Alert archive / Connecticut / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this blizzard warning at Feb 7, 2013, 3:36 PM EST for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Feb 8, 2013, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 28 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
- Feb 7, 2013, 3:36 PM EST (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2013, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2013, 9:38 AM EST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
814 WWUS41 KALY 072036 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 336 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 CTZ001-013-081030- /O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.BZ.W.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 336 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES ARE LIKELY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING...AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY... OCCASIONALLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-081030- /O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 336 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGIONS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES SCHOHARIE VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT...EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL OCCASIONALLY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR DURING FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING...AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY BELOW 1 MILE...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH... ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
9 follow-up statements
157 WWUS41 KALY 080249 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 949 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 CTZ001-013-081030- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 949 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES ARE LIKELY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING...AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY... OCCASIONALLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-081030- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 949 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGIONS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES SCHOHARIE VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT...EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL OCCASIONALLY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR DURING FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING...AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY... FREQUENTLY BELOW 1 MILE...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH... ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
855 WWUS41 KALY 080917 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 417 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 CTZ001-013-081730- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 417 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 25 INCHES ARE LIKELY TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY... OCCASIONALLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-081730- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 417 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGIONS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES SCHOHARIE VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT...EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL OCCASIONALLY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ON THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY... FREQUENTLY BELOW 1 MILE...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH... ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
036 WWUS41 KALY 081706 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1206 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 CTZ001-013-090115- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 1206 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 25 INCHES ARE LIKELY TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY... OCCASIONALLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-090115- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1206 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGIONS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES SCHOHARIE VALLEY...CAPITAL DISTRICT...EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL OCCASIONALLY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ON THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY... FREQUENTLY BELOW 1 MILE...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH... ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
367 WWUS41 KALY 082209 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 509 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 CTZ001-013-091200- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 509 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES ARE LIKELY TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY UP TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES IN LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING VERY PERILOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-091200- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 509 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGIONS. ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A FOOT IN CAPITAL DISTRICT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE CATSKILLS...TACONICS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY AS WELL AS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL OCCASIONALLY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MAINLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY... AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A MILE...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH... GUSTING TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH SOME BLOWING DRIFTING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
714 WWUS41 KALY 090315 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1015 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 CTZ001-013-091700- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 1015 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL LIKELY EXCEED TWO INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES IN LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING VERY PERILOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL OVERNIGHT. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME DRIFTED SHUT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-091700- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1015 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGIONS. ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A FOOT IN CAPITAL DISTRICT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE CATSKILLS...TACONICS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY AS WELL AS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL OCCASIONALLY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TAPERING OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY... AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A MILE...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH... GUSTING TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$
466 WWUS41 KALY 090934 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 434 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 CTZ001-013-091700- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 434 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AFTER 430 AM...BRINGING THE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TO 15 TO 28 INCHES THROUGH THIS MORNING. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE INTO THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH OR NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-091700- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 434 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER 430 AM...BRINGING THE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...CAPITAL DISTRICT AND LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGIONS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 IN THE TACONICS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY...AND 8 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES THROUGH THIS MORNING MAY REACH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING IN NEW YORK... AND DURING THE MORNING OVER SOUTHERN VERMONT AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH... GUSTING TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$
945 WWUS41 KALY 090942 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 442 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 CTZ001-013-091700- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 442 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AFTER 430 AM...BRINGING THE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TO 15 TO 28 INCHES THROUGH THIS MORNING. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE INTO THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH OR NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-091700- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON- SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA- NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL... BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD... OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS... MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN... AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG... WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON... ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA... MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY... HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL... COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON... CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY... KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ... POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS... MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE... MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS... FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE... NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 442 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER 430 AM...BRINGING THE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...CAPITAL DISTRICT AND LAKE GEORGE AND SARATOGA REGIONS..AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE TACONICS AND MID HUDSON VALLEY. ACROSS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN VERMONT ANOTHER 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER 430 AM...BRINGING THE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THERE TO 8 TO 20 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES THROUGH THIS MORNING MAY REACH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING IN NEW YORK... AND DURING THE MORNING OVER SOUTHERN VERMONT AND BERKSHIRE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH... GUSTING TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$
197 WWUS41 KALY 091215 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 715 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084-091315- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON- MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY- SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE- EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER- EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON- SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT... DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE... SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE... COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG... SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE... WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER... TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO... JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE... WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA... KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON... PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA... MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS... WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE... GREENWICH 715 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. SNOW HAS ENDED OR BECOME VERY LIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING AND THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME BLOWING SNOW DUE TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH. $$ CTZ001-013-091700- /O.CON.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 715 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER 700 AM...BRINGING THE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TO 15 TO 28 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES UP TO HALF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE STILL POSSIBLE INTO THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...PRODUCING DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH OR NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MAZ001-025-VTZ013>015-091700- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 715 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AFTER 700 AM...BRINGING THE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 8 TO 20 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW FALL RATES EARLY THIS MORNING MAY STILL REACH ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$
828 WWUS41 KALY 091438 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 938 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 CTZ001-013-091545- /O.CAN.KALY.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE 938 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS LITCHFIELD COUNTY. $$ MAZ001-025-VTZ013>015-091545- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130209T1700Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM- EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 938 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 7, 12:33 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 12:33 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1233 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP COLD BUT
DRY WEATHER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...SOME LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY
LATE TONIGHT. A WIDESPREAD HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS ALONG THE
MID ATLANTIC COAST AND MOVES NORTHEAST.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 1153 AM EST...MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE ALREADY STARTING
TO STREAM INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. MOST AREAS WILL BE MOSTLY
CLOUDY BY THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. DESPITE THE CLOUDS...IT SHOULD
REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ALONG
WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MAX TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM THE
UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN TO THE UPPER 20S IN THE MID
HUDSON VALLEY/NW CT. TEMPS WON/T TUMBLE TOO QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET
DUE TO THE CLOUDS IN PLACE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...
AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER THE GREAT LAKES CONTINUES TO MOVE
EAST...LIGHT SNOW WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA DURING THE EVENING...REACHING SOUTHEAST AREAS BY
SUNRISE.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROF IS FORECAST TO PHASE WITH SOUTHERN STREAM
ENERGY AND MOISTURE OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT...RESULTING IN A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING
ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL THEN MOVE
NORTHEAST. THESE SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN A SUBSTANTIAL WIDESPREAD
SNOW ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...AND WINTER STORM
WATCHES REMAIN IN AFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. HOWEVER...HOW CLOSE
TO THE COAST THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER WE GET A
DECENT SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...OR A CRIPPLING SNOWFALL OF ONE
TO TWO FEET AND POSSIBLY MORE. THE 00Z AND 06Z NAM MODEL RUNS SHOW
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR A CRIPPLING SNOWSTORM ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION WITH THE SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA. THE 00Z ECMWF MODEL PRODUCES SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF MORE
THAN A FOOT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH
AMOUNTS MAINLY IN THE 8 TO 12 INCH RANGE ELSEWHERE. THE 00Z
GFS/CANADIAN/UKMET MODELS GENERALLY SHOW A 8 TO 12 INCH SNOWFALL.
HAVE JUST LOOKED AT THE 06Z GFS RUN AND IT HAS LOWERED PCPN AMOUNTS
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION SOMEWHAT...AND IT ALSO FORECASTS THE
SURFACE LOW TO TRACK A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE
COD. A TRACK WHICH WOULD NOT SUPPORT A CRIPPLING SNOWSTORM FOR THE
ALBANY FORECAST AREA.
FOR NOW OR SNOWFALL FORECAST CONTINUES TO SHOW 10 TO 14 INCHES
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 14 TO 18 INCHES
ACROSS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND ZONES AND THE TACONICS WHICH MAY GET
ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ROTATING INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
AS THE SURFACE DEEPENS RAPIDLY OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
DURING HE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...EXPECT NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS TO
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH.
TEMPERATURE WISE LOWS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE SINGLE
NUMBERS OVER THE ADIRONDACKS...RANGING TO AROUND 20 OVER THE SOUTH.
HIGHS FRIDAY IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S...AND THE UPPER TEENS AND 20S
SATURDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE LONG TERM FEATURES A COLD START IN THE WAKE OF THE FRIDAY TO
SATURDAY STORM SYSTEM...THEN A LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION EVENT EARLY
IN THE WEEK BEFORE SEASONABLE WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE SECOND WEEK OF
FEB.
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...A 1030-1035 HPA COLD CANADIAN HIGH
BUILDS IN OVER NY AND NEW ENGLAND. THE FRESH SNOW PACK...AND LIGHT
TO CALM WINDS...COUPLED WITH CLEARING SKIES SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO
PLUMMET. LOWS ZERO TO 10 BELOW ARE EXPECTED FROM THE CAPITAL
REGION...NRN BERKSHIRES...AND NRN CATSKILLS NORTHWARD. THERE COULD
BE SOME 10-15 BELOW ZERO READINGS OVER THE SRN DACKS. SINGLE DIGITS
ARE EXPECTED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT. THE SFC HIGH
WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...AS A STORM
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST AND WRN GREAT LAKES REGION. THE
DAY SHOULD START OUT SUNNY/MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. LOW AND MID LEVEL
WARM ADVECTION WILL BE ONGOING...BUT THE SNOW PACK SHOULD KEEP TEMPS
DOWN...DESPITE H850 TEMPS RISING TO -1C TO -4C. EXPECT HIGHS IN THE
U20S TO L30S OVER THE FCST AREA...WITH SOME M30S MAYBE IN THE MID
HUDSON VALLEY...AND SRN LITCHFIELD CTY.
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...THE GFS/ECMWF/CAN GGEM AND GEFS ARE
PRETTY CONSISTENT KEEPING SUNDAY NIGHT DRY...AND THE LEADING EDGE OF
THE WARM ADVECTION PCPN AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT GETTING INTO THE FCST
AREA UNTIL AFTER 12Z/MON. DESPITE INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS...TEMPS
SHOULD STILL FALL OFF INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE FCST
AREA. THE LATEST GFS CRITICAL PARTIAL THICKNESSES AND BUFKIT
PROFILES SHOW MORE SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE A TRANSITION TO RAIN LATE
MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH A CHC OF
FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW FROM THE PREVIOUS FCST. A BLEND OF
THE GFS/ECMWF THERMAL PROFILES WERE USED FOR MONDAY. AGAIN...MORE
SNOW AND SLEET WAS THE OUTCOME...BUT WE CAN NOT RULE OUT A CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN. THERE IS NOT A SFC HIGH LOCKING IN THE SUBFREEZING
AIR AT THE LOW-LEVELS...SO ANY MIX WILL BE SHORT-LIVED. WE WILL
CONTINUE A MENTION OF MIXED PCPN...INCLUDING A CHANCE OF FREEZING
RAIN IN THE HWO. MAX TEMPS WILL GRADUALLY RISE INTO THE M30S TO
L40S ACROSS THE FCST AREA. OUR AREA WILL SPEND ONLY A SHORT-TIME IN
THE WARM SECTOR...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES WELL NORTH AND EAST INTO
ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.
MONDAY NIGHT...THE SYSTEMS COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS. THIS BOUNDARY
HAS VERY LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...AND WEAK COLD ADVECTION IN
ITS WAKE. LOWS FALL BACK INTO THE 20S.
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...THE GFS/ECMWF/HPC GUIDANCE HAS A SFC TROUGH
MOVE THROUGH DURING THE DAY...AS THE H500 CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW
SPINS OVER QUEBEC. THERE COULD BE A SLIGHT OR LOW CHC OF SNOW
SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF THE CAPITAL REGION IN THE
AFTERNOON. ONE MORE SFC TROUGH PIVOTS THROUGH IN THE EVENING WITH
SOME SCT SNOW SHOWERS...AND PERHAPS A BRIEF LAKE CONNECTION...BEFORE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE OHIO VALLEY...AND PA FOR WEDNESDAY
WITH SEASONABLE COLD AND DRY WX FOR THE MID WEEK. ANOTHER SOUTHERN
STREAM DISTURBANCE WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHEAST/LOWER MID
ATLANTIC STATES...AND THIS CYCLONE WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR LATER
IN THE WEEK FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS ACROSS NY AND NEW ENGLAND.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
THIS AFTERNOON...MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND
THICKEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM.
THESE CLOUDS WILL REMAIN VFR WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS.
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD ALL TAF
SITES BY 09Z ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTHERN STREAM CLIPPER SYSTEM
EJECTING OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION WHILE A COASTAL LOW WILL
TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL
INTERACT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND COMBINE INTO A POWERFUL HYBRID
SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF SITES BY
THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. SNOWFALL RATES AFTER 15Z COULD REACH 1-2
INCHES PER HOUR IN HEAVIER BANDS.
CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE TO IFR VISIBILITIES AND MVFR
CEILINGS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
BEYOND. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST-NORTHEAST...INCREASING
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING TO ABOUT 10 KNOTS BY 18Z.
OUTLOOK...
FRI NIGHT. IFR/LIFR WITH SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES.
SAT...MVFR/VFR...CHC -SN.
SAT NIGHT-SUN...VFR...NO SIG WX.
MON...CHC -SN/-PL/-FZRA CHANGING TO -RA.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
WIDESPREAD HYDRO PROBLEMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AS OUR COLD WEATHER CONTINUES WITH ANY PRECIPITATION IN THE
FORM OF SNOW.
SOME RIVER AND STREAM GAGES ARE EXPERIENCING ICE EFFECTS. ICE
WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AND THICKEN ON ALL BODIES OF WATER.
FOR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...INCLUDING OBSERVED
AND FORECAST RIVER STAGES AND LAKE ELEVATIONS...PLEASE VISIT THE
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ GRAPHS ON OUR WEBSITE.
&&
.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR CTZ001-013.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR VTZ013>015.
&&
SYNOPSIS...GJM/NAS
NEAR TERM...FRUGIS
SHORT TERM...GJM
LONG TERM...WASULA
AVIATION...IRL/NAS
HYDROLOGY...FRUGIS/GJMHazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 4:28 AM EST, 11 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 428 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-081200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN- NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY- WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE- WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN- SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 428 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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.
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Connecticut, 2013Every blizzard warning in 2013
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.