- Blizzard Warning for Putnam County, New York
- Blizzard Warning issued February 09 at 6:36AM EST until February 09 at 12:00PM EST by NWS
- Effective: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 6:36 a.m.
- Expires: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at noon
...HISTORIC WINTER STORM GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN THIS MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
* LOCATIONS...LONG ISLAND.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 15 TO 30 INCHES...HIGHEST
ACROSS CENTRAL LONG ISLAND.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.
* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR
THROUGH DAYBREAK.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS MORNING AS MANY ROADS
ARE IMPASSABLE...WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF CLOSED ROADS AND
STRANDED CARS. HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...SOME TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE
DOWNED...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.