999  
WWUS41 KALY 172036  
WSWALY  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
336 PM EST MON FEB 17 2025  
 
NYZ032-038>040-180930-  
/O.CON.KALY.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250219T1100Z/  
NORTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, ATWELL, LITTLE FALLS,  
NOBLEBORO, MOHAWK, AMSTERDAM, JOHNSTOWN, OLD FORGE, ILION,  
NORTHWOOD, DOLGEVILLE, MCKEEVER, HERKIMER, GLOVERSVILLE, EAGLE  
BAY, AND FRANKFORT  
336 PM EST MON FEB 17 2025  
 
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10  
INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 16 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS  
HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...MONTGOMERY, SOUTHERN FULTON, AND 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 EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS  
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE. VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER BELOW A QUARTER  
MILE AT TIMES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH THE WEIGHT OF SNOW  
AND ICE ON TREES WILL LEAD TO TO AN INCREASED RISK OF DOWNED TREES  
AND POWER LINES, RESULTING IN 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 INTO MONTGOMERY  
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NYZ033-082-180930-  
/O.CON.KALY.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-250219T1100Z/  
HAMILTON-NORTHERN FULTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER, WELLS, CAROGA  
LAKE, AND LONG LAKE  
336 PM EST MON FEB 17 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40  
TO 55 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.  
 
* WHERE...HAMILTON AND NORTHERN FULTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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