Sunday, February 12, 2006
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDAY HOURS SUNDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...MAINLY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN TREE BRANCHES...WEAKENED TREES...AS WELL AS POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE 10 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
