Post by maddogblues on Feb 26, 2010 1:11:17 GMT -5
Got a weather bulletin from back on the east coast where I moved from.
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO POUND CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF
AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR. NARROW INTENSE BANDS COULD PRODUCE RATES
OF AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW SHOULD FINALLY BEGIN
TO DIMINISH BETWEEN 4 AND 7 AM.
BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARDS DAYBREAK...STORM TOTALS
OF 10 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS
FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS STORM WILL BE THE WIND.
SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...AT
TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS MAKING THE
FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE THIS A VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
BE WITHOUT POWER FOR SOME TIME SHOULD POWER OUTAGES BECOME
WIDESPREAD IN NATURE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU HAVE AT LEAST
3 DAYS OF SUPPLIES...INCLUDING FOOD...BOTTLED WATER AND MEDICINES
IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED AT HOME.
I imagine it will look like this:
...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO POUND CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF
AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR. NARROW INTENSE BANDS COULD PRODUCE RATES
OF AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW SHOULD FINALLY BEGIN
TO DIMINISH BETWEEN 4 AND 7 AM.
BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TOWARDS DAYBREAK...STORM TOTALS
OF 10 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS
FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS STORM WILL BE THE WIND.
SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...AT
TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS MAKING THE
FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL MAKE THIS A VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
BE WITHOUT POWER FOR SOME TIME SHOULD POWER OUTAGES BECOME
WIDESPREAD IN NATURE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU HAVE AT LEAST
3 DAYS OF SUPPLIES...INCLUDING FOOD...BOTTLED WATER AND MEDICINES
IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED AT HOME.
I imagine it will look like this: