JUST UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING
Posted by Fred on 12/18/2009, 4:06 pm
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NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
357 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM EST
SUNDAY.

DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS
ACROSS LONG ISLAND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14
INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

ANY MINOR DEVIATION IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A
LARGE IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND FORECASTS. AT THIS
TIME...THE BEST ESTIMATION IS FOR THE STORM TO TAKE A FAVORABLE TRACK
TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR LONG ISLAND. STAY
TUNED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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