Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
452 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

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NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
452 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SUFFOLK AND NEW LONDON COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 20S THIS MORNING...DROPPING
  INTO THE LOWER TEENS TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FALLING...BLOWING...AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND WALKING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
  AREA...IMPACTING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW
  REMOVAL WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. PROLONGED
  EXPOSURE TO FRIGID COLD AND LOW WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST
  BITE. DRESS APPROPRIATELY.

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.