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WWUS41 KALY 221728
WSWALY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1228 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN
ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF POUGHKEEPSIE, PAWLING, WOODSTOCK,
ARLINGTON, WINGDALE, AMENIA, ELLENVILLE, OAKVILLE, STANFORDVILLE,
BEACON, WEST HURLEY, KINGSTON, SUNDOWN, TERRYVILLE, WEST SHOKAN,
TORRINGTON, NEW MILFORD, KERHONKSON, DOVER PLAINS, NAPANOCH,
MILLBROOK, GAYLORDSVILLE, THOMASTON, NEW PALTZ, AND PINE PLAINS
1228 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 12 AND 18 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT, DUTCHESS AND
ULSTER COUNTIES IN EASTERN NEW YORK
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IN
ADDITION TO CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOWFALL. VISIBILITY
WILL DROP AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER WILL IMPACT THE REGION
LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
FAVORED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND FAR SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE
COUNTIES. SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.
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NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN
GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, PRATTSVILLE, NORTH
ADAMS, SANDISFIELD, NEW LEBANON, CAIRO, HUNTER, COXSACKIE,
PITTSFIELD, SOUTH EGREMONT, ATHENS, HANCOCK, CATSKILL, DALTON,
HUDSON, FLORIDA, TANNERSVILLE, WINDHAM, AND GREAT BARRINGTON
1228 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7
PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND
14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE EASTERN CATSKILLS AND BERKSHIRES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
50 MPH.
* WHERE...THE BERKSHIRES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND COLUMBIA AND
GREENE COUNTIES IN EASTERN NEW YORK
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON
TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER WILL IMPACT THE REGION
LATE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
FAVORED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND FAR SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE
COUNTIES. SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
NYZ047>049-051>054-VTZ013>015-231000-
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SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WOODFORD STATE PARK, COBLESKILL,
MIDDLEBURGH, PRESTON HOLLOW, DUANESBURG, GILBOA, WEST
BRATTLEBORO, BELLOWS FALLS, ROTTERDAM, JEFFERSON, STEPHENTOWN,
BERNE, ALBANY, BRATTLEBORO, BREAKABEEN, TROY, SCHENECTADY, EAGLE
BRIDGE, ALTAMONT, BERLIN, MARIAVILLE, LONDONDERRY,
LIVINGSTONVILLE, KNOX, POWNAL, WESTERLO, STRATTON, GUILFORD
CENTER, DELANSON, HOOSICK FALLS, STAMFORD, BENNINGTON, AND NORTH
BLENHEIM
1228 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
10 INCHES ACROSS SCHOHARIE COUNTY, THE HELDERBERGS, CAPITAL REGION
AND NORTHERN TACONICS OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND 6 TO 12 INCHES
ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...SCHOHARIE, SCHENECTADY, ALBANY AND RENSSELAER COUNTIES IN
EASTERN NEW YORK AND BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN
VERMONT.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED
LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE
AND POSSIBLY THE EVENING COMMUTE AS WELL FOR EASTERN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER WILL IMPACT THE REGION
THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A SHARP GRADIENT OF
SNOWFALL TOTALS AND THE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FAVORED
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA.
SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH ONE INCH PER HOUR WITHIN BANDS LATE
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
NYZ039>041-050-082-084-231000-
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SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BALLSTON SPA, JOHNSTOWN, AMSTERDAM,
GLOVERSVILLE, SARATOGA LAKE, MECHANICVILLE, WATERFORD, HUDSON
FALLS, FORT EDWARD, CAMBRIDGE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, CLIFTON PARK,
CAROGA LAKE, BURNT HILLS, NORTH EASTON, MIDDLE FALLS, AND
GREENWICH
1228 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...FULTON, MONTGOMERY, SARATOGA AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES IN EASTERN NEW YORK
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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