SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
539 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
NYZ057-062-PAZ039-040-043-044-047-048-072-300001-
DELAWARE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-NORTHERN WAYNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-
539 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
...HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF AFTER 8 PM...
A FAIRLY LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED TO AFFECT
MOST OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...AND THE WESTERN CATSKILLS REGION...
AS OF ABOUT 6 PM. HEAVIER SNOW WILL PERSIST...OVER MANY OF THESE SAME
AREAS...EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON
METRO...HAZLETON...TUNKHANNOCK...CARBONDALE...HONESDALE...MONTICELLO
...DELHI...AND WALTON.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. OCCASIONAL THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THUNDER AND
LIGHTNING COULD ALSO OCCUR.
STEADY SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY BEGIN TO TAPER OFF...FROM WEST TO
EAST...BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM.
ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES...SUCH AS SECTIONS OF INTERSTATES 80...81...
84...380...AND 476 WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...ALONG
WITH LESS TRAVELED SECONDARY ROADS AND SIDE STREETS.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION...ALLOWING
EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
313 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
NYZ057-062-PAZ038>040-043-044-047-048-072-301915-
DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
313 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW
YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
302 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
...MAJOR EARLY SEASON SNOWSTORM TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...
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/O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALTON...DELHI...MONTICELLO...TOWANDA...
SAYRE...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...
HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE
302 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...
* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN CATSKILLS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA
* HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.
* ACCUMULATIONS...MOST PLACES IN THE WARNING AREA WILL SEE 3 TO 7
INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATER THIS EVENING. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET...INCLUDING LOCALES SUCH AS BEAR
CREEK...MOUNTAINTOP...RICKETTS GLEN...HAZLETON...ELMHURST...
PLEASANT MOUNT...CLARYVILLE...AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
DELAWARE COUNTY...WILL SEE 7 TO 14 INCHES. SOME OF THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 81...SUCH AS AROUND TOWANDA...MAY
ONLY SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING...BANDS OF VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE WARNING AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOW BANDS COULD BRING SNOWFALL RATES
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF...FROM WEST TO
EAST...BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY BETWEEN 29 AND 33 DEGREES...WITH THE
COLDER READINGS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH..WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AREAS IN THE POCONOS...CATSKILLS...AND OTHER MOUNTAINS
IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 IN LACKAWANNA AND SUSQUEHANNA COUNTIES.
INTERSTATES 81...84...380...80 AND THE TURNPIKE IN THE POCONOS
LIKELY WILL SEE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...DUE TO
HEAVY SNOW...POOR VISIBILITY...AND GUSTY WINDS.
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.