National Weather Service bulletin(s)
The National Weather Service has a nifty staccato way of writing its weather reports. Here’s what they predicted, as of 12:23 p.m. today, for this part of the state:
A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET…SNOW AND SOME LOCALIZED FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WHOLE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM THE LOWER 20S IN THE FAR NORTHWEST SUBURBS TO AROUND 30 ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND. SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS HAVE REACHED ANYWHERE FROM A COATING TO THREE INCHES. ROADWAYS…ESPECIALLY UNTREATED ONES…WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY THIS AFTERNOON.
Here’s the official “Winter Storm Warning” for the area, updated at 12:56 p.m.:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
…SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT… LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST THIS EVENING…THEN PASS JUST EAST OF MONTAUK POINT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION IS PRIMARILY SNOW INLAND AND A MIXTURE OF SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND. AS THE LOW APPROACHES…PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT…BUT WARMER AIR WILL ALSO WORK IN ALOFT…CHANGING THE PRECIPITATION TO PRIMARILY SNOW AND SLEET OVER INLAND SECTIONS…AND A MIX OF SLEET…FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN CLOSER TO THE COAST. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW AND SLEET COULD ACCUMULATE WELL NORTH AND WEST OF NEW YORK CITY…WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN AND AROUND NEW YORK CITY…AND LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…
Specifically in northern Westchester, Rockland and Putnam:
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. A MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES…WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN ORANGE COUNTY…BEFORE ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDS SATURDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW… SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.
In southern Westchester and New York City:
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. A MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BEFORE THE ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDS LATER TONIGHT. UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCRETION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE…MAKING DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS QUITE HAZARDOUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW… SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.