BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NYC AND LONG ISLAND

WXBUFFJIM · #1 Postby **WXBUFFJIM** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:19 pm

This is a dangerous and life threatening situation for NYC and the Long Island and Staten Island area. Folks in this vicinity after midday Saturday MUST stay off the roads unless it's an absolute emergency in which case you much rather would have 911 gain the upper hand on that. Stay off the roads Saturday afternoon through Sunday in the tristate, this is a serious and potentially deadly situation if you do travel in this.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
350 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2005

...STRONG WINTER STORM HEADING OUR WAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...AND PASS SOUTH AND EAST OF LONG ISLAND SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS IT INTENSIFIES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/OKX FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

CTZ009-NYZ071>077-220430-
BRONX NY-KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NASSAU NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-
QUEENS NY-RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-
350 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2005

...A BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO NOON SUNDAY
...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING.

SNOW WILL MOVE IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING. FINAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 12 TO 15 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...AND WILL BE QUITE GUSTY SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL
RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

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.

$$

BL03 · #2 Postby **BL03** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:20 pm

ITS COMING!!!!!!!

YES!!

WXGUY is up here somewhere!

looks like 15"+ for me!

WXBUFFJIM · #3 Postby **WXBUFFJIM** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:27 pm

Looks like it to me also. But with the strong winds, drifts could be much higher than that 15 inches. Also another threat be coastal flooding with the strong northeast winds sustained at 40-45 mph with gusts of 60-70 mph possible. This would result in moderate to borderlined significant coastal flooding at the time of high tide from the Jersey shore northward through Cape Cod Saturday night into Sunday.

Jim

michaelwmoss · #4 Postby **michaelwmoss** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:44 pm

With Blizzard Warnings already in effect in Michigan, it does look very likely that a powerful Nor-Easter is in the cards. Winter Weather Advisory in my area, however Winter Storm Warnings are in effect just north of here.

WXBUFFJIM · #5 Postby **WXBUFFJIM** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:50 pm

Yea there is even blizzard warnings up for western Minnesota right now. Just another indication that as powerful as this thing is now, it will only get worse, MUCH WORSE for the mid atlantic and northeast coastal United States.

fjf31970 · #6 Postby **fjf31970** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:58 pm

Im from Bellmore on the southshore of long island.I will take pictures and video(if possible)and post them on my homepage.If i can get down to the beach I will definatly take video of the angry ocean.

WXBUFFJIM · #7 Postby **WXBUFFJIM** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:11 pm

Make it a safe one and don't underestimate the power of water because it will be one angry son of a gun tomorrow night and sunday morning with gale force sustained winds of 35-45 mph and gusts to storm force 60-65 mph.

All of Long Island is under a blizzard warning also, definitely one classic blizzard there.

Jim

#8 Postby **simplykristi** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:28 pm

Stay safe, everyone!

Kristi

Scorpion · #9 Postby **Scorpion** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:43 pm

I would love to be in the NYC area right now :grrr:

. Should be fun to be outside in it.

krysof · #10 Postby **krysof** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:59 pm

Head inside once the very heavy snow comes in, you do not want to be outside during the heavy snow, strong winds will cause visibilities to drop possibly near zero, dangerous wind chills possible.

Website · #11 Postby **Brent** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:03 pm

Scorpion wrote:I would love to be in the NYC area right now . Should be fun to be outside in it.

Yes....

I'm going to get close tomorrow night. Heavy snow bursts expected in Gatlinburg tomorrow evening with strong winds. Not quite a full-fledged blizzard, but as close as it gets down here.

michaelwmoss · #12 Postby **michaelwmoss** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:17 am

I am getting lucky on this one. Still hasn't even snowed here yet and still just under The Winter Weather Advisory (Johnson County, IN)

Ed Spacer · #13 Postby **Ed Spacer** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:59 am

Heres the first wave of energy right now-two hours off,and its not just virga,just as I had predicted:

I am not trying to make myself attract attention here by my information,but I just want the board to know that I am a very serious study,and not to make myself look like a sawed-off nut or something.

We are going to get slammed.15-24 Isay in the corridor I outlined in my map.

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NYC AND LONG ISLAND

BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NYC AND LONG ISLAND

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