A winter weather advisory has been issued this afternoon:
Severe Weather Alert
Winter Weather Advisory for Hudson County, NJ
from 1 am EST, Thu., Jan. 15, 2009 until 1 pm EST, Thu., Jan. 15, 2009
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
3:07 pm EST, Wed., Jan. 14, 2009
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 AM AND 11 AM THURSDAY. THE STEADY... ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL QUICKLY COME TO AND END BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP. BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE GENERALLY FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. A FEW AREAS IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY NEW YORK MAY RECEIVE UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SLIPPERY AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION AS VERY COLD AIR IS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION AND THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO MELT ON CONTACT WITH ROADWAYS.
IN ADDITION... AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME LOCATIONS AS GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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... A PERIOD OF SNOW IS HEADED FOR THE TRI-STATE...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THIS SYSTEM.
