Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2011, 3:15 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 37 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
- Jan 31, 2011, 3:15 PM EST (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 7 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
- 1021 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
766 WWUS41 KALY 312015 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 315 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-010400- /O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 315 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...NORTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...NORTHERN TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TUESDAY 2 TO 6 INCHES...FOLLOWED BY LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION TUESDAY EVENING... AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 16 INCHES WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN WEDNESDAY...TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MAZ025-NYZ058>061-010400- /O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T1100Z/ SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX... HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM 315 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: CENTRAL CATSKILLS...CENTRAL TACONICS...SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET ON WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TUESDAY 4 TO 8 INCHES...FOLLOWED BY LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION TUESDAY EVENING AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 12 TO 24 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN WEDNESDAY MIXING WITH SLEET...THEN CHANGING BACK TO SNOW...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-010400- /O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 315 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS: SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TUESDAY 4 TO 8 INCHES...FOLLOWED BY LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION TUESDAY EVENING... AND ANOTHER 2 TO 6 INCHES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH A TENTH TO A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE...FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN WEDNESDAY...MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...THEN CHANGING BACK TO SNOW BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
8 follow-up statements
300 WWUS41 KALY 312241 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 541 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-011030- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 541 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...NORTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN TACONICS... SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: ON TUESDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TUESDAY. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE SNOW PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MAZ025-NYZ058>061-011030- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T1100Z/ SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX... HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM 541 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: GREENE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES...AND THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS: ON TUESDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TUESDAY. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE SNOW PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING WITH SLEET MIXING IN DURING THE AFTERNOON. A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-011030- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 541 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: ON TUESDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A TENTH TO A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE. ONLY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND BECOME OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TUESDAY. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE SNOW PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND OR FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY. A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
226 WWUS41 KALY 011009 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 509 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-012130- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 509 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...NORTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN TACONICS... SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: TODAY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TODAY. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH THE SNOW PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MAZ025-NYZ058>061-012130- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T1100Z/ SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX... HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM 509 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: GREENE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES...AND THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS: TODAY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TODAY. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH THE SNOW PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ063>066-012130- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON 509 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: TODAY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT ALONG WITH UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. ONLY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES IN THE SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS. TOTAL ICE ACCRETION OF A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TODAY. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
735 WWUS41 KALY 012130 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 430 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-020500- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...NORTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN TACONICS... SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. SLEET MIXING IN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: TONIGHT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH BULK OCCURRING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY... SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. SLEET WILL MIX IN WITH THE SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE AND MOHAWK VALLEY...NORTHERN TACONICS AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063-020500- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX... HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA 430 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: GREENE...COLUMBIA AND WESTERN ULSTER COUNTIES...AND THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS: TONIGHT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH BULK OCCURRING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW ALONG WITH SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND MIX WITH SLEET WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND SLEET COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-020500- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 430 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: MID HUDSON VALLEY AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY. * HAZARDS: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: TONIGHT...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH BULK OCCURRING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR WITH SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCRETIONS OF A TENTH UP TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW ALONG WITH SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME MIX WITH SLEET BY SUNRISE. AS MORE WARMER AIR WORKS IN SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY AND WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY... CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
095 WWUS41 KALY 020250 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 950 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-021100- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 950 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...NORTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN TACONICS... SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. SLEET MIXING IN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: TONIGHT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE BULK OCCURRING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY... SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. SLEET COULD MIX IN WITH THE SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE AND MOHAWK VALLEY... NORTHERN TACONICS AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063-021100- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX... HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA 950 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: GREENE...COLUMBIA AND WESTERN ULSTER COUNTIES...AND THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS: TONIGHT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH BULK OCCURRING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY... SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND MIX WITH SLEET WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND SLEET COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY... CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-021100- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 950 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: MID HUDSON VALLEY AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY. * HAZARDS: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: TONIGHT...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH BULK OCCURRING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR WITH SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCRETIONS OF A TENTH UP TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET BY SUNRISE. AS MORE WARMER AIR WORKS IN SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY AND WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY... CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
809 WWUS41 KALY 020954 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 454 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 MAZ001-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-021800- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 454 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...MOHAWK VALLEY...SCHOHARIE VALLEY...NORTHEASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN TACONICS... SOUTHERN VERMONT...AND THE NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW. SLEET MIXING IN. * ACCUMULATIONS: TODAY...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW THIS EVENING. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MUCH OF THIS MORNING AND SLEET COULD MIX IN WITH THE SNOW ACROSS THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...SCHOHARIE AND MOHAWK VALLEY...NORTHERN TACONICS AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. THE SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CHANGEOVER BACK TO ALL SNOW EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MAZ025-NYZ058>061-063-021800- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX... HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA 454 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: GREENE...COLUMBIA AND WESTERN ULSTER COUNTIES...AND THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES. * HAZARDS: SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: TODAY...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH THIS EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH FROM SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING: AS MORE WARMER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WITH THE PRECIPITATION HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY... CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-021800- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 454 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: MID HUDSON VALLEY AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY. * HAZARDS: SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS: TODAY...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR WITH SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCRETIONS OF A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. * TIMING: AS WARMER AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR AND WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY... CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
032 WWUS41 KALY 021726 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1226 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-047>054-058>061-063>066-082-084- VTZ013>015-021830- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T1100Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-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-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM... WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...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...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO... WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1226 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...AND EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK EXCLUDING THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...AND THE NORTHERN REACHES OF THE LAKE GEORGE REGION. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATIONS WILL ONLY RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO A FEW INCHES. $$ NYZ032-033-042-043-083-030000- /O.EXT.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS 1226 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...AND THE NORTHERN REACHES OF THE LAKE GEORGE REGION. * HAZARDS: SNOW WITH SOME SPOTTY SLEET MIXING IN. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
773 WWUS41 KALY 022011 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 311 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 NYZ042-043-083-022115- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS 311 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WARREN AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO A FEW INCHES THIS EVENING. $$ NYZ032-033-030000- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR 311 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS * HAZARDS: OCCASIONAL SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...CREATING EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
934 WWUS41 KALY 030006 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 706 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 NYZ032-033-030115- /O.EXP.KALY.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR 706 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR HAMILTON AND NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OR TWO IS EXPECTED...OCCURRING MAINLY DURING THE EVENING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 31, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 1:00 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
100 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
AND SOUTHERN CANADA THROUGH TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AS A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM ORGANIZES OVER THE MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION AND
TRACKS NORTHEAST ALONG THIS WARM FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
THE CENTER OF THE STORM WILL REACH PENNSYLVANIA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN
TRACK TO THE GULF OF MAINE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO
THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE MIDWEST ON THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 1245 PM MUCH OF THE FA STILL REMAINED CLEAR ALTHOUGH
RELATIVELY THIN HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS ARE STARTING OVERSPREAD THE FA
FROM SW TO NE. HAVE BUMPED UP MAX TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
SOUTHERN PORTION OF FA A FEW DEGREES OTHERWISE LEFT PREVIOUS
FORECAST MAX TEMPS MAINLY IN TACT. HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED HOURLY
TEMPS...DEWPOINTS...APPARENT TEMP AND RH GRIDS AS WELL AS WIND AND
SKY GRIDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE PREVIOUS AFD ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 1001
AM EST...AS OF 930 AM MOST OF FA WAS UNDER CLEAR SKIES. HAVE
UPDATED SKY GRIDS TO REFLECT THIS AND GRADUALLY INCREASE CLOUDS
MAINLY FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL END UP
BEING A MOSTLY SUNNY BUT CHILLY DAY ACROSS THE FA. HAVE ALSO
UPDATED HOURLY TEMPS...DEWPOINTS...APPARENT TEMP...RH AND WIND
GRIDS TO BETTER REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS. PREVIOUS FORECAST HIGH
TEMPS LOOK TO BE ON TARGET...SO NO CHANGES MADE TO THOSE GRIDS.
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE PREVIOUS AFD ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 650 AM
EST...MOST AREAS BECOMING CLOUD FREE. TEMPERATURES REACHING MINS
NOW. OTHER THAN A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPERATURES AND DEW
POINTS...AND EXPECTED TRENDS THROUGH THE DAY...FEW ADJUSTMENTS
NEEDED IF ANY.
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE PREVIOUS AFD ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT 426 AM
EST...SPOTTY SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY SHRINKING AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM CANADA. COLD ADVECTION STRENGTHENING AND BOUNDARY
LAYER TEMPERATURES ARE COOLING. BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS ARE
RELATIVELY LIGHT...AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE IS QUITE A
DISTANCE FROM OUR REGION. SOME TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT FALLEN MUCH
YET...BUT SHOULD COOL OFF THROUGH SUNRISE. SO...WITH SOME SUNSHINE
TODAY...BUT SNOW COVER AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS...TEMPERATURES
WILL CLIMB TO HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. SOME CHANNELING OF
THE NORTHWEST WINDS DOWN THE MOHAWK VALLEY COULD RESULT IN
OCCASIONALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
WINTER STORM WATCHES NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. SOURCES OF
GUIDANCE AND ENSEMBLES STILL CONSISTENT RESOLVING A LONG DURATION
HIGH IMPACT EVENT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND ENDING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
STRENGTHENING WARM ADVECTION...ISENTROPIC LIFT AND BOUNDARY LAYER
FRONTOGENESIS ALONG A VERY TIGHT THERMAL GRADIENT WILL AFFECT THE
REGION FROM AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY...ENDING SOME TIME TUESDAY
EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RESULTING FROM STRONG UPPER
CONFLUENCE IN SOUTHEASTERN CANADA WILL KEEP THE REGION IN A DEEP
COLD AIRMASS...RESULTING IN MOSTLY SNOW FOR THE ENTIRE REGION
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW RATIOS SHOULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER
THAN USUAL...BUT WITH SUCH RAPID WARMING...SNOW RATIOS COULD TREND
TOWARD CLIMATOLOGICAL VALUES LATER IN THE DAY...AS THE OPTIMAL
DENDRITIC ZONE SHIFT WELL TO THE NORTH. EVEN SO...3 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW COULD FALL IN MANY AREAS BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES
LIGHTER AND PATCHY TUESDAY EVENING. LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD
BE IN NORTHERN AREAS...WHERE THE AIRMASS WILL TAKE LONGER TO
SATURATE.
SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN GUIDANCE AND ENSEMBLES IN TERMS OF HOW
FAR NORTH THE MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN GETS TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. BASED ON THE STRONG V WINDS AT 850
HPA...AND WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LAYER IN GENERAL...CHANCES FOR
MIXING WITH SLEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THE MID HUDSON VALLEY AND NW
CT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT AND OCCASIONAL TUESDAY
NIGHT DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD BEFORE THE STRONGER UPPER
DYNAMICS APPROACH AND THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE REDEVELOPS OFF THE
COAST.
ON WEDNESDAY...AS THE STRONG UPPER DYNAMICS ARRIVE...ALONG WITH
THE STRONGEST BOUNDARY LAYER FRONTOGENESIS...CHANCES FOR SLEET
SHOULD EXTEND AS FAR NORTH AS THE CAPITAL DISTRICT AND SOUTHERN VT
AND POINTS SOUTH...WHILE MOSTLY SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
OCCURS AROUND POU TO NW CT. THE STRONG U WIND ANOMALIES AT 850 HPA
DISPLACED INTO CANADA...SUGGESTING V WIND ANOMALIES SHOULD
DOMINATE THROUGH MUCH OF THE STORM...AGAIN...SUGGESTING SOME SLEET
MIX TO THE CAPITAL DISTRICT AND SOUTHERN VT...AT LEAST IN CURRENT
GUIDANCE. AREAS THAT SEE MORE SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL
SEE REDUCTIONS IN 2 DAY SNOW TOTALS. CONVECTIVE PROCESSES AND
SOME DOWNSTREAM UPPER RIDGING COULD INFLUENCE THE MORE NORTHERN
TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW...BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO LOCALIZED
INTENSE PRECIPITATION BANDS. SO...BASED ON THE CONSENSUS GUIDANCE
QPF AND PROBABILITIES IN ENSEMBLES...PLACES THAT SEE MOSTLY SNOW
SHOULD SEE WELL OVER A FOOT.
SO...THE STORM SHOULD BE IN 2 MAIN PIECES...WITH PATCHY LIGHT
PRECIPITATION IN BETWEEN...WHICH IS WHY THE WINTER STORM WATCHES
COVER 36 HOURS. THE TUESDAY ROUND WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE TRAVEL
PROBLEMS...AND SOME AREAS COULD FLIRT WITH WARNING CRITERIA BEFORE
THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BEGINS EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY...ENDING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
DID NOT STRAY TOO FAR FROM GUIDANCE WITH HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IF ANYTHING...WENT WITH COOLER
GUIDANCE DUE TO STRENGTH OF SURFACE HIGH...STRENGTH OF UPPER
CONFLUENCE...AND LOW LEVEL AGEOSTROPHIC WIND FLOW FROM COLD AND
DRY ORIGINS TO THE NORTH AND EAST.
STILL SOME DETAILS TO IRON OUT WITH THIS 2 PIECE LONG DURATION
STORM...SUCH AS FIGURING OUR PRECISELY WHERE THE PRECIPITATION
TRANSITION ZONES SET UP...TIMING THE ONSET OF BOTH ROUNDS OF
PRECIPITATION...AND THE POTENTIAL LULL BETWEEN PERIODS OF HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL BE WELL TO OUR EAST BY THURSDAY AS A
SPRAWLING ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS INTO THE REGION. WILL
STILL FORECAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR THURSDAY MORNING
IN CASE ANY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...BUT THEN DRY AND COLD
CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. HIGHS
THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S. LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT
RANGING FROM AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO TO THE LOW SINGLE NUMBERS. ON
FRIDAY HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW OR MID 20S.
THE LOW LEVEL AND MID LEVEL FLOW TURNS SOUTHWESTERLY FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY AND THIS SHOULD BOOST TEMPS TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS. AT
THE SAME TIME...ANOTHER COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THREATENS TO
AFFECT THE ALY FORECAST AREA. WITH THE 00Z GUIDANCE...THE GFS AND
ECMWF HAVE REVERSED THEMSELVES. THE ECMWF NOW KEEPS THIS SYSTEM TO
OUR SOUTH...WHILE THE GFS BRINGS THIS LOW DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE
FORECAST AREA. HAVE RAISED POPS TO A LOW CHANCE OF SNOW FOR SATURDAY
AND SLIGHT CHANCES JUST BEFORE AND AFTER THIS PERIOD. LOWS FRIDAY
NIGHT WILL BE IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS TO AROUND 10...HIGHS SATURDAY IN
THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30...AND THE LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE UPPER
SINGLE NUMBERS TO THE MID TEENS.
ON SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING NORTHWARD
FROM THE CENTER OF A VERY LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA CENTERED JUST OFF
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS WILL NOT BE AN ARCTIC HIGH SO TEMPS
WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHEAST WITH HIGH CLOUDS
INCREASING THE REST OF THE DAY. OVERNIGHT...MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE...FOLLOWED BY MVFR LOW LEVEL CLOUDS EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...APPROACHING FROM THE
CENTRAL U.S. WILL BRING THE FIRST ROUND OF PRECIP IN THE FORM OF
SNOW...EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FROM THE SOUTHWEST...SPREADING
NORTHWARD. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE TO MVFR AND IFR
AROUND 12Z...CONTINUING TO DETERIORATE TO LIFR AT KPOU AND KALB
BY 13Z AND 15Z RESPECTIVELY. SNOW WILL BE STEADY AND HEAVY AT
TIMES. BY 18Z TUESDAY...KPOU COULD SEE 3-6 INCHES...KALB COULD
SEE 2-4 INCHES AND KGFL 1-2 INCHES.
OVERALL WINDS WILL BE CALM TO LIGHT AND VRB OVERNIGHT AND INTO
EARLY TUESDAY.
OUTLOOK...
TUE NT...MVFR-IFR IN SNOW.
WED...IFR...-SN. AT KPOU...SN EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO -FZRA AND
SLEET.
WED NT-THU AM...IFR IN SNOW IN THE EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU PM-FRI...VFR...NO SIG WX.
SAT...VFR...CHC MVFR IN -SN FOR KPOU SOUTH.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
MOST RIVER GAGES ARE CONTINUING TO SHOW ICE EFFECTS. RIVER ICE WILL
CONTINUE TO THICKEN WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING DOWN TO BELOW NORMAL
READINGS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT.
THEN A MORE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY EVENING...WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AFFECTING THE
REGION WEDNESDAY...AS STRONG WINTER STORM BRINGS SNOW...WITH A MIX
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN AREAS.
QPF OF 1 TO 1.8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION AT
THIS TIME...ALTHOUGH THE PRECIP SHOULD BE FROZEN SO NO HYDRO
ISSUES ARE ANTICIPATED.
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 WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR CTZ001-013.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR VTZ013>015.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NAS
NEAR TERM...11/NAS
SHORT TERM...NAS
LONG TERM...GJM
AVIATION...KGM
HYDROLOGY...NASHazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 4:40 AM EST, 10 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 440 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-011200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-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- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 440 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 12 hr |
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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.