Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS New York, NY
NWS New York, NY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2011, 4:57 PM EST for 5 counties in New Jersey; 4 counties in Connecticut; 11 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 5 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, 4:57 PM EST (21:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2011, 11:23 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New York, NY
Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 1237 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
449 WWUS41 KOKX 312157 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 457 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... CTZ005>007-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-011100- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 457 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...LOCALLY HIGHER IN ORANGE COUNTY...AND UP TO A HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUES MUCH OF TUESDAY...TRANSITIONING TO A WINTRY MIX TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING INTERMITTENT TUESDAY EVENING. THEN HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET DEVELOPS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ008>010-NJZ004-103>105-107-NYZ071-011100- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX- WESTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 457 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...AND UP TO A HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING INTERMITTENT TUESDAY EVENING. THEN A MIX OF HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO MAINLY FREEZING RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OF LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ011-012-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-011100- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX- EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 457 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL CONNECTICUT...THE NEW YORK CITY AND NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN AREA...AND LONG ISLAND. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...AND UP TO A ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WINTRY MIX CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE BECOMING INTERMITTENT TUESDAY EVENING. THEN A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED EARLY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
034 WWUS41 KOKX 010304 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1004 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... CTZ005>007-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-011615- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1004 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...LOCALLY HIGHER IN ORANGE COUNTY...AND 1/4 TO 1/2 AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUES MUCH OF TUESDAY...TRANSITIONING TO A WINTRY MIX TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING INTERMITTENT TUESDAY EVENING. THEN HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET DEVELOPS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ008>010-NJZ004-103>105-107-NYZ071-011615- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX- WESTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1004 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION...AND 3 TO 6 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING INTERMITTENT TUESDAY EVENING. THEN A MIX OF HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO MAINLY FREEZING RAIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OF LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED TUESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ011-012-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-011615- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX- EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1004 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL CONNECTICUT...THE NEW YORK CITY AND NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN AREA...AND LONG ISLAND. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION...AND UP TO 3 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGHER AMOUNTS AWAY FROM OCEAN FACING COASTAL AREAS. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WINTRY MIX CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE BECOMING INTERMITTENT TUESDAY EVENING. THEN A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED EARLY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
190 WWUS41 KOKX 010915 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 415 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072>075-176>179-012215- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 415 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY AND PORTIONS OF THE NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN AREA...AND NASSAU COUNTY. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND FROM A QUARTER TO 4 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGHER AMOUNTS AWAY FROM OCEAN FACING COASTAL AREAS. * TIMING...SNOW...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND MID MORNING...AND CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THEN DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...LIKELY CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ011-012-012215- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- 415 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND AROUND 3 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGHER AMOUNTS AWAY FROM OCEAN FACING COASTAL AREAS. * TIMING...SNOW...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THEN DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...LIKELY CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NYZ078-079-012215- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 415 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH SHORE OF SUFFOLK COUNTY. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND AROUND 3 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THEN DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...LIKELY CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ005>007-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-012215- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 415 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...LOCALLY HIGHER IN ORANGE COUNTY...AND A 1/4 TO 1/2 AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY...BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW THIS MORNING...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. THEN HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ008>010-NJZ004-103>105-107-NYZ071-012215- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX- WESTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 415 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND 1/4 TO 1/2 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF CONNECTICUT AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. HIGHEST ICE AMOUNTS ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW THIS MORNING...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. THEN HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...AND IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH AT LEAST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NYZ080-081-012215- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 415 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH SHORE OF SUFFOLK COUNTY. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND UP TO 1/4 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGHER AMOUNTS AWAY FROM OCEAN FACING COASTAL AREAS. * TIMING...SNOW...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN BY AROUND MIDDAY...AND CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THEN DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...LIKELY CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN BY AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MALOIT
244 WWUS41 KOKX 011005 CCA WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 505 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072>075-176>179-012315- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 505 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY AND PORTIONS OF THE NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN AREA...AND NASSAU COUNTY. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND FROM A QUARTER TO 4 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGHER AMOUNTS AWAY FROM OCEAN FACING COASTAL AREAS. * TIMING...SNOW...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND MID MORNING...AND CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THEN DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...LIKELY CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ011-012-012315- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.COR.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- 505 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND AROUND 3 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGHER AMOUNTS AWAY FROM OCEAN FACING COASTAL AREAS. * TIMING...SNOW...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THEN DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...LIKELY CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NYZ078-079-012315- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 505 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH SHORE OF SUFFOLK COUNTY. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND AROUND 3 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THEN DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...LIKELY CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ005>007-NJZ002-NYZ067>070-012315- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 505 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...LOCALLY HIGHER IN ORANGE COUNTY...AND A 1/4 TO 1/2 AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY...BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW THIS MORNING...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. THEN HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CTZ008>010-NJZ004-103>105-107-NYZ071-012315- /O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX- WESTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 505 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND 1/4 TO 1/2 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF CONNECTICUT AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. HIGHEST ICE AMOUNTS ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW THIS MORNING...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. THEN HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...AND IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH AT LEAST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NYZ080-081-012315- /O.UPG.KOKX.WS.A.0005.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.110201T1100Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 505 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH SHORE OF SUFFOLK COUNTY. * HAZARDS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION... AND UP TO 1/4 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. HIGHER AMOUNTS AWAY FROM OCEAN FACING COASTAL AREAS. * TIMING...SNOW...TRANSITIONS TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN BY AROUND MIDDAY...AND CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE BECOMING A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING. A HEAVY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THEN DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT...LIKELY CHANGING TO ALL FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN BY AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MALOIT
678 WWUS41 KOKX 011623 WSWOKX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1123 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NJZ002-004-103>105-107-NYZ067>070-020600- /O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.IS.W.0001.110201T1623Z-110202T2300Z/ WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1123 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...A 1/4 TO 1/2 AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS...WITH TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES LIKELY BEING FELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. && $$ CTZ005-006-020600- /O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOKX.IS.W.0001.110201T1623Z-110202T2300Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN- 1123 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...THEN A 1/4 TO 1/2 AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW HAS MIXED WITH SLEET AND SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS...WITH TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES LIKELY BEING FELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER. && $$ CTZ007>012-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ071>075-078-079-176>179-020600- /O.CAN.KOKX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON- EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 1123 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...COASTAL PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1/10 AND 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW HAS MIXED WITH AND CHANGED TO SLEET AND SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE...WITH PLAIN DRIZZLE ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND THE IMMEDIATE OCEAN-FACING COASTS. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO PLAIN RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NYZ080-081-020600- /O.EXT.KOKX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T2300Z/ SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 1123 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH SHORE OF SUFFOLK COUNTY. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 1/10 AND 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO PLAIN DRIZZLE ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO PLAIN RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TIMING OF CHANGEOVER WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ICING AMOUNTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 31, 1:13 PM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 1:13 PM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
113 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM
TRACKS INTO THE UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY...THEN PASSES ACROSS
THE AREA WEDNESDAY. AS THIS STORM DEPARTS TO THE NORTHEAST...
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH...WITH COLD AIR DAMMING SETUP
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TODAY. CHILLY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS PREVAIL
UNDER A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE THIS MORNING. THEN...HIGH CLOUDS
BEGIN TO ENCROACH ON THE AREA FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON.
WITH MIXING DEPTH LIMITED TO 950 HPA...TEMPS NOT EXPECTED TO GET OUT
OF THE 20S. MOS BLEND FOLLOWED.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SIGNIFICANT BUT COMPLEX WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA LATER
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
DEEP UPPER TROUGH...CURRENTLY MOVING OUT OF SRN CA...MAKES EASTWARD
PROGRESS OVER THE ROCKIES TONIGHT. DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW AND WARM AIR
ADVECTION OUT AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH ENSUES FROM THE MID WEST TO THE
EAST COAST. AT THE SFC/BOUNDARY LAYER...COLD AIR INITIALLY IN PLACE
AS A WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. WARM AIR RIDES OVER COLD
AIR OVER THE NORTHEAST RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT
SNOW...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW MOVES FROM SW TO NE LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF TUESDAY. PER GFS/NAM BUFR
SOUNDINGS...ENOUGH WARM AIR ADVECTS IN ALOFT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR A
MIXTURE OR CHANGE OVER TO SLEET NEAR THE COAST. DUE TO MORE
MIXING ALONG THE COAST...AND STRONGER LIFT TO THE NORTH ACROSS
INTERIOR...FEEL HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS OCCUR INTERIOR...WITH MAYBE 2
TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW/SLEET ACCUM COAST...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES
INTERIOR.
THEN...FORECAST CONFIDENCE ON EXACT DETAILS LOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. WE WILL BE DEALING WITH RAIN/SNOW LINE AND MIXED PRECIP
DURING THIS TIME FRAME...WHICH OF COURSE IS TOUGH TO FORECAST WITH
EXACT PRECISION.
OVERALL...ANY PRECIP WILL BE QUITE LIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT AS MAIN SFC
LOW/UPPER TROUGH REMAIN WELL TO THE WEST. WEAK SFC WAVE THAT
DEVELOPS ON THE WARM FRONT TO OUR SOUTH TUESDAY DEPARTS TO THE
EAST THIS TIME FRAME. AS SUCH...LIGHT WINTRY MIX LIKELY TUESDAY
NIGHT. BOUNDARY LAYER DOES COOL TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT WARM AIR ALOFT
REMAINS.
THEN HEAVIEST PRECIP MOVES IN WEDNESDAY AS NOW CLOSED UPPER LOW
MOVES EAST AND OPENS UP ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. SFC LOW LOOKS TO TRACK
ACROSS PA WEDNESDAY MORNING...TO NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND
WED AFTERNOON. FOR NOW...WILL LEAN TOWARD A TRACK JUST SOUTH...WITH
MORE OF A EAST/NORTHEAST WIND FLOW THE RESULT.
ENOUGH WARM AIR FOR A TRANSITION TO LIQUID FORM...ESPECIALLY NEAR
THE COAST. SNOW AND SLEET INTERIOR TUE NIGHT AND WED.
WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN? FOR NRN NJ...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SRN
CT...MORE FROZEN PRECIP TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHER SNOW
AMOUNTS. COULD SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES SNOW/SLEET ACCUM ACROSS INTERIOR
LOCATIONS. SOME FREEZING RAIN MIXES IN...ESPECIALLY FURTHER SOUTH
FOR A COATING OF ICE. IN FACT...UP TO A HALF AN INCH ICE ACCUM IS
POSSIBLE.
FOR NYC METRO AND LI...FEEL LOW END ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW OCCURS
TUESDAY...WITH SLEET MIXING IN LATER IN THE DAY. THEN...PERIODS OF
MIXED LIGHT PRECIP OF SNOW/SLEET AND FZRA TUE NIGHT...THEN FZRA TO
RAIN WED. OBVIOUSLY LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW ACCUM...WITH ICING UP TO
A QUARTER INCH.
AFTER CAREFUL COLLAB WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES WITH THIS PROLONGED
EVENT...WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED. EVEN THOUGH
WARNING CRITERIA WOULD NOT BE MET UNTIL WEDNESDAY...A GOOD 48 TO 60
HOURS AWAY...THE BEGINNING IMPACTS OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. AGAIN...THIS IS A PROLONGED EVENT...ALTHOUGH AN ARGUMENT
COULD BE MADE THAT TWO DISTINCT EVENTS OCCUR: ONE TUESDAY AND THE
OTHER WEDNESDAY. IN ANY EVENT...A REAL MESS IS EXPECTED.
COASTAL LOCATIONS MAY VERY WELL FALL SHORT OF WARNING
THRESHOLDS...BUT TOO MUCH OF AN IMPACT TO LEAVE THEM OUT ATTM.
LATER SHIFTS CAN ASSESS WARNING VERSUS ADVISORY.
AS FOR TEMPS...WILL BLEND COLDER MAVS WITH MET NUMBERS TONIGHT. THEN
MOS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WILL LEAN TOWARD
COLDER MET NUMBERS WED...ASSUMING SFC LOW DOES INDEED PASS SOUTH OF
LI RESULTING IN MORE OF A NORTHERLY WIND FLOW. IF NOT...GFS WILL BE
CLOSER.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE DEPARTING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TO
START THE PERIOD WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION CHANGING BACK OVER TO
LIGHT SNOW/FREEZING DRIZZLE BEFORE ENDING EARLY THU MORNING. POLAR
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN FOLLOW FOR THU AND FRI WITH ANOTHER SHOT
OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR. TRUE ARCTIC AIR THOUGH IS STILL BOTTLED
WELL TO THE NORTH WITH A SPLIT FLOW ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE JET GETS RELOADED ACROSS THE DESERT SW
THU...AND THEN EJECTS EASTWARD MUCH LIKE THE SYSTEM IMPACTING THE
AREA TUE AND WED OF THIS WEEK. WHILE THERE AGAIN WILL BE CONFLUENT
FLOW ACROSS THE NE QUARTER OF THE NATION...THIS TIME AROUND THERE IS
NO POLAR HIGH ACROSS WESTERN CANADA BLEEDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST. THE LACK OF COLD AIR ACROSS CANADA THIS
TIME AROUND IS DUE TO THE HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST
OF NORTH AMERICAN BREAKING DOWN AND ALLOWING A FAST PAC FLOW ACROSS
CANADA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A MODIFIED POLAR AIRMASS BY NEXT WEEKEND.
GLOBAL MODELS DIFFER WITH THE NEXT PIECE OF SHORT WAVE ENERGY
EMERGING FROM THE SW NEXT WEEKEND. THE ECMWF FORMS A LOW OVER THE
GULF OF MEXICO ON FRI...AND THEN LIFTS IT NE ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE GFS/GGEM ARE ABOUT A DAY SLOWER AND
FARTHER OFFSHORE. FOR THE TIME BEING...HAVE GONE WITH VERY LOW POPS
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. RIGHT NOW...IT LOOKS LIKE A SNOW
EVENT...BUT WITH THE LIMITED COLD AIR SUPPLY NOTED ABOVE...THIS WILL
LIKELY CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE MAGNITUDE AND TRACK OF THE STORM.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE TERMINALS THROUGH TONIGHT.
VFR CONDITIONS TODAY. OVERRUNNING LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY AROUND
08Z AT THE CITY TERMINALS WITH IFR CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. FOR 30
HR TAF SITES...SNOW WILL MIX WITH ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY
TUE AFTERNOON.
NY METRO ENHANCED AVIATION WEATHER SUPPORT
DETAILED INFORMATION...INCLUDING HOURLY TAF WIND COMPONENT FCSTS
CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP:/WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ZNY/N90 (LOWER CASE)
KJFK FCSTER COMMENTS: LOW CONFIDENCE IN BOTH TIMING AND WHAT THE PRECIP
TYPE WILL BE AT END OF TAF PERIOD...BUT HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT
PRECIP TYPE WILL NOT BE PLAIN RAIN.
KLGA FCSTER COMMENTS: NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS EXPECTED.
KEWR FCSTER COMMENTS: LOW CONFIDENCE IN BOTH TIMING AND WHAT THE PRECIP
TYPE WILL BE AT END OF TAF PERIOD...BUT HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT
PRECIP TYPE WILL NOT BE PLAIN RAIN.
KSWF FCSTER COMMENTS: LOW CONFIDENCE IN BOTH TIMING AND WHAT THE PRECIP
TYPE WILL BE AT END OF TAF PERIOD...BUT HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT
PRECIP TYPE WILL NOT BE PLAIN RAIN.
KTEB FCSTER COMMENTS: NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS EXPECTED.
KHPN FCSTER COMMENTS: NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS EXPECTED.
KISP FCSTER COMMENTS: NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS EXPECTED.
OUTLOOK FOR 12Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
TUESDAY...IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS IN SNOW INLAND WITH SNOW
INITIALLY AT THE COASTAL AND NYC METRO TERMINALS BECOMING A MIX OF
ICE PELLETS...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN WITH A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN
POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT-WEDNESDAY NIGHT...IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS IN A
WINTRY MIX. GUSTY WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE.
THURSDAY...IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT SNOW ENDING EARLY...LIKELY
BECOMING VFR. GUSTY N WINDS.
FRIDAY...VFR.
SATURDAY...SUB-VFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A
COASTAL LOW AFFECTING THE REGION.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WATERS WILL RETREAT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT...
ALLOWING AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO TRACK ACROSS THE AREA WATERS
DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
SUB SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS START TO
INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WE COULD SEE 5 FT SEAS DEVELOP LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH
VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO 1 NM OR LESS. VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE SNOW TRANSITIONS TO A
WINTRY MIX...AND THEN TO ALL RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GUSTS TO SMALL CRAFT LEVELS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY. THERE COULD BE
SOME GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ON THE OCEAN WATERS...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE AT THIS
TIME IS LOW.
MARGINAL SCA CONDITIONS ON THE BACKSIDE OF DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WATERS
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH SUB-SCA CONDITIONS.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS IN THE CURRENT SNOWPACK
ACROSS THE AREA. THIS RESULTS IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT PER
SQUARE FOOT.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR RESIDENTS AND BUILDING OWNERS TO TAKE
PREVENTATIVE ACTION TO SAFELY REMOVE SNOW FROM FLAT ROOF TOPS/DECKS
ETC.
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. BETWEEN 2-4 TENTHS OF LIQUID
EQUIVALENT IS FORECAST FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...MOST
LIKELY IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND SLEET.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT LIQUID EQUIVALENT FROM
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF FREEZING OR FROZEN PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE INTERIOR...AND
A WINTRY MIX TO RAIN ACROSS COASTAL AREAS. AT THIS TIME...THE MOST
LIKELY SCENARIO WOULD ONLY HAVE 0.25 TO 0.5 INCHES OF RAIN AFTER
CHANGE OVER...THIS LIKELY WILL NOT CAUSE MINOR URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING.
IF A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN OCCURS SOONER THAN EXPECTED...THEN
MINOR URBAN/POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WOULD BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NYC
METRO AND LONG ISLAND.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR CTZ005>012.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179.
NJ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR NJZ002-004-006-103>108.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PW
NEAR TERM...PW
SHORT TERM...PW
LONG TERM...DW
AVIATION...JC/JP/MET
MARINE...BC
HYDROLOGY...PWHazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 4:21 PM EST, 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 421 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 CTZ005>010-NJZ002-004-103>105-107-NYZ067>071-012130- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- 421 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...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 WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-012130- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 421 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. CTZ011-012-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072>075-078>081-176>179-012130- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX- EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 421 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...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... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | OKX | Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union | 25 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in New Jersey, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
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.