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Blizzard Watch 1, NWS New York, NY

January 25, 20159 counties in New York; 5 counties in New Jersey; 4 counties in Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this blizzard watch at Jan 25, 2015, 3:56 AM EST for 9 counties in New York; 5 counties in New Jersey; 4 counties in Connecticut. It took effect at Jan 26, 2015, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 25, 2015, 3:56 AM EST (08:56 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 26, 2015, 1:00 PM EST
Expired: Jan 25, 2015, 3:19 PM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS New York, NY

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, Bergen County, NJ, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Union County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Kings County, NY, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Jan 25, 12:29 AM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:29 AM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 7:35 PM EST, 8 hours 21 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 25, 3:56 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	OKX	Bronx, Kings, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens and 3 more	11 hr
Jan 25, 4:03 AM EST	Gale Watch	OKX		12 hr
Jan 25, 4:03 AM EST	Storm Watch	OKX		12 hr
Jan 25, 3:19 PM EST	Blizzard Warning	OKX	Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam and 5 more	45 hr
Jan 25, 3:29 PM EST	Coastal Flood Watch	OKX	Bronx, Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk and 1 more	22 hr
Jan 25, 3:49 PM EST	Gale Warning	OKX		56 hr
Jan 25, 3:49 PM EST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	OKX		38 hr
Jan 25, 3:49 PM EST	Storm Warning	OKX		44 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Watches in New York, 2015 Blizzard Watches in New Jersey, 2015 Blizzard Watches in Connecticut, 2015 Every blizzard watch in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.