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THE GREAT HALLOWEEN SNOWSTORM SURPRISE OF 2011 #Snowtober

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVCE FOR THE TRI-STATE REGION

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
427 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...A HISTORIC EARLY SEASON SNOWSTORM FOR THE TRI-STATE REGION
TONIGHT...

NJZ006-NYZ071>075-176>178-300430-
/O.CON.KOKX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
HUDSON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
427 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME
  RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
  FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
  SNOW...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...AND LAST THROUGH MOST
  OF THE NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE
  EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
  AFTER DARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

 

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
436 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

CTZ007>010-NJZ006-106-108-NYZ071>075-176>178-300030-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
436 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...WITH WIDESPREAD DOWNED
TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM...

OCCASIONAL BANDS OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
AREA THROUGH 8 PM...WITH SNOW FALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER
HOUR. EMBEDDED THUNDER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVY SNOW
BANDS. RAIN MAY BRIEFLY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW WHEN PRECIPITATION
LIGHTENS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES.

WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH...HIGHEST CLOSER TO THE COAST. THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY WET SNOW ON TREES WITH
PARTIAL OR FULL FOLIAGE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE
AND POWER OUTAGES.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...WITH NON ESSENTIAL TRAVEL NOT
RECOMMENDED. MONITOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THE
LATEST.

$$

 

Coastal Flood Advisory

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
419 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED DURING THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...

...HIGH SURF FOR ATLANTIC BEACHES TONIGHT...

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-300430-
/O.CON.KOKX.CF.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111030T0500Z/
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
419 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...COAST OF NEW YORK HARBOR.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...2 TO 2.5 FEET TONIGHT.

* TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. THERE IS THE
  POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE HIGH
  TIDE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

...NEW YORK HARBOR WATER LEVELS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY..
.................................(MLLW/NGVD).................

THE BATTERY NY.....1111 PM...........6.8...........MINOR.....
BERGEN POINT NY....1107 PM...........7.2...........MINOR.....

$$

 

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
403 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

NJZ006-106-108-NYZ072-074-302015-
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
403 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.
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