Blizzard Warning for Northwest Suffolk County, NY
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Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
… BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO NOON EST SUNDAY…
* LOCATIONS… THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY… COASTAL PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY… AND LONG ISLAND.
* HAZARD TYPES… HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS… SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 12 INCHES.
* WINDS… NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES… IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S.
* VISIBILITIES… ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TIMING… SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS… EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.