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Wind Advisory

Issued by The National Weather Service
Binghamton, NY
Fri, Feb 25, 2011, 12:00 AM EST

… WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: LACKAWANNA… LUZERNE… WYOMING… PIKE AND SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SULLIVAN COUNTY IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARDS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER INTERRUPTIONS AND DAMAGE TO TREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WIND ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES… POWER LINES AND WEAKER STRUCTURES. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL… ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772… OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
254 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING...

.A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE MIDWEST WILL
QUICKLY MOVE EAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND MID-ATLANTIC REGIONS
LATER TONIGHT. AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE
REGION AFTER NIGHTFALL. AS THE OVERNIGHT HOURS PROGRESS...PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TWIN TIERS AND THE
REMAINDER OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. FARTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE FINGER LAKES
AND POINTS NORTH. SNOW WILL EXIT TO THE EAST BY MID MORNING
MONDAY.

NYZ022>024-055-PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-211500-
/O.UPG.KBGM.WW.Y.0010.110221T0300Z-110221T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBGM.WS.W.0004.110221T0200Z-110221T1500Z/
STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TIOGA-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-
NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...
ELMIRA...OWEGO...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...
WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE
254 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARDS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER NIGHTFALL. SNOW
  WILL BECOME MORE INTENSE AS THE OVERNIGHT HOURS PROGRESS. SNOW
  WILL EXIT TO THE EAST AFTER DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. HOURLY
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDER
  THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY. ALL WITH TRAVEL PLANS TONIGHT ARE URGED
  TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.

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.

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
307 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

PAZ043-044-047-048-072-012015-
/O.UPG.KBGM.WS.A.0003.110201T0600Z-110203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBGM.WW.Y.0006.110201T0500Z-110201T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KBGM.WS.W.0003.110202T0500Z-110202T2200Z/
WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...
HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE
307 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
5 PM EST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO
5 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS AND THE POCONOS
  INCLUDING THE GREATER SCRANTON WILKES BARRE AREA.

* HAZARDS: SNOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP
  TO ONE HALF INCH EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT...AND TAPER OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET
  AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE
  INTO WEDNESDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE DAY. THE
  FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVIEST WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: LIGHT EASTERLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15
  MPH TUESDAY NIGHT TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AND
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  DUE TO SNOW. SIGNIFICANT ICING WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BRING DOWN
  TREE LIMBS AND RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL
  ALSO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.