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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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.