Meteorologists are intrigued by the latest forecast model predictions.
Tuesday, snow mixing with ice in the afternoon
Wednesday snow/sleet / freezing rain/rain/ drizzle ends.
Something for everyone.
NOAA predicts Passaic County 7" snow 0.37" ice
Bergen,Union Counties 5" snow 0.26" ice by Wednesday
Orange County, NY 12"
But there are other predictions of 5 to 9 inches.
PA, from Mason Dixon Line up to Rte. 80 serious icing hazards.
Forecasts will be changing several times between now and Wed.
Oh, I almost forgot, snow Saturday.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
343 AM EST MON JAN 31 2011
..A LARGE WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
..WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...THE LOWER
HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARDS...SNOW TUESDAY...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...AND UP TO A
HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW AND
SLEET CONTINUES MUCH OF TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX
OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. THIS IS
WHEN THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW
AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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