Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 1, 2014, 4:55 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 1, 2014, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2014, 4:55 PM EST (21:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2014, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2014, 10:04 AM EST
- In force
- 36 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, 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), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 1232 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
461 WWUS41 KALY 012155 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 455 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063-082>084-VTZ013>015- 021000- /O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0001.140102T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-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- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER... LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE... JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... 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...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 455 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND CHILL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...MID HUDSON VALLEY...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS...SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-021000- /O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0001.140102T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 455 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND CHILL WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE SHOULD BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW FOR A TIME LATER THURSDAY MORNING INTO A PORTION OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NYZ032-033-042-021000- /O.NEW.KALY.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KALY.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 455 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH FOR DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...SHOULD DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. POSSIBLE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
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096 WWUS41 KALY 012233 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 533 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063-082>084-VTZ013>015- 021000- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-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- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER... LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE... JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... 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...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 533 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS... SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-021000- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 533 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE SHOULD BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW FOR A TIME LATER THURSDAY MORNING INTO A PORTION OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NYZ032-033-042-021000- /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KALY.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 533 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...SHOULD DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. POSSIBLE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
534 WWUS41 KALY 020226 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 926 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063-082>084-VTZ013>015- 021000- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-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- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER... LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE... JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... 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...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 926 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS... SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-021000- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.140102T0900Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 926 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE SHOULD BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW FOR A TIME LATER THURSDAY MORNING INTO A PORTION OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NYZ032-033-042-021000- /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0001.140102T0300Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KALY.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 926 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...SHOULD DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. POSSIBLE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
272 WWUS41 KALY 020531 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1231 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-021345- /O.EXT.KALY.WS.W.0001.140102T0531Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN ULSTER- WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON... ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS... AMENIA...MILLERTON 1231 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN TACONICS AND LITCHFIELD HILLS. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THERE SHOULD BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW FOR A TIME LATER THURSDAY MORNING INTO A PORTION OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIER SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS...BRINGING A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063-082>084-VTZ013>015- 021345- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-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- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS... GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER... LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE... JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS... 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...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD... GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD... CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE... BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS 1231 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TACONICS... SOUTHERN VERMONT AND THE BERKSHIRES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS...BRINGING A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NYZ032-033-042-021345- /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KALY.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 1231 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...SHOULD DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. POSSIBLE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
972 WWUS41 KALY 020850 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 350 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 NYZ032-033-042-021700- /O.UPG.KALY.WC.A.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WC.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 350 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE TOMORROW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY DROPPING TO 5 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. A FEW ISOLATED EXPOSED LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY MAY SEE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-021700- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-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...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM... WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...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 350 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES...AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. AREAS SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL REGION MAY SEE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SNOW THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS TODAY...DROPPING BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO AND 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. THE LOWEST VALUES WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS...BRINGING A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FRUGIS
984 WWUS41 KALY 021536 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1036 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 NYZ032-033-042-022300- /O.CON.KALY.WC.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 1036 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE TOMORROW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY DROPPING TO 5 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. A FEW ISOLATED EXPOSED LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY MAY SEE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-022300- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-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...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM... WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...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 1036 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY... SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES...AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN CATSKILLS... SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. AREAS SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL REGION MAY SEE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SNOW THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS TODAY...DROPPING BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO AND 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. THE LOWEST VALUES WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS...BRINGING A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
826 WWUS41 KALY 022132 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 432 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 NYZ032-033-042-031000- /O.CON.KALY.WC.W.0001.140103T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 432 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE TOMORROW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO 5 BELOW ZERO TO 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. A FEW ISOLATED EXPOSED LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY MAY SEE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-031000- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-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...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM... WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...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 432 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...GREATER CAPITAL REGION...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY... SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES...AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN CATSKILLS... SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE MOST INTENSE BANDS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO AND 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. THE LOWEST VALUES WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS...BRINGING A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
258 WWUS41 KALY 030437 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1137 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 NYZ032-033-042-031245- /O.CON.KALY.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ /O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 1137 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL TAPER OFF AROUND SUNRISE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS. A FEW ISOLATED EXPOSED LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY MAY SEE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-031245- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-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...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM... WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...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 1137 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...SARATOGA SPRINGS AND GLENS FALLS AREAS...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY... SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES...AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS...AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES. * MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...ONE HALF INCH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR. * TIMING...STEADY SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TOWARDS DAYBREAK. BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO 10 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE BY LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO AND 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. THE LOWEST VALUES WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS...BRINGING A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FRUGIS
374 WWUS41 KALY 030945 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 445 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 NYZ032-033-042-031600- /O.CAN.KALY.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.CON.KALY.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1600Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 445 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN HERKIMER...HAMILTON...AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN ADIRONDACKS ENDING ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THE DAY. HOWEVER...VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE ALONG WITH NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUES THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 12 BELOW ZERO. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-031500- /O.CON.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-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...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM... WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...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 445 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...SARATOGA SPRINGS AND GLENS FALLS AREAS... TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY... SOUTHERN VERMONT... THE BERKSHIRES...AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES OVER THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY...HELDERBERGS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BY AROUND DAYBREAK. BLOWING SNOW AND VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. * TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. THE LOWEST VALUES WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AS WELL AS ACROSS OPEN AREAS IN THE CAPITAL REGION AND BERKSHIRES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS...BRINGING A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ FRUGIS
373 WWUS41 KALY 031504 WSWALY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1004 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 NYZ043-032300- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KALY.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE 1004 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT, * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-032300- /O.CAN.KALY.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KALY.WC.Y.0001.140103T1504Z-140104T1400Z/ NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD... TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE... LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK... FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM... WELLSVILLE...SARATOGA SPRINGS...COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH... DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY... TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM... CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS... HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK... WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON... NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING... DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON... NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS... HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON... JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO... BELLOWS FALLS 1004 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS...EASTERN CATSKILLS... GREATER CAPITAL REGION...SARATOGA SPRINGS AND GLENS FALLS AREAS...TACONICS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN VERMONT... THE BERKSHIRES...AND NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. * HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...15 TO 24 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 24 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS...BRINGING A RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NYZ032-033-042-032300- /O.EXT.KALY.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140104T1400Z/ NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY... MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR... WARRENSBURG 1004 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES...AS LOW AS 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 BELOW AND 40 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS COLD CONDITIONS AND ALLOW FOR FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA TO QUICKLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 1, 12:46 PM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 12:46 PM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1246 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM TODAY AND STALLED OUT FRONT TO THE SOUTH
WILL ALLOW FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW ACROSS THE REGION FOR
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. VERY COLD AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND HIGH TERRAIN PORTIONS OF THE
REGION. DRY...BUT CONTINUED COLD WEATHER WILL BE IN PLACE ON
SATURDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER STORM THREATENS THE REGION FOR SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT FOR THE
WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...
AS OF 1245 PM EST...SOME SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES ARE PERSISTING IN A
SMALL BAND NEAR AND NORTH OF THE MOHAWK RIVER...WHICH IS AT LEAST
IN PART A REMNANT LAKE EFFECT BAND...WITH SOME POSSIBLE
ENHANCEMENT DUE TO SOME SEEDER/FEEDER PROCESSES FROM A SOMEWHAT
HIGHER CLOUD DECK DEVELOPING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS
APPROACHING THE EASTERN CATSKILLS...IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
DEVELOPING ISENTROPIC LIFT WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM.
WE EXPECT SOME FLURRIES/SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
EASTERN CATSKILLS. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY EXPAND NORTH AND EAST INTO
THE CAPITAL REGION AROUND OR JUST AFTER SUNSET.
TEMPS HAVE REACHED THE TEENS TO MID 20S IN MOST AREAS...AND NEAR
30 ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...WHERE SKIES REMAIN
MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPS MAY RISE ANOTHER 1-3 DEGREES THIS
AFTERNOON...BEFORE CLOUDS THICKEN IN ALL AREAS LATE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA OUTSIDE
THE ADIRONDACKS/LAKE GEORGE/SARATOGA AREAS...FOR TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL ACROSS OUR REGION WILL ALLOW FOR
A MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...
WITH THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SITUATED SOUTH OF THE AREA...ISENTROPIC
LIFT/WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON THURSDAY...AND MOVE NORTHEAST
FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BE FAIRLY FAR OFF THE
COAST...BUT SHOULD STILL ALLOW FOR SOME ATLANTIC MOISTURE TO GET
THROWN BACK INTO OUR AREA. WITH THE STRONG UPPER TROUGH MOVING
TOWARDS OUR AREA FOR THURSDAY NIGHT...DEFORMATION WILL ALLOW FOR
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL...BEFORE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. SOME BANDING OF SNOWFALL COULD OCCUR ACROSS FAR EASTERN
PARTS OF OUR AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE STARTS TO
RAPIDLY DEEPEN. WHILE SNOW RATES AREN/T EXPECTED TO BE EXTREME AT
ANY POINT DURING THIS STORM...THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE EVENT
WILL ALLOW FOR A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACROSS OUR AREA.
SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS WILL BE VERY HIGH...GENERALLY 15:1 OR
HIGHER...AS STRONG OMEGA WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE DENDRITIC
GROWTH ZONES /WHICH WILL BE VERY LOW TO THE GROUND DUE TO THE COLD
TEMPS IN PLACE/. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW TO
ADDS UP VERY EASILY TO OCCUR.
THE MAIN FORECAST QUESTION IS HOW MUCH QPF OCCURS. THE 00Z AND 06Z
NAM HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT IN SHOWING MUCH MORE QPF THAN THE OTHER
MODELS...WITH OVER 1.00 INCH LIQUID OVER CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA. MEANWHILE..THE 00Z GFS/ECMWF/GGEM AND GEFS MEAN ARE
SHOWING AROUND 0.60 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA GIVE OR TAKE. THE
03Z SREF MEAN FOR KALB IS 0.84 INCHES. WE WILL KEEP THE FORECAST
CLOSE TO MODEL CONSENSUS FOR NOW...BUT CONTINUE TO MONITOR MODEL
TRENDS...AS THE NAM CAN SOMETIMES PICK UP ON MESOSCALE ASPECTS THAT
THE GLOBAL MODELS DO NOT. EVEN WITH THESE LESSER AMOUNTS...IT STILL
LOOKS LIKE WE WILL REACH WINTER STORM WARNING CRITERIA /9 INCHES IN
24 HOURS/ ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTHERN AREAS DUE TO THE EXPECTED HIGH
RATIOS...WHICH IS WHY THE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.
FURTHER NORTH ACROSS THE ADKS/LAKE GEORGE/SARATOGA AREA...SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS...BUT A PLOWABLE SNOW IS STILL
EXPECTED.
TEMPS WILL BE QUITE COLD DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT. AFTER TEMPS
REACH THE THEIR HIGH ON WEDNESDAY...THEY WILL BASICALLY HOLD
STEADY/SLOWLY FALL FOR WED NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. TEMPS WILL BE IN THE TEENS TONIGHT/THURSDAY...AND FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS TO SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
OVER THE ADIRONDACKS...TEMPS WILL FALL ZERO TO MINUS 20 FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH A N-NE WIND IN PLACE...THIS WILL ALLOW FOR VERY
COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE ADIRONDACKS. A WIND CHILL WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND CHILL VALUES OF -30 TO
-40 BELOW ZERO FOR LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
ELSEWHERE...WIND CHILL VALUES MAY REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA..AND
THIS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE HWO.
ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY
MORNING...AND SKIES LOOK TO BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY BY FRI AFTN.
DESPITE THE RETURN OF THE SUN...IT WON/T DO ANYTHING FOR
TEMPS...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. SOME AREAS
IN THE ADIRONDACKS AND UPPER MOHAWK VALLEY MAY NOT EVEN REACH ZERO
FOR HIGHS ON FRIDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
WE WILL START OUT THE PERIOD WITH RIDGING BUILDING IN ALOFT WITH THE
SURFACE HIGH CRESTING OVER THE REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG WITH A FRESH SNOW THIS WILL SET THE STAGE
FOR ANOTHER COLD NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION WITH LOWS EXPECTED TO BE
BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
THE SURFACE HIGH IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT EASTWARD OFF THE COAST
SATURDAY. DESPITE A SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOP IT WILL BE COLD WITH
THE FRESH SNOWPACK ON THE GROUND WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE TEENS.
BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED
STATES AS A POTENT SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO OVER PACIFIC NORTHWEST
DIGGING A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS OVER THE WEEKEND. IN
ADDITION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD
ACROSS CENTRAL CANADA TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. PIECES OF
ENERGY ARE EXPECTED TO ROTATE ABOUT THIS LOW AS IT MOVES EASTWARD
ACROSS EASTERN CANADA AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.
THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT AMONGST THE MODEL GUIDANCE THAT THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN WELL TO
OUR NORTHWEST. HOWEVER THERE ARE DIFFERENCES AND THE FORECAST GETS
COMPLICATED AS THE POTENT SHORT WAVE ROTATES THROUGH THE BASE OF THE
DEEP TROUGH OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SPINNING UP A SURFACE LOW.
THE ECMWF CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND TRACK THE LOW FARTHER TO THE WEST
PASSING THE LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE
UPPER LOW BEING FARTHER TO WEST. WHILE THE GFS BRINGS THE LOW ACROSS
NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE OPERATIONAL
GFS IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE GFSENSEMBLE TRACKS. THE EXACT TRACK
OF THE LOW WILL DETERMINE THE THERMAL PROFILE AND THEREFORE P-TYPES.
HAVE USED GUIDANCE FROM THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER WHICH TOOK A
COMPROMISE TRACK THEN LEANED TOWARD THE GFS THE COLDER SCENARIO.
BASED ON THIS HAVE FORECASTED PRECIPITATION TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA
SUNDAY NIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. WOULD EXPECT SNOW SUNDAY
NIGHT WITH A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN LIKELY ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY AND
LITCHFIELD ON MONDAY WITH RAIN POSSIBLE FARTHER NORTHWARD.
UNCERTAINTY IS THIS FORECAST IS HIGH AT THIS TIME.
FOLLOWING THIS STORM SYSTEM ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR IS
EXPECTED WITH DAYTIME HIGHS SIMILAR TO WHAT OUR NORMAL LOWS SHOULD
BE.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT AVIATION WEATHER ISSUES THROUGH THE EVENING PEAK
WITH PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS...
MAJOR IMPACT ON ALL THE AIRPORTS ON THURSDAY DUE TO A
SNOWSTORM..
IN THE SHORT TERM...WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME INNOCUOUS LAKE ENHANCED
FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. THESE SHOULD HAVE NO IMPACT ON
VISIBILITY OR CIGS (BOTH REMAINING VFR). THESE LOOK TO PERSIST AWHILE
INTO THE AFTERNOON...LIKELY FINISHED BY EVENING.
A LULL THIS EVENING AS CLOUDS THICKEN BUT REMAIN ABOVE 3000 FEET
(VFR).
LIGHT SNOW WILL SLOWLY BREAK OUT OVERNIGHT (AROUND MIDNIGHT)...PROBABLY IN
THE MOUNTAINS AWAY FROM THE TAF SITES FIRST. HAVE A PERIOD OF VCSH
TO REFLECT THIS IDEA FROM 03Z-06Z. THEN...AFTER 06Z IT LOOKS AS IF
SNOW WILL FALLING HARD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE AT LEAST IFR
CONDITIONS...IF NOT NOT LIFR BY THE MORNING PEAK.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT KALB COULD GO DROP BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS IN MODERATE
SNOW AROUND OR A LITTLE 12Z...BUT CONFIDENCE WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH
THAT IT WOULD OCCUR LONG ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN THE TAF YET.
THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE THAT THERE COULD A REDUCTION IN THE SNOW
INTENSITY TOWARD MIDDAY THURSDAY...WHERE CONDITIONS MIGHT BRIEFLY
GO BACK TO MVFR. HOWEVER...NO CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO PUT THAT IN THE
TAFS EITHER.
A NW BREEZE...GUSTY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...WILL BACK TO THE NORTH
GENERALLY UNDER 10KTS THROUGH TOMORROW.
THE SNOW AND IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THURSDAY NIGHT
POSSIBLY INTO THE FRIDAY MORNING PEAK.
OUTLOOK...
THU NIGHT: MAJOR OPERATIONAL IMPACT. DEFINITE SN.
FRI: MODERATE OPERATIONAL IMPACT. CHANCE OF SHSN...BLOWING SHSN.
FRI NIGHT-SAT NIGHT: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX.
SUN: MODERATE OPERATIONAL IMPACT. CHANCE OF SN.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
NO WIDESPREAD HYDROLOGIC PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FIVE
DAYS.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS
WEEK...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW RIVER AND LAKE ICE TO FORM AND
THICKEN.
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 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR CTZ001-013.
NY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084.
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NYZ032-033-042.
MA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR MAZ001-025.
VT...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR VTZ013>015.
&&
SYNOPSIS...FRUGIS/HWJIV
NEAR TERM...FRUGIS/HWJIV
SHORT TERM...FRUGIS/KL
LONG TERM...IAA
AVIATION...HWJIV
HYDROLOGY...FRUGISHazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 9:22 AM EST, 7 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 922 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 NYZ032-033-042-021200- NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN- 922 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HAMILTON...NORTHERN HERKIMER AND NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL WATCH. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST MODERATE AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL TO OCCUR. IF THIS CONTINUES TO APPEAR LIKELY...THEN A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OR WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE AREA. DANGEROUS LOW WIND CHILLS VALUES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IF THIS APPEARS LIKELY...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS TIME PERIOD AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETWEEN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>041-043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-021200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-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- 922 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...ALL OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK NOT INCLUDING THE WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...AND FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. IF THIS CONTINUES TO BE APPEAR LIKELY...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO SEND SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETWEEN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 7:02 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 8 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:42 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren | 24 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren | 36 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Vermont, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Connecticut, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
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.