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WWUS41 KBGM 220252
WSWBGM
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
952 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
NYZ062-PAZ044-047-048-072-221500-
/O.CON.KBGM.WS.W.0002.260222T1800Z-260224T0000Z/
SULLIVAN-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILKES-BARRE, MONTICELLO, SCRANTON,
HAZLETON, HONESDALE, AND MILFORD
952 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM
EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
15 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...IN NEW YORK, SULLIVAN COUNTY. IN PENNSYLVANIA, LACKAWANNA,
LUZERNE, PIKE, AND SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4
MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE
MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
IN NEW YORK,
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
IN PENNSYLVANIA,
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PENNSYLVANIA
TURNPIKE COMMISSION STRONGLY ENCOURAGE MOTORIST TO HEED ALL TRAVEL
RESTRICTIONS AND DELAY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. VISIT WWW.511PA.COM FOR
THE LATEST TRAVEL, ROADWAYS, AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
NYZ046-057-PAZ039-040-043-221500-
/O.CON.KBGM.WS.A.0004.260222T1800Z-260224T0000Z/
OTSEGO-DELAWARE-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTROSE, ONEONTA, TUNKHANNOCK, WALTON,
HALLSTEAD, EQUINUNK, DAMASCUS, AND DELHI
952 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...IN NEW YORK, DELAWARE AND OTSEGO COUNTIES. IN
PENNSYLVANIA, NORTHERN WAYNE, SUSQUEHANNA, AND WYOMING COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND
EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
MJM
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