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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
257 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

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OTSEGO-DELAWARE-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…COOPERSTOWN…WALTON…DELHI…SCRANTON…WILKES-BARRE…HAZLETON…HONESDALE
257 PM EST WED FEB 12 2014

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS…THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA…PORTIONS OF THE POCONO PLATEAU AND THE WESTERN CATSKILLS…AND OTSEGO COUNTY NEW YORK.

* ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 14 INCHES…WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING…STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATER TONIGHT…OR DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS THURSDAY…GENERALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 6 AM. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT…WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR CAN BE ANTICIPATED. SNOW
SHOULD SLOWLY COME TO AN END FRIDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 20S.

* WINDS…NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH…WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS…SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL START TO OCCUR DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL ON THURSDAY. THE EVENING RUSH HOUR ON THURSDAY AND THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE ON FRIDAY SHOULD BE MORE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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.

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
158 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

…A WINTER STORM WILL RING IN THE NEW YEAR ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT…ACROSS VIRGINIA THURSDAY AND EVENTUALLY OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN INTO A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM AND SPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK TONIGHT AND ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES. ARCTIC AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS STORM AND POUR DOWN INTO THE REGION ON STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILLS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

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SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MONTICELLO…TOWANDA…SAYRE…MONTROSE…TUNKHANNOCK…SCRANTON…WILKES-BARRE…HAZLETON…MILFORD…HONESDALE
158 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS…NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SULLIVAN COUNTY NEW YORK.

* HAZARDS…HEAVY SNOW…BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILLS…WILL DROP AS LOW AS MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER THURSDAY MORNING…AND HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH BITTERLY COLD AIR PUSHING DOWN INTO NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR VERY POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES…
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION…DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. HEAVY SNOW…BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
342 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

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CHEMUNG-TIOGA-BROOME-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ELMIRA…OWEGO…BINGHAMTON…TOWANDA…SAYRE…MONTROSE…TUNKHANNOCK…SCRANTON…WILKES-BARRE…HAZLETON
342 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY…

* LOCATIONS…THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK…AND MOST OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARDS…HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE SLIGHTLY LOWER IN URBANIZED VALLEY LOCATIONS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON THE HILLTOPS. UP TO 10 INCHES IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN BROOME…EASTERN SUSQUEHANNA AND EASTERN AND SOUTHERN LACKAWANNA COUNTIES.

* TIMING…SCATTERED FLURRIES ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGINNING AROUND NOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT…BUT WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES…HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TODAY…QUICKLY DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S TONIGHT.

* WINDS…EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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.