Freezing Rain Advisory

Freezing Rain Advisory

Freezing Rain Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1055 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2017

NYZ038-040-047>054-058>061-063>066-180000-
/O.CON.KALY.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170118T1200Z/
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...
MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...AMSTERDAM...COBLESKILL...
BREAKABEEN...GILBOA...LIVINGSTONVILLE...MIDDLEBURGH...
NORTH BLENHEIM...JEFFERSON...MARIAVILLE...DELANSON...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BURNT HILLS...BALLSTON SPA...
MECHANICVILLE...CLIFTON PARK...WATERFORD...WESTERLO...ALTAMONT...
BERNE...KNOX...PRESTON HOLLOW...ALBANY...TROY...BERLIN...
EAGLE BRIDGE...HOOSICK FALLS...STEPHENTOWN...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...PRATTSVILLE...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...
ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...NEW LEBANON...
ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...WEST SHOKAN...KERHONKSON...
NAPANOCH...SUNDOWN...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...
BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...WINGDALE...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...STANFORDVILLE...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA
1055 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2017

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MID HUDSON VALLEY...EASTERN CATSKILLS AND
  HELDERBERGS...MOHAWK VALLEY...CAPITAL REGION...AND TACONICS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SNOW
  OR SLEET AT TIMES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCRETION OF A TRACE TO UP TO ONE TENTH
  OF AN INCH IN THE VALLEYS...AND ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN
  INCH ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL
  BECOME STEADIER PRECIPITATION IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON INTO
  TONIGHT. MOST OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF
  FREEZING RAIN ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND RAIN OCCASIONALLY
  MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IN VALLEYS. SOME SLEET OR SNOW MAY MIX
  IN AT TIMES DURING THE NIGHT AS WELL. PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
  TAPER OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE COVERED ROADWAYS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
  UNTREATED WALKWAYS...DRIVEWAYS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE VERY
  SLIPPERY. SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FREEZING
  RAIN. LIGHT ICING MAY STILL OCCUR EVEN AFTER TEMPERATURES RISE
  ABOVE FREEZING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
349 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2017

NYZ038-040-047>054-058>061-063>066-181200-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER-MONTGOMERY-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-
WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-
WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
349 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2017

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID HUDSON VALLEY...THE
MOHAWK VALLEY...TACONICS...SCHOHARIE COUNTY...THE EASTERN
CATSKILLS AND HELDERBERGS...AND THE CAPITAL REGION OF EAST
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

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Author: Harlem Valley News