CAPITAL REGION...EASTERN CATSKILLS...TACONICS INCLUDING SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. * HAZARDS: STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FURTHERMORE...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. * WINDS: NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ NYZ042-082-280030- /O.NEW.KALY.WC.Y.0003.101228T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KALY.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN FULTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARRENSBURG...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD 1128 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: NORTHERN WARREN AND NORTHERN FULTON COUNTIES. * HAZARDS: STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WITH VALUES NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO ADVISORY LEVELS AFTER SUNSET...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FURTHERMORE...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. * WINDS: NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NYZ032-033-280030- /O.NEW.KALY.WC.Y.0003.101228T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR 1128 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: NORTHERN HERKIMER AND HAMILTON COUNTIES. * HAZARDS: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS TONIGHT WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WITH VALUES NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS: NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: FROM NEAR SUNSET AND THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NYZ038>041-043-083-280030- /O.EXT.KALY.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101228T1200Z/ SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WHITEHALL... GRANVILLE...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS 1128 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION. * HAZARDS: STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FURTHERMORE...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. * WINDS: NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Dec 26, 11:05 AM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 11:05 AM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1105 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A SIGNIFICANT EAST COAST STORM WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE
CAROLINAS THIS MORNING...AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BY SUNDAY EVENING...AND TO NEAR CAPE COD BY
MONDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN A HEAVY SNOWFALL FROM
THE CAPITAL REGION AND SOUTHERN VERMONT SOUTH AND EAST. BLUSTERY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO MONDAY
EVENING...AS THE STORM MOVES NEAR NOVA SCOTIA.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
MESOSCALE UPDATE...
WE HAD AN INITIAL /POTENTIAL PRE?/ SNOWBAND THAT QUICKLY DEVELOPED
OVER THE CAPITAL REGION...EASTERN MOHAWK VALLEY AND INTO PORTIONS OF
THE BERKS AND SOUTHERN VT THIS MORNING WHICH RECENTLY HAS DISSIPATED
TO FLURRIES. WE NOW AWAIT FOR THE MAIN SHOW TO ARRIVE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
IMPRESSIVE COUPLED JET STRUCTURE WITH DIVERGENCE VECTORS VERY HIGH
WITH NUMEROUS CG/S JUST EAST OF THE OUTERBANKS OF NC. SURFACE
PRESSURE FALLS OF 1-2 MB/HR ARE UNDERWAY PER MSAS/RTMA WITH THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW NOW COMING ASHORE ACROSS SOUTHERN CT. PURE
EXTRAPOLATION WOULD BRING THE SNOW INTO LITCHFIELD...DUTCHESS AND
ULSTER COUNTY BETWEEN 17-19Z...THEN INTO THE CAPITAL REGION...BERKS
AND CATSKILL REGION BETWEEN 20-22Z. LATEST HOURLY RUC/HRRR REVEAL
AN IMPRESSIVE 2D FGEN FIELDS COINCIDING WITH 700MB DEFORMATION TO
BRING HEAVY SNOW INTO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA
THIS EVENING. IT WOULD SEEM THIS BAND WOULD BECOME ORIENTED
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ALONG AND EAST OF THE HUDSON RIVER. WE ARE
CAREFULLY EVALUATING THE 12Z GUIDANCE WHICH *MAY* RESULT IN CHANGES
TO SOME HEADLINES /POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS/. FOR NOW...WE
WILL ONLY MAKE MINOR UPDATES TO THE CURRENT WSW/HEADLINES.
AT 9AM...DID A QUICK GRID UPDATE MOSTLY FOR CURRENT DEWPOINTS.
AT 4 AM EST...MANY HEADLINE CHANGES WERE DONE AS THE ALBANY
FORECAST AREA BRACES FOR THE FIRST MAJOR SNOWSTORM IN THE
YOUNG ASTRONOMICAL WINTER THAT BEGAN LESS THAN A WEEK AGO.
THE NOTABLE HEADLINE CHANGES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN HOISTED FOR THE CAPITAL
REGION...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...SOUTHERN VERMONT...NRN TACONICS...AND SRN
WASHINGTON CTY THAT WILL BEGIN 4 PM SUNDAY AND END 5 PM MONDAY FOR
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT...EXCEPT 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE SRN
GREENS...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN HOISTED FOR THE WRN-CNTRL
MOHAWK VALLEY...AND THE LAKE GEORGE NRN SARATOGA REGION FROM 4 PM
SUNDAY TO 5 PM MONDAY FOR A MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 8
INCHES...AND BLOWING SNOW.
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS UP FOR THE ERN CATSKILLS...MID
HUDSON VALLEY...CNTRL-SRN TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD
COUNTY CT...WHERE JACKPOT SNOW TOTALS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE
VALLEYS WILL BE COMMON...AND 1 TO 2 FEET OVER THE MTNS AND A GOOD
CHUNK OF NW CT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A BIG ISSUE WITH
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW. WE HAVE ADJUSTED
THE TIMES OF THIS WINTER STORM WARNING TO START AT 1 PM SUNDAY AND
RUN TO 5 PM MONDAY.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE CHRISTMAS DAY OVER THE SOUTHEAST WITH
SIGNIFICANT SNOW TOTALS IN PARTS OF AL AND GA ! NC AND SC ARE
GETTING INTO THE ACTION NOW WITH CYCLOGENESIS OCCURRING NEAR THE SC
COAST...AS THE WATER VAPOR/LTG LOOP SHOWS CONVECTION ERUPTING OVER
THE GULF STREAM EAST OF THE CAROLINAS. SHORT WAVE ENERGY IS
SHIFTING TO THE COAST...AS A POSITIVELY TILTED LONGWAVE TROUGH
HAS SET UP OVER THE ERN CONUS. THE WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS PLENTY
OF MID AND UPPER LEVEL DRYING OVER THE DEEP SOUTHEAST AND FL WITH
ANOTHER VORT MAX ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. EXPLOSIVE
CYCLOGENESIS/BOMBOGENESIS IS EXPECTED BASED ON THE SHORT TERM
GUIDANCE OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS...AS THE CYCLONE MOVES NEAR THE
ATLANTIC SEABOARD. THE CONVECTION IS VERY IMPT RIGHT NOW...AS IT
BUILDS THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE SO THE CYCLONE TRACKS CLOSER TO THE
COAST FOR A MAJOR IMPACT IN THE NORTHEAST.
THE NAM/GFS/ECMWF/GEFS/SREFS...AND EVEN THE STUBBORN ERN ENVELOPE
SOLUTION THE CAN GGEM ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL TRACK OF
THE SYSTEM SOUTHEAST OF THE DELMARVA REGION BY THE EARLY PM...AND
THEN IT IS CAPTURED BY THE LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOSED CIRCULATION...AS
IT DEEPENS TO A 975 HPA CYCLONE BY 00Z/MON. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
A DUAL MID AND UPPER LEVEL JET CONFIGURATION SETS UP ALONG THE EAST
COAST. AT 00Z/MON THE CYCLONE DEEPENS AND STRENGTHENS DRAMATICALLY
ALONG THE NOSE OF THE LEFT FRONT QUADRANT OF A 125-140 KT JET STREAK
AT H250. THIS IS GOING TO BE A HISTORIC STORM...AS THE GLOBAL
ENSEMBLES HAVE IT IN THE 4-5 STD DEV LOWER THAN NORMAL MSLP CATEGORY
BY 00Z/MON. MORE ON ANOMALIES IN THE SHORT TERM SEGMENT.
TIMING OF OVER RUNNING PCPN TO COMMENCE THE STORM TODAY:
THE GFS IS THE FASTEST WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE THERMAL
ADVECTION PCPN ARRIVING IN THE MORNING. WE ARE LEANING CLOSER TO
THE SREF AND THE ECMWF WITH LIGHT SNOW MOVING IN FROM THE CAPITAL
REGION SOUTH BTWN NOON AND 4 PM. THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL
WILL INCREASE AFTER 3 PM FROM THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTH AND EAST AS
BETTER QG LIFT OCCURS IN THE NW QUADRANT OF THE APPROACHING
CYCLONE. ALSO...THE EXCITEMENT WILL INCREASE FOR ONE OR TWO
MESOSCALE SNOWBANDS /HOURLY RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES/ TO FORM BASED
ON THE GFS/NAM H850-H700 FRONTOGENESIS WITH AN IMPRESSIVE FETCH OF
ATLANTIC MOISTURE. WE INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY AND CATEGORICAL
VALUES FROM THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTH AND EAST BY THE EARLY
EVENING. A BLEND OF MAV/MET TEMPS ARE USED THROUGHOUT THE
FORECAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
TONIGHT...THIS IS THE TIME FRAME WHEN VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY
FROM SRN VT...THE CAPITAL REGION...AND THE NRN CATSKILLS SOUTH.
THE GEFS SHOW IMPRESSIVE NORTHERLY AND EASTERLY WIND ANOMALIES AT
H850 OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION...AS THE STORM PASSES
SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND...AND MOVES TOWARDS NANTUCKET BY 12Z MON. THE
-U ANOMALIES ARE 3 TO 4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS GREATER THAN NORMAL...
AND THE -V ANOMALIES ARE 3-4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS GREATER THAN
NORMAL. THE EASTERLY ANOMALIES ARE EVEN GREATER OVER CNTRL-ERN NEW
ENGLAND...AS TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF ATLANTIC MOISTURE ARE ADVECTED
INTO THE REGION BY THE ANOMALOUS LLJ. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE H250
EASTERLY WINDS ANOMALIES ARE ALSO 2-3 STD DEVS ABOVE NORMAL WHICH
RESEARCH BY STUART AND GRUMM ON EAST COAST BLOCKBUSTER STORMS IS
CRITICALLY IMPT FOR HEAVY SNOW TALLIES.
APPLICATION OF CSTAR RESEARCH ON MESOSCALE SNOW BANDS YIELD THE
GREATEST THREAT IN THIS 12 HOUR TIME FRAME. THE 2D FGEN ON THE GFS
AND NAM ARE COMPARABLE...WITH THE GFS GIVING A BETTER CHC FOR THE
CAPITAL REGION TO GET INTO THE 1-3 INCH SNOWFALL RATES. FOR SNOW
BAND EVOLUTION BASED ON CROSS-SECTIONS OF -EPV/OMEGA/FGEN/RH/TEMPS
AND WINDS IT APPEARS THE BEST PROBABILITY OF THESE HIGHEST SNOW RATES
OF 3 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL REGION WHERE
THE THREAT IS GREATEST FOR 1 TO 2 FEET...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. THE BEST PCPN EFFICIENCY APPLYING THE CROSS-HAIR DENDRITIC
SNOW GROWTH APPROACH IN BUFKIT IS SOUTH OF KALB...WHERE KPOU LOOKS
TO GET HIT HARD WITH A GOOD OVERLAP OF OMEGA WITHIN THE FAVORABLE
SNOW GROWTH THERMAL REGION.
PCPN TOTALS INTO LATE MONDAY MORNING FOR KALB:
03Z SREF SNOW PLUME MEAN: 1.13"
00Z MREF SNOW PLUME MEAN: 1.15"
00Z GFS: 0.72"
00Z NAM: 0.68"
00Z ECMWF: 0.75"
THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE LEANEST ON THE QPF WITH ONE OF THE
MORE EASTERLY TRACKS WITH THE BOMB CYCLONE. WE UTILIZED SNOW
RATIOS OF 13-15:1 FOR THE EVENT FROM THE CAPITAL REGION...SRN VT
NORTH AND WEST. FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH AND EAST WE USED 10-13:1.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL EVOLUTION OF MESOSCALE
SNOWBANDS FROM THE RUC/HIRRES WRF/HRRR OVER THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS.
CSTAR RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THE MESOSCALE DETAILS ARE TRICKY NAILING
THE EXACT CORRIDORS OF S+ MORE THAN 24 HRS IN ADVANCE.
WINDS: WE NEED TO MIX FROM 1-1.5 KFT AGL TO GET WINDS OF 30-35 KTS
TO THE SFC FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE COLLAB
WITH BGM...OKX...AND BOX FOR POSSIBLE WSW UPGRADES TO BLIZZARD
WARNINGS. IT IS GOING TO BE TOUGH TO GET THESE WINDS TO TRANSLATE
TO THE SFC DESPITE THE H925 FLOW OF 50-60 KTS. WE WILL LIKELY HAVE
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-25 KTS WHICH WILL FALL SHORT OF THE BLIZZARD
CRITERIA. WE NEED 3 HOURS OF S+ /VSBYS BLW 1/4SM/ WITH SUSTAINED
OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
SUFFICE FOR NOW...AND WE WILL MONITOR FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
MONDAY...THE OCCLUDING 965 HPA LOW LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST OF CAPE
COD. LOW AND MID LEVEL DEFORMATION SNOWFALL WILL END AROUND
NOONTIME. WE DO THINK A PERIOD OF MOHAWK-HUDSON CONVERGENCE SNOW
IS POSSIBLE IN THE CAPITAL DISTRICT. WE KEPT THE POPS UP UNTIL
NOON TO MONITOR FOR THIS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE VERY
PROBLEMATIC WITH FRIGID TEMPS BARELY GETTING OUT OF THE TEENS IN
THE VALLEYS. IN TERMS OF FINAL ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET WILL BE
COMMON OVER NW CT...AND THE ERN CATSKILLS. 10 TO 20 INCHES WILL
BE COMMON IN THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...SRN VT...BERKS...AND THE
CNTRL- SRN TACONICS. 6 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
CAPITAL REGION...NRN TACONICS...HELDERBERGS...AND THE SCHOHARIE
VALLEY. THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...AND THE W-CNTRL MOHAWK
VALLEY WILL BE IN THE 3 TO 8 INCH RANGE...WITH ONLY 1 TO 4 INCHES
OVER THE SRN DACKS. THE SHARP GRADIENT IN THE SNOWFALL IS VERY
TOUGH TO DEFINE AT THIS POINT.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
MON NIGHT/TUE MORNING TO AROUND 10 KTS...AS THE CYCLONE LIFTS FURTHER
NORTHEAST INTO NOVA SCOTIA. SOME LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS MAY
OCCUR IN THE NW FLOW. WE ACCOUNTED FOR THIS POSSIBILITY WITH WEAK
MULTI BANDS GRAZING LOCATIONS SW OF THE CAPITAL REGION. WEAK
RIDGING TRIES TO OCCUR OVER THE REGION TUE/TUE NIGHT...BUT A SHORT
WAVE TROUGH MAY BRING A CHC OF SNOW SHOWERS NW OF THE CAPITAL
REGION LATE TUE INTO WED. TEMPS CONTINUE TO RUN BELOW NORMAL FOR
THE STRETCH.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LONGWAVE PATTERN
CHANGING AND AMPLIFYING WITH A DEEP TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE
WESTERN CONUS AND A RIDGE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS.
HOWEVER...THE MODELS DIFFER IN THE EVOLUTION OF A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS HEADING TO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION.
DESPITE THAT THE MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT RIDGE AT THE SURFACE
AND ALOFT WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER INTO THE WEEKEND. THERE IS
CHANCE THE WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO OUR
WEST MAY CLIP OUR AREA RESULTING IN LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM
OF SNOW...SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN. HAVE NOT MENTIONED ANYTHING IN
THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK SINCE ONLY HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN
THE GRIDS. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD TO HUDSON BAY CANADA ITS
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP
ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BRINGING US OUR NEXT
CHANCES FOR PREICPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE AND BECOME
MILD BY THE WEEKEND AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT RUNNING
ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A SIGNIFICANT NOR'EASTER WILL IMPACT REGION BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY BRINGING 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW TO SOME AREAS
ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT. SNOW WILL BE
AT ITS HEAVIEST AT NIGHT ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TO IFR AS THE SNOW
OVERSPREADS THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON AT KPOU...MID AFTERNOON KALB AND LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING AT KGFL. REFER TO OUR WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...WSWALY...FOR
DETAILS ON EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED DURING THE DAY AND WILL
BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL MOVE IN THE REGION BY THIS
EVENING AND HAVE MAINTAINED LOW LEVEL WINDS SHEAR TO THE KPOU AND
KALB TAFS.
OUTLOOK...
MON...CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO MVFR-VFR WITH CHANCES FOR SNOW
DECREASING ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS.
MON NIGHT-THU...VFR...NO SIG WX.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ICE WILL CONTINUE TO FORM ON LAKES...STREAM...AND RIVERS OVER THE
REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AN EAST COAST STORM IS EXPECTED
TO BRING A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MIDDAY MONDAY. IT WILL HAVE NO IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON THE
RIVERS. THE GREATEST LIQUID EQUIVALENTS BEING FROM THE CAPITAL
DISTRICT SOUTH AND EAST WITH THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO AN INCH
AND A HALF. PCPN AMOUNTS WILL DIMINISH SHARPLY NORTH AND
WEST...WITH MUCH OF THE ADIRONDACKS LIKELY TO SEE LESS THAN A
QUARTER OF AN INCH.
SOME RIVER GAGES...SUCH AS THE SCHOHARIE CREEK AT PRATTSVILLE AND
THE MOOSE RIVER AT MCKEEVER...ARE READING ONE TO TWO FEET HIGHER
DUE TO ICE THAN THEY WOULD IF THE RIVER CHANNEL WAS CLEAR.
FOR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...INCLUDING OBSERVED
AND FORECAST RIVER STAGES AND LAKE ELEVATIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ GRAPHS ON OUR WEBSITE.
&&
.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
MONDAY FOR CTZ001-013.
NY...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
MONDAY FOR NYZ058>061-063>066.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
MONDAY FOR NYZ047>054-084.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
MONDAY FOR NYZ038>043-082-083.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
MONDAY FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
MONDAY FOR VTZ013>015.
&&
SYNOPSIS...WASULA
NEAR TERM...BGM/IAA/WASULA/RCK
SHORT TERM...IAA/WASULA
LONG TERM...IAA
AVIATION...IAA
HYDROLOGY...RCK/WASULA
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANYHazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 4:42 AM EST, 7 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 442 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-271200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS- EASTERN DUTCHESS- 442 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...BERKSHIRES AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AND SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NYZ047>054-084-VTZ013>015-271200- SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 442 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AND SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NYZ038>043-082-083-271200- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- 442 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOHAWK VALLEY AND THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AND SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NYZ032-033-271200- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- 442 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR HAMILTON AND NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 48 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.