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... AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT FAIRFIELD... HUDSON... EASTERN PASSAIC... UNION... BERGEN... ESSEX... PUTNAM... QUEENS... RICHMOND... BRONX... NEW YORK... KINGS... ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES... AT 936 AM EST, AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WAS LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST AT NEAR 50 MPH WITH BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THIS WILL BRING THE HEAVY SNOW INTO NEW YORK CITY, FAIRFIELD CONNECTICUT, PARTS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY BEFORE 1030 AM. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AND POSSIBLY UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HEAVY SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP QUICKLY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE IN THIS AREA OF HEAVY SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT... HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OCCURRING. PLAN ON DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. TREE BRANCHES COULD FALL AS WELL. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WHERE... PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY, SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. * WHEN... UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

Instructions:

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. HOWEVER, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO REFRAIN FROM DRIVING.