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WWUS41 KALY 150556
WSWALY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1256 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
NYZ032-033-160000-
/O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260116T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCKEEVER, ATWELL, OLD FORGE, LONG LAKE,
EAGLE BAY, HOFFMEISTER, BIG MOOSE, SABATTIS, WELLS, NOBLEBORO,
AND NORTHWOOD
1256 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...HAMILTON AND NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS BETWEEN ACCUMULATING
WET SNOW AND WET SURFACES TURNING ICY AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY FALL
INTO THE 20S TODAY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AFTER WET SNOW FALLS THROUGH THIS MORNING, WE
SHOULD HAVE A BRIEF BREAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS EXTEND INTO THE SOUTHWEST ADIRONDACKS TONIGHT BRINGING
ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FALLING SNOW WITHIN ANY LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS REACHING 25-35MPH
(ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT) CAN RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY
TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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