BLIZARD WARNINGS

[dg13x]

NYC raises Blizzard warnings for their forecast area:

...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AND
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PICK UP IN SPEED. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 40
MPH...AND THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
DAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR...WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME
LOST OR DISORIENTED...SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO
STAY INDOORS.

ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

[mathias1979]

beat me to it...absolutely incredible.

-Matt

[DerangedHermit]

Jesus CHRIST! And to think, some people were pooh-poohing the storm...

[Guest]

told ya...

Jesus CHRIST! And to think, some people were pooh-poohing the storm...