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WWUS41 KALY 230839
WSWALY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
339 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN
ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEW MILFORD, WEST SHOKAN, MILLBROOK, PINE
PLAINS, ARLINGTON, DOVER PLAINS, PAWLING, KERHONKSON, OAKVILLE,
WEST HURLEY, SUNDOWN, GAYLORDSVILLE, THOMASTON, TERRYVILLE, NEW
PALTZ, BEACON, ELLENVILLE, AMENIA, POUGHKEEPSIE, KINGSTON,
NAPANOCH, STANFORDVILLE, WINGDALE, TORRINGTON, AND WOODSTOCK
339 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
6 AND 12 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 20 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH.
* WHERE...LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND DUTCHESS
AND ULSTER COUNTIES IN EASTERN YORK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE 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
TODAY. THE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FAVORED ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
AT TIMES THIS 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-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN
GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CATSKILL, SANDISFIELD, HOOSICK FALLS,
SOUTH EGREMONT, GREAT BARRINGTON, HUDSON, LONDONDERRY, STRATTON,
ATHENS, WINDHAM, NORTH ADAMS, NEW LEBANON, DALTON, PITTSFIELD,
FLORIDA, HANCOCK, TANNERSVILLE, WEST BRATTLEBORO, POWNAL,
PRATTSVILLE, BELLOWS FALLS, BRATTLEBORO, BENNINGTON, WOODFORD
STATE PARK, JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, STAMFORD, COXSACKIE, GUILFORD
CENTER, STEPHENTOWN, HUNTER, BERLIN, CAIRO, AND EAGLE BRIDGE
339 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW . ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 9 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 16
INCHES WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...THE BERKSHIRES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, GREENE, COLUMBIA
AND EASTERN RENSSELAER COUNTIES IN EASTERN NEW YORK, AND SOUTHERN
VERMONT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS
MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT
THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN
TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER WILL IMPACT THE REGION
TODAY. 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 THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN
SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLIFTON PARK, BERNE, BREAKABEEN,
WATERFORD, GILBOA, WESTERLO, DELANSON, KNOX, NORTH BLENHEIM,
TROY, ALBANY, COBLESKILL, BALLSTON SPA, MECHANICVILLE, ALTAMONT,
PRESTON HOLLOW, ROTTERDAM, DUANESBURG, JEFFERSON, SCHENECTADY,
MARIAVILLE, MIDDLEBURGH, BURNT HILLS, AND LIVINGSTONVILLE
339 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 6 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...THE CAPITAL DISTRICT, SCHOHARIE VALLEY, NORTHERN
CATSKILLS, AND THE HELDERBERGS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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