Blizzard Warning for NYC and Southern NY State (20 - 30 inches)

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Blizzard Warning for NYC and Southern NY State

Active for next 1 day, 23 hours

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National Weather Service

This alert has been updated.

Posted 3 hours, 18 minutes ago

Crippling and potentially historic blizzard to impact the area from late Monday into Tuesday.

Blizzard Warning remains in effect from 1 pm Monday to midnight EST Tuesday night.

• Locations: New York City and surrounding immediate suburbs. Long Island, and most of southern Connecticut.
• Hazard types: Heavy snow and blowing snow, with blizzard conditions.
• Accumulations: snow accumulation of 20 to 30 inches, with locally higher amounts possible. Snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour expected late Monday night into Tuesday morning.
• Winds: north 30 to 40 mph with gusts 55 to 65 mph, strongest across eastern Long Island.
• Visibilities: one quarter mile or less at times.
• Temperatures: in the lower 20s.
• Timing: light snow will begin Monday morning, with accumulations of 1 to 3 inches possible by the evening rush. Snow will pick up in intensity Monday evening, with the heaviest snow and strongest winds from about midnight Monday night into Tuesday afternoon.
• Impacts: Life-threatening conditions and extremely dangerous travel due to heavy snowfall and strong winds, with Whiteout conditions. Secondary and tertiary roads may become impassable. Strong winds may down power lines and tree limbs.

...CRIPPLING AND POTENTIALLY HISTORIC BLIZZARD TO IMPACT THE AREA
FROM LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING IMMEDIATE SUBURBS...
LONG ISLAND...AND MOST OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 20 TO 30 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4
INCHES PER HOUR EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH...STRONGEST
ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING...WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY THE EVENING RUSH.
SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY MONDAY EVENING...WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS...WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ROADS MAY BECOME
IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.

Recommended actions

A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities will lead to Whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If you must travel. Have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.

All unnecessary travel is discouraged beginning Monday afternoon, to allow people already on the road to safely reach their destinations before the heavy snow begins, and to allow snow removal equipment to begin to clear roads.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY
WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED BEGINNING MONDAY
AFTERNOON...TO ALLOW PEOPLE ALREADY ON THE ROAD TO SAFELY REACH
THEIR DESTINATIONS BEFORE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS...AND TO ALLOW
SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT TO BEGIN TO CLEAR ROADS.

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[PghBaldy]

Fox yesterday said they could have drifts of 6 feet deep...

[who knows what evil?]

Over at the AccuWeather forums, they are discussing a ‘shift’ in the storm’s direction resulting in a lowering of snowfall totals around New York City. Don’t count your chickens...

[Recompennation]

It’s nothing compared to the snowjob we’re getting from Washington...
Snow ma gettin as hymn calls it. Oh he’s so cute an smart too choke cough puke must be the co two.

[VRWC For Truth]

... paging Al Bortion to the white courtesy telephone ...

[SamAdams76]

The shift in the expected storm track is a bit further east but that does not put NYC out of the woods. The lesser amounts would be seen west of the Hudson Valley. Those on eastern Long Island and Southeast New England (up to Boston) will likely see the highest amounts with this track but 20+ inches still very likely in NYC.

I used to be a cynic about the hyping of snowstorms in this area but I've seen way too many accidents brought on by jerks driving too fast for the conditions and thinking that their 4WD or AWD makes them invincible (it doesn't). Especially tractor trailer trucks. Some of those morons cause the worst of the pile-ups by trying to maintain highway speeds in blinding snow.

I used to be a hero about making it to the office on days like this but with modern technology, I can be just as productive at home as I can be in the office - so long as I keep my power on!

[lowbridge]

Pshaw. The headlines make it sound as if we’re in a panic here when we are not. At least most of us are not. We’ve dealt with even worse snowstorms many times before.

[Kartographer]

No panic here

I just so happen that everyone woke up with a hankering for french toast.

[kearnyirish2]

Electronic signatures have gone some way to making it easier to work from home, but some financial places still insist on receiving signed letters faxed to them. In a worst-case scenario I can walk home (about 2.5 miles), but I’m not looking forward to that.

Thankfully the kids are old enough to help with the shoveling (and the reverse 911 last night indicated they’re having a half-day today).

[FlingWingFlyer]

I can’t wait to see if this storm is more “historic” than last year’s “historic” polar vortex storm or if the “historic” lake effect storm in Buffalo earlier this year was more “historic” than both of these “historic” storms. Anyway, something is going to be “historic” now that the “historicness” of the “historic” Obama regime is starting to wear off.

[outofsalt]

"I used to be a cynic about the hyping of snowstorms in this area"

Me too, until they started naming every flake that falls and now I'm a true believer! /s

[petercooper]

Looks like it has broken up considerably. http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php

[petercooper]

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php

[randita]

When in PA for 30 years, we had several storms of 2 feet or more. I don’t recall having one where there were such strong winds as they’re predicting. The drifting will be unreal and there will be piles of snow against sold surfaces like garage doors/fronts of houses easily exceeding 6 feet.

In NYC, it’s a nightmare because they have to figure out where to put the snow after the streets are plowed. Probably dump it in the river, but that will take a lot of time.

The worse storm I can recall was in the early 90’s - about 2.5 feet. It took over a week for the community to start functioning normally again. No school for a whole week.

[Ol' Sox]

French Toast and TP? - check
Gas for the Snowblower? - check
Snowblower tested, staged and in position? - check
Deep Cycle Marine Batteries charged? - check
Kerosene for the Heater? - check
Trees on my property trimmed? - check
Propane for the grill and campstove? - check
Firewood? - check
Batteries for flashlights? - check
Cars gassed? - check
Garbage cans secured from the wind? - check
Laundry done? - check
Showers taken? - check

We’re all set. Let ‘er rip.

[Spartan79]

I was born in the Panhandle, about 30 miles from Amarillo, and lived there until I was 16. I seem to remember more than a few crippling blizzards striking the area. Locals used to complain that the only thing between the Panhandle and the Artic Circle was a barbed wire fence or two.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I think you mean strikes.

A salient feature of the newest claims of global warming is a number of pockets of ocean that show higher surface air temperatures.

Surface, as in superficial. These are influenced by the surface water temperatures, which are warmer than normal. Nobody has bothered to check what lies beneath.

[Jack Hydrazine]

It even snowed down in central Mexico. Check it out here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OODUT1mORGE

[HiTech RedNeck]

His scientific advisors aren’t very good... that’s how it can be.

[MrB]

OK, so how many people are going to know what a “jotun” is?

[Black Agnes]

The jan 96 storm was epic. Just epic. It was like a giant had frosted the entire landscape with 7 minute frosting.

A lot of 7 minute frosting.