Red Alert
Issued by The National Weather Service
Albany, NY
12:51 pm EST, Tue., Jan. 6, 2009
... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
ANOTHER VERY COMPLEX STORM WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS... MID HUDSON VALLEY... THE BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING... HOWEVER WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN ALOFT RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE WEDNESDAY. A CHANGE OVER BACK TO SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF.
BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND OR SLEET OCCURS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS ULSTER... DUTCHESS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES... WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS GREENE... COLUMBIA AND BERKSHIRE COUNTIES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF INCH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ON WEDNESDAY.
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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.
So, I'm guessing no school tomorrow. You think?
Also, DOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE? How does one do that?
Albany, NY
12:51 pm EST, Tue., Jan. 6, 2009
... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY.
ANOTHER VERY COMPLEX STORM WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CATSKILLS... MID HUDSON VALLEY... THE BERKSHIRES AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING... HOWEVER WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN ALOFT RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE THE DOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE WEDNESDAY. A CHANGE OVER BACK TO SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF.
BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND OR SLEET OCCURS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS ULSTER... DUTCHESS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES... WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS GREENE... COLUMBIA AND BERKSHIRE COUNTIES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF INCH ARE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ON WEDNESDAY.
...
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.
So, I'm guessing no school tomorrow. You think?
Also, DOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE? How does one do that?