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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
320 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
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NORTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLD FORGE, DOLGEVILLE, ATWELL, NOBLEBORO,
NORTHWOOD, LITTLE FALLS, MOHAWK, EAGLE BAY, FRANKFORT,
GLOVERSVILLE, MCKEEVER, BIG MOOSE, JOHNSTOWN, AMSTERDAM, ILION,
AND HERKIMER
320 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8
AND 16 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...MONTGOMERY, NORTHERN HERKIMER, SOUTHERN FULTON, AND
SOUTHERN HERKIMER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES TODAY. STRONG WINDS MAY
CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE WEIGHT OF SNOW
AND ICE ON TREES COULD RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES LEADING
TO POWER OUTAGES. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN
HERKIMER COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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HAMILTON-NORTHERN FULTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SABATTIS, LONG LAKE, HOFFMEISTER, CAROGA
LAKE, AND WELLS
320 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...HAMILTON AND NORTHERN FULTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES TODAY.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST HAMILTON COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
JPV
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