Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Binghamton, NY
NWS Binghamton, NY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 11:51 AM EST for 17 counties in New York; 7 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 2:00 PM EST. It was in force for 23 hr. 31 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 11:51 AM EST (16:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 2:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Binghamton, NY
All 24 counties
Broome County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chemung County, NY, Chenango County, NY, Cortland County, NY, Delaware County, NY, Madison County, NY, Oneida County, NY, Onondaga County, NY, Otsego County, NY, Schuyler County, NY, Seneca County, NY, Steuben County, NY, Sullivan County, NY, Tioga County, NY, Tompkins County, NY, Yates County, NY, Bradford County, PA, Lackawanna County, PA, Luzerne County, PA, Pike County, PA, Susquehanna County, PA, Wayne County, PA, Wyoming County, PA
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:54 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 3:44 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Elmira, NY | SNOW IS FALLING AT 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Lehman, PA | SNOW IS FALLING AT A PACE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Dec 26, 4:10 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Wysox, PA | SNOW BEGAN AT THIS LOCATION AROUND 2 PM. LOCATION IS JUST OUTSIDE WYSOX, PA-187 NEAR THE VILLAGE OF TOWANDA. |
| Dec 26, 4:13 PM EST | SLEET 0 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | SNOW FALL IN THE PAST 3 HOURS IS 1.1 INCHES. THE SNOW IS MIXING WITH SLEET. SECONDARY ROADS ARE ICE COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. |
| Dec 26, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 S Clarks Summit, PA | THIS SNOWFALL AMOUNT WAS IN 3 HOURS. THE SNOW WAS ALSO MIXING WITH SLEET AND THE DEPTH IS 2 INCHES. |
| Dec 26, 4:32 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Warren Center, PA | FELL IN 30 MINUTES |
| Dec 26, 4:40 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Bath, NY | FELL IN APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS |
| Dec 26, 4:57 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Lakemont, NY | SNOW IF FALLING AT A RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. |
| Dec 26, 5:01 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Lakemont, NY | THIS SNOWFALL AMOUNT FELL IN 1 HOUR. SNOW DEPTH IS 3 INCHES |
| Dec 26, 5:20 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 N Wilkes-Barre, PA | THIS SNOWFALL AMOUNT IS FOR THE PAST 3 HOURS FROM KINGSTON BOROUGH MUNICIPALITY. SNOW IS MIXED WITH SLEET AND ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. |
| Dec 26, 5:20 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | Gillett, PA | SNOW STARTED FALLING AT 2 PM IN FOSSETT. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.9 | 5 Se Windsor, NY | THIS AMOUNT IS A 3 HOUR REPORT AND SNOW DEPTH IS AT 4 INCHES |
| Dec 26, 6:16 PM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 2 Sse Vestal, NY | SNOW STARTED AT 3 PM. |
| Dec 26, 6:16 PM EST | SNOW 3.6 | 2 Se Apalachin, NY | 1.6 INCHES FELL IN THE PAST HOUR. |
| Dec 26, 6:23 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Monroeton, PA | FELL IN TWO HOURS |
| Dec 26, 6:30 PM EST | SNOW 3.2 | 1 S Ithaca, NY | SNOW STARTED AT 330 PM IN NORTH DANBY. |
| Dec 26, 6:35 PM EST | SNOW 2.4 | Hop Bottom, PA | THIS AMOUNT FELL IN 1 HOUR. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED. |
| Dec 26, 6:40 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Interlaken, NY | FELL SINCE 4 PM. |
| Dec 26, 6:45 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | Johnson City, NY | 2.3 INCHES OF THE MEASURES FELL IN LESS THEN 2 HOURS. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 E Ithaca, NY | SNOW BEGAN AT 4 PM AND THE TOTAL WAS MEASURED AT 7 PM...THIS IS A BIT OVER 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 Nnw Penn Yan, NY | SNOW STARTED AT 430 PM AND WAS MEASURED 1 MILE EAST OF THE VILLAGE OF VOAK. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Athens, PA | OF THIS AMOUNT...2.5 INCHES FELL IN ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Milford, PA | SNOW STARTED AROUND 430 PM AND MAY BE MIXING WITH SOME SLEET. |
| Dec 27, 2:24 AM EST | SNOW 8.3 | East Syracuse, NY | |
| Dec 27, 3:59 AM EST | SNOW 9.6 | 1 Ene Cicero, NY | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 27, 4:49 AM EST | SNOW 10.5 | Washington Mills, NY | MODERATE SNOW AT REPORTTIME |
| Dec 27, 5:18 AM EST | SNOW 7.3 | Montour Falls, NY | SSTORM TOTAL |
| Dec 27, 7:07 AM EST | SNOW 8.1 | 1 N Elmira, NY | |
| Dec 27, 7:57 AM EST | SNOW 10.8 | Lakemont, NY | |
| Dec 27, 8:03 AM EST | SNOW 9.5 | 1 Nw Hornell, NY | |
| Dec 27, 8:06 AM EST | SNOW 12.5 | 4 N Liverpool, NY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
763 WWUS41 KBGM 251651 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1151 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044-261700- /O.UPG.KBGM.WS.A.0003.121226T2200Z-121227T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS... AUBURN...SYRACUSE...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA... ITHACA...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...CORTLAND 1151 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...FINGER LAKES...ELMIRA AND CORNING AREAS...SYRACUSE...UTICA CORTLAND AND ROME AREAS AND THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL PLATEAU. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND TAPER DOWN THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM WEDNESDAY AND 1 AM THURSDAY WHERE SNOWFALL INTENSITIES COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ045-046-055>057-PAZ038-039-043-261700- /O.EXT.KBGM.WS.A.0003.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA- WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...TOWANDA...SAYRE... MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 1151 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...TWIN TIER REGION OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SUSQUEHANNA REGION OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW...POSSIBLY MORE IF LESS SLEET FALLS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SLEET WHICH WOULD KEEP SNOW AMOUNTS DOWN. IF THE SNOW DOES NOT CHANGE TO SLEET...HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD OCCUR. IF MORE SLEET FALLS...MOST AREAS WILL SEE LESS THAN 5 INCHES OF SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT BECAUSE HEAVY SNOW IS A POSSIBILITY...BUT NOT A CERTAINTY. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 INCHES OR MORE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ040-044-047-048-072-261700- /O.EXT.KBGM.WS.A.0003.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE... HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 1151 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...SCRANTON WILKE-BARRE AREA...POCONOS AND WESTERN CATSKILLS. * HAZARDS...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW COMBINED WITH SLEET AND COATING OF ICE UP TO AROUND A QUARTER INCH OR MORE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY BEFORE MIXING WITH AND EVEN CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA. && $$ DJN
11 follow-up statements
693 WWUS41 KBGM 252036 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 336 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 NYZ045-046-055>057-PAZ038-039-043-262045- /O.UPG.KBGM.WS.A.0003.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA- WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...TOWANDA...SAYRE... MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 336 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...TWIN TIER REGION OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA...SUSQUEHANNA REGION OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ040-044-047-048-072-262045- /O.UPG.KBGM.WS.A.0003.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE... HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 336 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...SCRANTON WILKE-BARRE AREA...POCONOS AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. COATING OF ICE POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER THE POCONOS AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO LIGHTER SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION COULD END AS SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044-262045- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS... AUBURN...SYRACUSE...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA... ITHACA...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...CORTLAND 336 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...FINGER LAKES...ELMIRA AND CORNING AREAS... SYRACUSE...UTICA CORTLAND AND ROME AREAS AND THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL PLATEAU. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND TAPER DOWN THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM WEDNESDAY AND 1 AM THURSDAY WHERE SNOWFALL INTENSITIES COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ DJN
592 WWUS41 KBGM 260231 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 931 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044-270245- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS... AUBURN...SYRACUSE...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA... ITHACA...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...CORTLAND 931 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...FINGER LAKES...AND THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM WEDNESDAY AND 1 AM THURSDAY WHERE SNOWFALL INTENSITIES COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS... VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ HEDEN/DJN NYZ045-046-055>057-PAZ038-039-043-270245- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA- WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...TOWANDA...SAYRE... MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 931 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...TWIN TIER REGION OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA... AND THE SUSQUEHANNA REGION OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ HEDEN/DJN NYZ062-PAZ040-044-047-048-072-270245- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE... HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 931 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE AREA...POCONOS AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. COATING OF ICE POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER THE POCONOS AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO LIGHTER SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION COULD END AS SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ HEDEN/DJN
247 WWUS41 KBGM 260834 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 334 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044-270845- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS... AUBURN...SYRACUSE...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA... ITHACA...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...CORTLAND 334 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...FINGER LAKES...AND THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM WEDNESDAY AND 1 AM THURSDAY WHERE SNOWFALL INTENSITIES COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS... VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ045-046-055>057-PAZ038-039-043-270845- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA- WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...TOWANDA...SAYRE... MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 334 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...TWIN TIER REGION OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA... AND THE SUSQUEHANNA REGION OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ040-044-047-048-072-270845- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE... HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 334 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE AREA...POCONOS AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO LIGHTER SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION COULD END AS SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$
723 WWUS41 KBGM 261340 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 840 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044-271345- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS... AUBURN...SYRACUSE...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA... ITHACA...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...CORTLAND 840 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...FINGER LAKES...AND THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM TONIGHT AND 1 AM THURSDAY WHERE SNOWFALL INTENSITIES COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS... VERY POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ045-046-055>057-PAZ038-039-043-271345- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA- WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...TOWANDA...SAYRE... MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 840 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...TWIN TIER REGION OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA... AND THE SUSQUEHANNA REGION OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. 2 TO 3 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ040-044-047-048-072-271345- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.121226T1900Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE... HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 840 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE AREA...POCONOS AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER TONIGHT BEFORE COMING TO AN END TOWARDS DAYBREAK. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$
105 WWUS41 KBGM 261940 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 240 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS... AUBURN...SYRACUSE...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA... ITHACA...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...CORTLAND 240 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...FINGER LAKES...AND THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM TONIGHT AND 1 AM THURSDAY WHERE SNOWFALL INTENSITIES COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ045-046-055>057-PAZ038-039-043-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA- WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...TOWANDA...SAYRE... MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 240 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE TWIN TIER REGION OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA...AND THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. 2 TO 3 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF DELAWARE AND OTSEGO COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING. THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...POOR VISIBILITIES AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ040-044-047-048-072-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE... HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 240 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE WYOMING VALLEY...POCONOS...AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS TO INCLUDE THE GREATER SCRANTON WILKES-BARRE METRO AREA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. TOWARDS MID EVENING...THE SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE COMING TO AN END TOWARDS DAYBREAK. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS ICE BEGINS ACCUMULATING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$
889 WWUS41 KBGM 262157 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 457 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 NYZ015>017-022>025-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS...AUBURN... CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA...ITHACA 457 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FINGER LAKES REGION...AND THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS...WITH STEADY AND SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SNOW OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ009-018-036-037-044-055-PAZ038-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-TIOGA- BRADFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...SYRACUSE...ONEIDA...UTICA... ROME...CORTLAND...OWEGO...TOWANDA...SAYRE 457 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL REGION...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...THE SYRACUSE METRO AREA...AS WELL AS THE CORTLAND...OWEGO...AND TOWANDA AREAS... * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN WESTERN TIOGA COUNTY...AND WESTERN BRADFORD COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE SYRACUSE...ROME...AND UTICA AREAS BY 5 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS...WITH STEADY AND SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SNOW OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ045-046-056-057-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-BROOME-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI 457 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE BINGHAMTON METRO AREA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CATSKILLS... * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS OF NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 88. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. SNOW SHOULD BECOME SOMEWHAT LIGHTER IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...AND COULD MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ039-040-043-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 457 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA...AND SULLIVAN COUNTY NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE...COMBINED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH SOME SLEET...AND A THIN ICE COATING FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS ICE BEGINS ACCUMULATING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ PAZ044-047-048-072-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON... MILFORD...HONESDALE 457 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS...AS WELL AS THE POCONO PLATEAU....INCLUDING THE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON METRO AREA. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...COMBINED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF SCRANTON AND WILKES-BARRE. ALSO... UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...FROM SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...ESPECIALLY DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS ICE BEGINS ACCUMULATING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ MJ/CG
891 WWUS41 KBGM 270105 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 805 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 NYZ015>017-022>025-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS...AUBURN... CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA...ITHACA 805 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FINGER LAKES REGION...AND THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD BE UNTIL THE MIDNIGHT TO 3 AM TIME FRAME...WITH STEADY...ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SNOWFALL THEREAFTER...INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ009-018-036-037-044-055-PAZ038-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-TIOGA- BRADFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...SYRACUSE...ONEIDA...UTICA... ROME...CORTLAND...OWEGO...TOWANDA...SAYRE 805 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL REGION...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...THE SYRACUSE METRO AREA...AS WELL AS THE CORTLAND... OWEGO...AND TOWANDA AREAS... * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN WESTERN TIOGA COUNTY...AND WESTERN BRADFORD COUNTY. * TIMING...THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD BE UNTIL THE 11 PM TO 2 AM TIME FRAME...WITH STEADY AND SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SNOW THEREAFTER...INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ045-046-056-057-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-BROOME-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI 805 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE BINGHAMTON METRO AREA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CATSKILLS... * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS OF NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 88. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE STATE LINE...BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM. SNOW...OR A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...CAN THEN BE EXPECTED FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ039-040-043-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 805 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA...AND SULLIVAN COUNTY NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET THIS EVENING...AND COULD CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME OVERNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH SOME SLEET...AND A THIN ICE COATING FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...MIXED SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN MOST LIKELY EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 81 CORRIDOR. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS DURING THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ PAZ044-047-048-072-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON... MILFORD...HONESDALE 805 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS...AS WELL AS THE POCONO PLATEAU....INCLUDING THE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON METRO AREA. * HAZARDS...MIXED SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF SCRANTON AND WILKES- BARRE. ALSO... UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...FROM SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THE MOST LIKELY PLACES TO SEE MORE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRETIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF SCRANTON AND WILKES- BARRE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS DURING THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ MJ
769 WWUS41 KBGM 270345 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1045 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 NYZ015>017-022>025-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS...AUBURN... CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA...ITHACA 1045 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FINGER LAKES REGION...AND THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A TIME OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD GENERALLY BECOME LIGHTER PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD BE UNTIL ABOUT 4 AM...WITH STEADY...ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SNOWFALL THEREAFTER...INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ009-018-036-037-044-055-PAZ038-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-TIOGA- BRADFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...SYRACUSE...ONEIDA...UTICA... ROME...CORTLAND...OWEGO...TOWANDA...SAYRE 1045 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL REGION...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...THE SYRACUSE METRO AREA...AS WELL AS THE CORTLAND... OWEGO...AND TOWANDA AREAS. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A TIME OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOULD GENERALLY BECOME LIGHTER PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN WESTERN TIOGA COUNTY...AND WESTERN BRADFORD COUNTY. * TIMING...THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD BE UNTIL ABOUT 4 AM...WITH STEADY AND SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SNOW THEREAFTER...INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...VERY POOR VISIBILITIES...AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ045-046-056-057-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-BROOME-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI 1045 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE BINGHAMTON METRO AREA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CATSKILLS... * HAZARDS...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT...WITH A TENDENCY FOR THE SNOW TO BECOME LIGHTER BY...OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET...AT TIMES...THROUGH ABOUT 2 OR 3 AM. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...FROM RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS...POOR VISIBILITIES... AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ039-040-043-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 1045 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA...AND SULLIVAN COUNTY NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...MIXED SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH SOME SLEET...AND A THIN ICE COATING FROM FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...WITH PRECIPITATION HAVING A TENDENCY TO BECOME LIGHTER BY...OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO HAVE A TENDENCY TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS DURING THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ PAZ044-047-048-072-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON... MILFORD...HONESDALE 1045 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS...AS WELL AS THE POCONO PLATEAU....INCLUDING THE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON METRO AREA. * HAZARDS...MIXED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TOWARDS DAYBREAK. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF SCRANTON AND WILKES-BARRE. ALSO...A QUARTER TO A HALF-INCH OF ICE ACCRETION...FROM SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...MIXED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AFTER 3 OR 4 AM. AN ADDITIONAL ICE COATING CAN BE ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT...WITH MAYBE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW LATE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS DURING THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ MJ
873
WWUS41 KBGM 270639
WSWBGM
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
139 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012
NYZ015>017-022>025-271800-
/O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS...AUBURN...
CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA...ITHACA
139 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...THE FINGER LAKES REGION...AND THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN
TIER OF NEW YORK.
* HAZARDS...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW...WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH....BECOMING NORTHWEST.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
&&
$$
NYZ009-018-036-037-044-055-PAZ038-271800-
/O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
NORTHERN ONEIDA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-TIOGA-
BRADFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...SYRACUSE...ONEIDA...UTICA...
ROME...CORTLAND...OWEGO...TOWANDA...SAYRE
139 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL REGION...THE WESTERN MOHAWK
VALLEY...THE SYRACUSE METRO AREA...AS WELL AS THE CORTLAND...
OWEGO...AND TOWANDA AREAS.
* HAZARDS...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW...WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN WESTERN TIOGA COUNTY...AND WESTERN BRADFORD
COUNTY.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH....BECOMING NORTHWEST.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY 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.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
&&
$$
NYZ045-046-056-057-271800-
/O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
CHENANGO-OTSEGO-BROOME-DELAWARE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN...
BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI
139 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF CENTRAL NEW
YORK...INCLUDING THE BINGHAMTON METRO AREA...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CATSKILLS...
* HAZARDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH
SLEET.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
&&
$$
NYZ062-PAZ039-040-043-271800-
/O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK
139 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA...AND
SULLIVAN COUNTY NEW YORK.
* HAZARDS...MIXED SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES...WITH
SOME SLEET...AND A THIN ICE COATING FROM FREEZING RAIN.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING DUE TO WINTRY
PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
&&
$$
PAZ044-047-048-072-271800-
/O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON...
MILFORD...HONESDALE
139 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS...AS WELL AS
THE POCONO PLATEAU....INCLUDING THE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON
METRO AREA.
* HAZARDS...MIXED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW
TOWARDS DAYBREAK.
* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH PATCHY AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE A
THIN GLAZE OF ICE.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING DUE TO WINTRY
PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
&&
$$660 WWUS41 KBGM 271136 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 636 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 NYZ015>017-022>025-055-PAZ038-271245- /O.CAN.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS- TIOGA-BRADFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS...AUBURN... CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA...ITHACA...OWEGO... TOWANDA...SAYRE 636 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. STEADY ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE MOVING OUT OF THE REGION AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SHOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO...IN ADDITION TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IF TRAVELING TODAY EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ NYZ009-018-036-037-044-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...SYRACUSE...ONEIDA...UTICA... ROME...CORTLAND 636 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN TUG HILL REGION...THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...THE SYRACUSE METRO AREA...AS WELL AS THE CORTLAND... OWEGO...AND TOWANDA AREAS. * HAZARDS...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 13 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN WESTERN TIOGA COUNTY...AND WESTERN BRADFORD COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY MID MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.... BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ045-046-056-057-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ CHENANGO-OTSEGO-BROOME-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN... BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI 636 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE BINGHAMTON METRO AREA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CATSKILLS... * HAZARDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TODAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ039-040-043-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK 636 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA...AND SULLIVAN COUNTY NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...MIXED SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH SOME SLEET...AND A THIN ICE COATING FROM FREEZING RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING DUE TO WINTRY PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ PAZ044-047-048-072-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON... MILFORD...HONESDALE 636 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS...AS WELL AS THE POCONO PLATEAU....INCLUDING THE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON METRO AREA. * HAZARDS...MIXED SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW TOWARDS DAYBREAK. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH PATCHY AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE A THIN GLAZE OF ICE. THE STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING DUE TO WINTRY PRECIPITATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$
036 WWUS41 KBGM 271502 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1002 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 NYZ009-018-036-037-044-045-056-PAZ039-043-044-047-048-072-271615- /O.CAN.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ NORTHERN ONEIDA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND- CHENANGO-BROOME-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE- SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...SYRACUSE...ONEIDA...UTICA... ROME...CORTLAND...NORWICH...BINGHAMTON...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK... SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 1002 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO JUST SOME FLURRIES ACROSS THE AREA... AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ NYZ046-057-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ OTSEGO-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN...WALTON...DELHI 1002 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE BINGHAMTON METRO AREA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CATSKILLS... * HAZARDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN MANY AREAS LATE THIS MORNING. STORM TOTALS WILL AVERAGE 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ NYZ062-PAZ040-271800- /O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO 1002 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA...AND SULLIVAN COUNTY NEW YORK. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN MANY AREAS LATE THIS MORNING... WITH STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING DUE TO SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && $$ MSE
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 Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 25, 9:32 AM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 9:32 AM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
932 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WITH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY
BRINGING AN END TO THE LIGHT SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND MOVE
NORTHEAST TO THE NEW JERSEY COAST. THIS STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND
SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATION BY THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
930 AM UPDATE...ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO HRLY T/TD VALUES AND SKY CVR
FOR THIS MRNG. HV DROPPED POPS DOWN TO SLGT TO LOCHC AREA-WIDE
WITH JUST A FEW FLURRIES RMNG. ALL EYES TURN TO 12Z MODEL DATA
COMING IN FOR SNOWSTORM BY MID-WEEK. JUST QUICK PERUSAL OF PRIOR
MODEL DATA SUGGESTS SOME PARTS OF OUR AREA COULD SEE A FOOT OR
MORE. STAY TUNED...
PREV DISCO BLO..
BACK EDGE OF THE LGT SNOW NOW ROUGHLY ALONG THE I81 CORRIDOR THIS
MRNG. BHD THE LOW...JUST SOME VERY ISLTD FREEZING RAIN OR
DRIZZLE...BUT ENUF TO LEAVE THE ADVISORY IN PLACE FOR THIS UPDATE.
OTRW...1ST PD OF THE FCST QUIET AS SOME WEAK RDGG NOSES IN BHD THE
LOW. WEAK NWLY FLOW TODAY ALONG WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY OFF THE
LAKE WILL PRBLY GENERATE SOME CLDS...AND MAYBE A FEW FLURRIES OVER
PARTS OF THE AREA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
IT/S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME BUT WE FINALLY NOW SEE A MAJOR WINTER
STORM ON IT/S WAY TO THE AREA THIS WEEK. STILL SEEING MODEL
DFRNCS ...MAINLY IN THE TEMP PROFILES...WHICH COULD HAVE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FCST. WITH THE LATEST RUNS...OPERATIONAL
NAM SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF ICING AND A CHG OVER TO SLEET AND
EVEN FRZG RAIN AS FAR NORTH AND WEST AS BGM...WHILE THE GFS KEEPS
MUCH OF THE AREA COLD ENUF FOR ALL SNOW. LATEST EURO SIDES CLOSER
TO THE GFS WHILE THE SREFS GNRLY ARE COLDER THAN THE NAM. GOOD
NEWS IS THAT ALL OF THIS IS NEAR THE CRNT FCST WITH A FEW HRS OF
MIXED PCPN GNRLY SOUTH AND EAST OF BGM. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH A QPF MAX OVER THE FINGER LAKES WHERE SVRL INCHES OF SNOW
PSBL...WELL OVER WATCH WARNING CRITERIA.
PER COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL ADD THE NE PA
COUNTIES AND SULLIVAN NY TO THE WATCH WITH THIS UPDATE. CRNT
ADVISORY WILL END SOON...AND WITH THE RISK OF AT LEAST A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW FLWD BY CNSDRBL SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN,..WATCH SEEMS
LIKE A GOOD PRECAUTION.
ONLY ADJUSTMENT WAS WITH THE TIMING OF THE ADVANCE OF THE PCPN ON
WED. ONCE AGAIN...THE OUTLIER IS THE NAM WHICH IS MUCH SLOWER THAN
EVEN THE OTR SREF MEMBERS. FASTEST IS THE GFS OF COURSE...WITH THE
ECMWF AND CANADIAN A BIT SLOWER. ANYWAY...MVD UP THE TIMING AND
BROUGHT PCPN A BIT MORE QUICKLY ON WED.
ANOTHER INTRSTG NOTE IS THE GFS AND IT/S INSISTENCE OF DVLPG A
DRY SLOT JUST EAST OF BGM. PERHAPS IT/S SHOWING A BIT OF DOWNSLOPE
FROM THE EAST...BUT EXPERIENCE IN THESE TYPE STORMS IS THAT THE
PCPN DROP OFF IS NOT AS PRONOUNCED AS SHOWN IN THE MODEL FCST.
ALSO INTRSTG IN THAT SOME OF THE OTR MODELS ARE SHOWING THE AREA
TOO...JUST NOT AS STRONG AS THE GFS.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
4 PM UPDATE...DEPARTING SYNOPTIC STORM WL LV LK EFFECT IN ITS
WAKE FOR THUR NGT INTO FRIDAY WITH A 330 DEGREE FLOW. HV GONE LKLY
POPS FOR PORTIONS OF THE FINGER LKS CNTYS INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA
REGION. MED RANGE GUIDANCE ALONG WITH HPC PROGS INDICATE SFC
HIPRES WL BUILD IN BRIEFLY OVR THE REGION FRI NGT.
NEXT UPSTREAM SYSTEM WL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS IMPACTS FELT ACRS THE NERN
U.S. LATE SAT AFTN INTO SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCIES EXIST BTWN
GFS/EURO WITH REGARD TO AMPLIFICATION OF RIDGE AHD OF APPCHG UL LOW.
HAVE LEANED TWD HPC GUIDANCE WITH REGARD TO SOLN FOR NEXT WEEKEND'S
STORM WITH CHC POPS ACRS ENTIRE CWA FOR SNOW SAT/SAT NGT. HPC
APPEARS TO HV COMPROMISED BTWN 12Z EURO AND CMC FOR SFC LOW POSNG.
EURO ENSEMBLES ARE TRENDING TWD A MORE AMPLIFIED SOLN IN CONTRAST TO
GFS ENSEMBLES. THUS HV SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE AND LEANED TWD HPC SOLN.
GIVEN THE AMNT OF CLD AIR EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE FOLLOWING THE
MID-WEEK SYSTEM, WITH AVG TEMPS BLO NORMAL, PTYPE DOES NOT APPEAR TO
BE AN ISSUE UNLESS WARM BL AIR CAN GET WRAPPED UP. THEREFORE HV
SIDED TWD ALL SNOW FOR NEXT WEEKEND. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS EXPECTED THRU
THE END OF THE PD.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WDSPRD IFR/MVFR CIGS ARE XPCTD THIS MRNG INTO THE EARLY AFTN
HRS...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL IMPRVMNT THIS AFTN TO GNRLY MVFR. DRIER
LOW LVL AIR WILL TRY TO WORK INTO THE RGN LATER THIS AFTN BUT
INDICATIONS ARE THAT PATCHY MVFR COULD PERSIST ACRS UPSTATE NY IN
NRLY FLOW INTO THE EARLY EVNG HRS (PRIMARILY AFFECTING
SYR/ITH/ELM/BGM). OTRW...VFR SHUD PREVAIL OVRNGT. WINDS BECMG
NWLY THIS MRNG ARND 10 KTS...NE TNGT ARND 5 KTS.
OUTLOOK...
WED/THUR...MVFR/IFR IN SNOW OR WINTRY MIX OF LARGE STORM SYSTEM.
FRI...MAINLY VFR...MVFR/IFR POSSIBLE NORTHERN TERMINALS IN SNOW.
SAT...ANOTHER POSSIBLE WINTER SYSTEM AND THUS POSSIBLE IFR/MVFR.
&&
.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-
055>057-062.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DGM
NEAR TERM...DGM/PVN
SHORT TERM...DGM
LONG TERM...CMG/PVN
AVIATION...Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 8:13 AM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 813 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-PAZ038-039-043-261315- NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO- OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING- 813 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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. NYZ062-PAZ040-044-047-048-072-261315- SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 813 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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. DJN
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.