The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Watch for Northern Fairfield County in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening. They are calling this a "potentially historic storm".
LOCATIONS... THE GREATER NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.
- * HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY.
- * ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
- * WINDS... NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
- * VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
- * TEMPERATURES... IN THE LOWER 20S.
- * TIMING... HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
- * IMPACTS... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.
- PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
- A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.
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