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.
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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NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.