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Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
931 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

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SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MONTICELLO…SCRANTON…WILKES-BARRE…HAZLETON…MILFORD…HONESDALE
931 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY…

* LOCATIONS…SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE AREA…POCONOS AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS.

* HAZARDS…HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. COATING OF ICE POSSIBLE…MAINLY OVER THE POCONOS AND SOUTHERN CATSKILLS.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND QUICKLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO LIGHTER SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THURSDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION COULD END AS SNOW THURSDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S.

* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM…ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772…OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
338 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

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NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
338 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY…

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK…SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY.

Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
747 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

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BRADFORD-BROOME-CHEMUNG-CHENANGO-CORTLAND-DELAWARE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-MADISON-NORTHERN ONEIDA-NORTHERN WAYNE-ONONDAGA-OTSEGO-PIKE-SCHUYLER-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-SOUTHERN WAYNE-STEUBEN-SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-TIOGA-TOMPKINS-WYOMING-YATES-
747 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

…ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING…

MIXTURE OF RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH 11 PM.  THE FREEZING RAIN COULD RESULT IN UNTREATED BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES GLAZING UP WITH ICE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. THE SLEET AND SNOW WILL MELT ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AS TEMPERATURES RISE. IF TRAVELING THIS EVENING…BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SLICK ROADS, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.