NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERT: Winter Storm Watch for Southern Westchester, NY Tues AM to Wed PM Snow 5-9″ Ice .5″

Winter Storm Watch for Southern Westchester, NY

from 6 am EST, Tue., Feb. 1, 2011 until 7 pm EST, Wed., Feb. 2, 2011
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Updated 31 Jan 2011 3:10 pm Local Time

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
3:57 am EST, Mon., Jan. 31, 2011

… WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS 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.