What are the different Winter Advisories and what do they mean?
Winter Weather Advisory
Winter weather event where precipitation type cannot be determined with a high level of confidence, or event having more than one predominant hazard (i.e., snow and ice, snow and sleet, or snow, ice and sleet) meeting or exceeding locally defined 12 and/or 24 hour advisory criteria for at least one of the precipitation elements, but remaining below warning criteria.
Winter Storm Watch
Conditions are favorable for a Winter Storm event (Heavy Sleet, Ice Storm, Heavy Snow, and Blowing Snow or a combination of events) to meet, or exceed, local Winter Storm Warning criteria in the next 12 to 48 hours.
Winter Storm Warning
Winter weather event having more than one predominant hazard (i.e., heavy snow and blowing snow, snow and ice, snow and sleet, sleet and ice, or snow, sleet and ice) meeting or exceeding locally defined 12 and/or 24 hour warning criteria for at least one of the precipitation elements.
Blizzard Warning
Sustained wind or frequent gusts greater than or equal to 35 mph accompanied by falling and/or blowing snow, frequently reducing visibility to less than 1/4 mile for three hours or more.
Winter Storm Watch for Northeastern New York State
316 PM EST Sat Feb 10 2024
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 9 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts and the eastern Catskills, the mid-Hudson Valley and the southern Taconics in eastern New York.
* WHEN...From late Monday night through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates may reach 1 inch per hour at times late Monday night into Tuesday morning. There remains uncertainty on the northern extent of the heaviest snowfall.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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