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Wind Chill Advisory

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
349 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

…DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY…

* LOCATIONS…NEW YORK CITY…LONG ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES…DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING…THIS MORNING.

* WIND CHILL…15 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS…THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE
VENTURING OUTSIDE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. THE
COMBINATION OF VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AND FRIGID AIR TEMPERATURES
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN FROZEN PIPES…FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS…
DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT
AGAINST FROSTBITE

WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE TRI-STATE TODAY INTO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
324 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2015

…WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE TRI-STATE TODAY INTO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING…

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY…

* LOCATIONS…NEW YORK CITY…LONG ISLAND…NORTHEAST NEW
JERSEY…THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW…WITH FREEZING RAIN ACROSS NEW YORK
CITY… LONG ISLAND…MOST OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…AND
COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND FAIRFIELD
COUNTY.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES…ALONG
WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* VISIBILITIES…ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING…SNOW DEVELOPS LATE THIS MORNING OVER WESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE TRI-STATE…THEN EXPANDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE
TO FREEZING RAIN ACROSS NEW YORK CITY… LONG ISLAND…MOST OF
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON
VALLEY AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY SUNDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS…SNOW COVERED SURFACES…COATED WITH ICE IN AREAS…
WILL MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CA– USE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND — USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.