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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY

March 18, 20134 states

NWS Albany, NY issued this winter storm warning at Mar 18, 2013, 3:59 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 18, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 29 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
Mar 18, 2013, 3:59 AM EDT (07:59 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 18, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Mar 19, 2013, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY

Counties Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, Berkshire County, MA, Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Dutchess County, NY, Fulton County, NY, Greene County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY, Ulster County, NY, Warren County, NY, Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT, Windham County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 7 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2013-03-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2013-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2057 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

750 
WWUS41 KALY 180759
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
359 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-181800-
/O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0003.130318T2200Z-130319T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0004.130318T2200Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...
KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
359 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...CENTRAL 
  AND SOUTHERN TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT 
  INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION STARTING EARLY MONDAY EVENING... 
  BECOMING STEADIER MONDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH 
  OF TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS SNOW...THEN 
  GRADUALLY CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL 
  LIKELY CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS 
  AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ038>040-047>054-082-181800-
/O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0003.130318T2200Z-130319T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0004.130318T2200Z-130320T0000Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
EASTERN RENSSELAER-NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...
MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...
AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...
ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...
HOOSICK FALLS...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
359 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...NORTHERN FULTON 
  COUNTY...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT AND NORTHERN TACONICS.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR MONDAY 
  NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW STARTING MONDAY EVENING...BECOMING STEADIER 
  MONDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY. THERE 
  IS A CHANCE SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN FROM THE CAPITAL REGION 
  SOUTHWARD TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ032-033-041>043-083-084-VTZ013>015-181800-
/O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0003.130319T0100Z-130319T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0004.130318T2200Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...
CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...
BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
359 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...LAKE GEORGE 
  SARATOGA REGION...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR MONDAY 
  NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW STARTING MONDAY EVENING...BECOMING STEADIER 
  MONDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE
  ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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
768 
WWUS41 KALY 181414
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1014 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-182200-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.130318T2200Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...
KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
1014 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...CENTRAL 
  AND SOUTHERN TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION STARTING EARLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING
  STEADIER TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.
  PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS SNOW...THEN GRADUALLY
  CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO
  JUST RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS 
  AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-182200-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.130318T2200Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
1014 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...THE SOUTHERN
  ADIRONDACKS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...THE LAKE GEORGE
  SARATOGA REGION...THE NORTHERN TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW STARTING THIS EVENING...BECOMING STEADIER AND
  HEAVIER TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING AT VARYING INTENSITY THROUGH
  MUCH OF TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN FROM
  THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTHWARD TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30.

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.

&&

$$
158 
WWUS41 KALY 182020
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
420 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-190430-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.130318T2200Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...
KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
420 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...CENTRAL 
  AND SOUTHERN TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE
  VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH AROUND
  ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AS TIMES
  TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION STARTING DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING
  STEADIER TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.
  PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS SNOW...THEN GRADUALLY
  CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR
  CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS 
  AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGH
  TONIGHT...WARMING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-190430-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.130318T2200Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
420 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...THE WESTERN AND
  SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...THE LAKE
  GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...THE NORTHERN TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN
  VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE
  VALLEYS...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES
  TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW STARTING THIS EVENING...BECOMING STEADIER AND
  HEAVIER TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING AT VARYING INTENSITY THROUGH
  MUCH OF TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN FROM
  THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTHWARD FOR A SHORT TIME TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 THROUGH TONIGHT...WARMING
  INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
026 
WWUS41 KALY 190240
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1040 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-191100-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...
KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
1040 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...CENTRAL 
  AND SOUTHERN TACONICS...BERKSHIRES...AND LITCHFIELD HILLS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE 
  VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH AROUND 
  ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AS TIMES 
  TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION. THE SNOW WILL
  GRADUALLY CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SOMETIME
  AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VALLEY LOCATIONS
  WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
  ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS 
  AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGH TONIGHT...
  WARMING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-191100-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
1040 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...THE WESTERN AND 
  SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...THE LAKE 
  GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...THE NORTHERN TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN 
  VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN 
  THE VALLEYS...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES 
  TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER OVERNIGHT...AND
  CONTINUING AT VARYING INTENSITY THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY. THERE
  IS A CHANCE SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN FROM THE CAPITAL REGION
  SOUTHWARD FOR A SHORT TIME TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 THROUGH TONIGHT...
  WARMING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
124 
WWUS41 KALY 190901
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
501 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

CTZ001-013-NYZ065-066-191815-
/O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.WW.Y.0011.130319T0901Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...
DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
501 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINTRY MIXTURE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...DUTCHESS COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY OF
  CONNECTICUT. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1
  INCH...ALONG WITH UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...AN INTERMITTENT WINTRY MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS VALLEY LOCATIONS
  WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
  LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063-064-191815-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-
EASTERN ULSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ
501 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
  TACONICS...BERKSHIRES. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  WITH A GLAZE OF ICE.

* TIMING...AN INTERMITTENT WINTRY MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS VALLEY LOCATIONS
  WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
  LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS 
  AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-191815-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
501 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...THE WESTERN AND 
  SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...THE LAKE 
  GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...THE NORTHERN TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN 
  VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES THIS MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING AT VARYING INTENSITY THROUGH MUCH OF
  TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN FROM THE
  CAPITAL REGION SOUTHWARD FOR A SHORT TIME THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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.

&&

$$
158 
WWUS41 KALY 191459
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063-064-192100-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-
EASTERN ULSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TACONICS AND
  BERKSHIRES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  WITH A GLAZE OF ICE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...AN INTERMITTENT WINTRY MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS VALLEY LOCATIONS 
  WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF 
  TIME LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS 
  AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013>015-192100-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...THE WESTERN AND 
  SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...THE LAKE 
  GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...THE NORTHERN TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN 
  VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING AT VARYING INTENSITY THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY.
  THERE IS A CHANCE SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN FROM THE CAPITAL
  REGION SOUTHWARD FOR A SHORT TIME THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CTZ001-013-NYZ065-066-192100-
/O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...
DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
1059 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...DUTCHESS COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY 
  OF CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO
  1 INCH...ALONG WITH UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...AN INTERMITTENT WINTRY MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS VALLEY LOCATIONS 
  WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO JUST RAIN FOR A PERIOD OF 
  TIME LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
278 
WWUS41 KALY 191754
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
154 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

NYZ038>040-047>054-058>061-063-064-082-191900-
/O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-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-NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...
MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...
AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...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...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD
154 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

ALTHOUGH SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES MAY LINGER INTO
THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING...THE THREAT FOR HEAVY...ACCUMULATING
SNOW OR WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED.

$$

CTZ001-013-NYZ065-066-191900-
/O.CAN.KALY.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...
DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
154 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

ALTHOUGH A FEW SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES MAY STILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON...THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS
ENDED.

$$

MAZ001-025-200000-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC
154 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE BERKSHIRES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE INCH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH PER
  HOUR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EARLY...ENDING BY MID
  TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS 
  AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
  MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ032-033-041>043-083-084-VTZ013>015-200000-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...
CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...
BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
154 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE LAKE
  GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...THE NORTHERN TACONICS...AND SOUTHERN
  VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE INCH
  ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...AND THE LAKE
  GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ACROSS SOUTHERN
  VERMONT...AND LESS THAN TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH PER HOUR ELSEWHERE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY ACROSS SOUTHERN
  VERMONT...AND LIGHT TO MODERATE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS
  AND THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
  ACROSS THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION AND SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
  ADIRONDACKS BY MID AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT BY
  LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ACROSS SOUTHERN
  VERMONT...AND NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH ELSEWHERE.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS
  SOUTHERN VERMONT AND SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...AND INTO THE LOWER
  TO MID 30S ACROSS THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION.

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.

&&

$$
464 
WWUS41 KALY 192030
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
430 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

NYZ032-033-200100-
/O.NEW.KALY.LE.W.0001.130320T0000Z-130321T1000Z/
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR
430 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER AND HAMILTON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
  THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM LAKE EFFECT OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
  IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR DURING THE
  LAKE EFFECT.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO POSSIBLE MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN THERE WILL BE A TRANSITION TO LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE INTO
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME BRISK AND GUSTY
  ON WEDNESDAY...AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS AT NIGHT AND 20S DURING THE DAY. 

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.

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-200000-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC
430 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE BERKSHIRES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE SNOW INTO THIS
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ041>043-083-084-VTZ013>015-200000-
/O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
430 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...WASHINGTON COUNTY
  AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS
  SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE SNOW INTO THIS
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
961 
WWUS41 KALY 192341
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
741 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

NYZ032-033-200745-
/O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
/O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0001.130320T0000Z-130321T1000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR
741 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER AND HAMILTON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS 
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM LAKE EFFECT OF 6 TO 
  12 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR DURING THE 
  LAKE EFFECT. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO POSSIBLE MODERATE SNOW WILL 
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN THERE WILL BE A TRANSITION 
  TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL 
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME BRISK AND 
  GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY...AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS AT NIGHT AND 20S DURING THE DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MAZ001-025-200045-
/O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0000Z/
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...
GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC
741 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS BERKSHIRE COUNTY SO THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THERE MAY STILL BE A PERIOD 
OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS BETWEEN 830
PM AND 1100 PM WHICH COULD PRODUCE A QUICK HALF INCH OF SNOW IN
SOME AREAS AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN HALF A MILE.

$$

NYZ041>043-083-084-VTZ013>015-200300-
/O.EXT.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0300Z/
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
741 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...WASHINGTON 
  COUNTY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
  THROUGH 1100 PM.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE SNOW INTO THIS 
  EVENING AND A CHANCE OF HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS. 

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.

&&

$$
861 
WWUS41 KALY 200306
WSWALY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1106 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

NYZ041>043-083-084-VTZ013>015-200415-
/O.EXP.KALY.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130320T0300Z/
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...
WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
1106 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR THE LAKE
GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...WASHINGTON COUNTY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

$$

NYZ032-033-201000-
/O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130321T1000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR
1106 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER AND HAMILTON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.

* TIMING...INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME BRISK AND GUSTY
  WEDNESDAY...AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS AT NIGHT AND 20S DURING THE DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 18, 3:45 AM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 3:45 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
345 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...WE
REMAIN WITHIN AN UNSETTLED PATTERN WITH BRISK WESTERLY WINDS AND
THE CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL WINTRY PRECIPITATION FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
ALL IS QUIET THIS MORNING AND CHILLY AS 1030MB SURFACE HIGH WAS
ANCHORED ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
HOWEVER...UPSTREAM CONDITIONS ARE NOT AS QUIET AS CONVECTION AND
OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION WERE EVOLVING. TODAY WILL BE MARKED BY
INCREASING CLOUD COVER FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AND THE CHANCE
FOR LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CATSKILLS AND PERHAPS INTO
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY PER TIMING FROM THE LATEST
HOURLY RAP/HRRR. TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING ARE STARTING OUT COLD
AND WITH THE CLOUD COVER INCREASING...HIGHS TODAY WILL AVERAGE
INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

...POTENT LATE WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION WITH WARNINGS
BEING ISSUED...

RATHER IMPRESSIVE ISENTROPIC LIFT ON THE 295K SURFACE SUGGESTS A
RAPID DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST. PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW THIS EVENING
AS COMBINATION OF WET BULB PROCESSES AND NOCTURNAL TIMING.
HOWEVER...ONE MAIN CHANGE THIS RUN OF THE NCEP MODEL SUITE AND
INTERNATIONAL GUIDANCE IS THE EVIDENCE OF A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT
CENTERED AROUND H500 AFTER 06Z TUESDAY. THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR A
PRONOUNCED DECREASE IN PRECIP INTENSITY AND LOSS OF THE ICE NUCLEI
FOR A PERIOD OF EITHER SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE APPROACHING
THE CAPITAL REGION. FURTHERMORE...THE STRENGTH OF THE WARM
ADVECTION ALOFT OVERNIGHT MAY RESULT IN A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING
ICE ACROSS THE CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...NW CT AND THE
BERKS AS THE LOW LEVEL AGEOSTROPHIC LOW REMAINS FROM THE NORTHEAST
KEEPING THE SUB FREEZING TEMPS IN PLACE. THE COMBINATION OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW THEN A TRANSITION TO SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN
ARE THE REASONS WHY THE WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. NORTH
AND WEST OF THESE AREAS...MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED. FOLLOWING THE
WPC WWD AND ECMWF WHICH WAS FAVORED BY REGIONAL AND NATIONAL
DISCUSSIONS...MANY LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT WILL ACCUMULATE 4-8 INCHES
WITH SOME HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE DACKS AND
SOUTHERN GREENS INCLUDING THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION.
ENSEMBLES OF THE U/V H925 WIND COMPONENTS SUGGEST -4 TO -5
STANDARD DEVIATIONS OF THE U COMPONENT AND +2 TO +3 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS OF THE V COMPONENT WITH PWAT ANOMALIES 1-2 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL. SO THERE IS NO LACK OF MOISTURE NOR WIND
CONTRIBUTIONS INTO PORTIONS OF THE CATSKILLS...BERKSHIRES AND
SOUTHERN VT FOR ENHANCED UPSLOPE CONDITIONS WHERE ACCUMULATIONS OF
FEW MORE INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

AS THE COASTAL LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE COAST OF NJ...DEFORMATION AXIS
WILL LINE UP ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NY AND MIGRATING INTO WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING
PRECIPITATION. CHALLENGING PRECIP TYPES DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF
I90 TUESDAY AS BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPS WARM ABOVE FREEZING WHICH WILL
HAVE AN IMPACT ON ACCUMULATIONS AND SOME RAIN MIXING IN. TROWAL
SETS UP NORTH OF I90 BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON YET THE MID LEVEL DRY
SLOT MAY CUT OFF THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR ICE NUCLEI AND MORE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.

TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WE SHIFT OUR ATTENTION TOWARD LAKE
EFFECT/ENHANCEMENT WHERE PORTIONS OF THE ADIRONDACKS MAY
EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WHERE ADDITIONAL
HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED. WE WILL EVALUATE THIS FURTHER ONCE THIS
MAIN STORM IMPACTS ARE EAST OF THE REGION.

IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING...SPRING ARRIVES THIS WEDNESDAY MARCH
20TH AT 702 AM EDT.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED BY A LARGE CUTOFF TROUGH
SITUATED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN US AND SOUTHEASTERN CANADA.
CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND THIS LARGE STALLED UPPER LOW WILL ALLOW FOR
PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES...ESP FOR THE
HIGH TERRAIN AND FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF THE CAPITAL
REGION...WHERE SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT WILL OCCUR. WE HAVE INCLUDED
SLIGHT CHC/CHC POPS FOR THESE AREAS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS
POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.

VORTICITY SWINGING AROUND THIS LARGE UPPER LOW MAY ALLOW FOR
SOME ADDITIONAL SFC CYCLOGENESIS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FOR
THURS INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT ANY DEVELOPMENT LOOKS WELL TO FAR
SOUTH AND EAST TO HAVE ANY IMPACT ON OUR REGION.

MAX TEMPS THURS/FRI WILL BE HELD IN THE 30S FOR MOST AREAS /SOME
UPPER 20S ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN/ WITH MINS IN THE TEENS TO LOW
20S.

THE CUTOFF TROUGH MAY FINALLY BEGIN TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION FOR
THE WEEKEND...BUT A LARGE SCALE TROUGH WILL REMAIN SITUATED OVER THE
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CONUS. TEMPS WILL
MODERATE SOMEWHAT FOR THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL BE A
LITTLE BELOW NORMAL...WITH MAX TEMPS RANGING FROM THE MID 30S TO MID
40S...AND MINS MAINLY IN THE 20S.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY.

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND THROUGH THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON
MONDAY. HIGH LEVEL AND EVENTUALLY MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
DURING THE MORNING AND AFTN HOURS...WITH BKN-OVC CIGS BY EARLY
EVENING AT ALL TAF SITES.

SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP AT KALB/KPSF/KGFL AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER 00Z
TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE TO IFR ONCE SNOW COMMENCES
AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY NIGHT.

CALM WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. E-SE WINDS AT LIGHT SPEEDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY ON
MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME E-NE FOR MONDAY NIGHT AT 5-10 KTS.

OUTLOOK...
MON NIGHT-TUE...LIFR/IFR. SNOW AT KALB/KGFL AND SNOW...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE AT KPSF/KPOU.
TUE NIGHT-FRI...VFR/MVFR. BREEZY. CHC -SHSN.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
NO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

A LATE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION WITH SNOW OR MIXED
PRECIPITATION BEGINNING LATE MONDAY AND LASTING INTO TUESDAY.
LIQUID PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE WELL OVER HALF AN INCH
EVERYWHERE WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY FROM ALBANY
NORTHWARD...AND SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION SOUTH OF ALBANY.

THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE BLUSTERY AND COLD WITH LIMITED AMOUNTS
OF SUNSHINE AND SCATTERED SNOW SNOW SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NO HYDROLOGICAL PROBLEMS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEW WEEK.

A MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENT WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE FOR HALF AN INCH TO OVER ONE
INCH OF LIQUID EQUIVALENTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...BUT MUCH OF
IT WILL FALL AS SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION. PER THE LATEST RIVER
ENSEMBLES...IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL AT THIS TIME.

FOR DETAILS ON SPECIFIC AREA RIVERS AND LAKES...INCLUDING
OBSERVED AND FORECAST RIVER STAGES AND LAKE ELEVATIONS...PLEASE
VISIT THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ GRAPHS ON
OUR WEBSITE.

&&

.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR CTZ001-013.
NY...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
     082>084.
MA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR VTZ013>015.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BGM
NEAR TERM...BGM
SHORT TERM...BGM
LONG TERM...FRUGIS
AVIATION...FRUGIS
FIRE WEATHER...BGM
HYDROLOGY...BGM

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 5:12 PM EDT, 10 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
512 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013

NYZ032-033-041>043-083-084-VTZ013>015-182115-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
512 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS AND LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
AND FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NYZ038>040-047>054-082-182115-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
NORTHERN FULTON-
512 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE
VALLEYS...NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY...THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT
AND NORTHERN TACONICS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ058>061-063>066-182115-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
512 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR THE EASTERN
CATSKILLS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
TACONICS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Vermont, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 2013Every winter storm 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.