- Blizzard Warning for Northeast Suffolk County, New York
- Blizzard Warning issued February 08 at 10:17PM EST until February 09 at 1:00PM EST by NWS
- Effective: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 10:17 p.m.
- Expires: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 1 p.m.
...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM IMPACTING THE TRI-STATE INTO
SATURDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY...
* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY...AND
COASTAL PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO AREA AND
LOWEST AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTH COASTAL AREAS.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR
OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...SOME TREE LIMBS WILL BE DOWNED...
CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.