The National Weather Service reports that: THE BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
- * LOCATIONS... NEW HAVEN... NORTHERN MIDDLESEX... AND NORTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.
- * HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
- * ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 20 TO 30 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
- * SNOWFALL RATES... 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR INTO THIS MORNING.
- * WINDS... NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
- * VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
- * TEMPERATURES... 13 TO 23.
- * TIMING... HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS THIS MORNING.
- * IMPACTS... LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.
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.
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