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Borough of Fort Lee, NJ
Monday March 13th, 2017 :: 04:32 p.m. EDT

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Blizzard Warning issued by National Weather Service: https://goo.gl/hfIVdo #FortLeePD

Blizzard Warning issued by National Weather Service: https://goo.gl/hfIVdo #FortLeePD
 

Event: Blizzard Warning
Alert:
...Major Winter Storm Late Tonight into Tuesday Evening... 
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT 
EDT TUESDAY NIGHT... 
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Blizzard 
Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to midnight EDT 
Tuesday night. The Blizzard Watch is no longer in effect. 
 
* Locations...Metropolitan New York City and New Jersey, Western 
Long Island, Southern Westchester, Southern Fairfield, Southern 
New Haven, Northern Middlesex, and Northern New London 
counties. 
 
* Hazard Types...Heavy Snow and Blizzard Conditions. Snow may mix 
with or change to sleet and rain across southern and eastern 
coastal areas late Tuesday morning into Tuesday afternoon. 
 
* Snow Accumulations...12 to 20 inches...highest amounts to the 
north and west. 
 
* Snowfall Rates...2 to 4 inches per hour early Tuesday morning 
into early Tuesday afternoon. 
 
* Timing...Late tonight into Tuesday evening. 
 
* Impacts...Dangerous travel due to whiteout conditions at times. 
Several roads may become impassable. Power outages possible. 
Damaging wind gusts possible across Long Island and coastal 
Connecticut. 
 
* Winds...Northeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 55 mph on 
Tuesday. Highest winds across coastal areas. 
 
* Temperatures...In the upper 20s. 
 
* Visibilities...One quarter mile or less at times.
Instructions: A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions...making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If you must travel...have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded...stay with your vehicle.
Target Area:
Eastern Bergen
Eastern Essex
Eastern Union
Hudson

Instructions:

Do not travel. If you must travel...have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded...stay with your vehicle.

Address/Location
Borough of Fort Lee, NJ
309 Main St
Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-592-3500

Gallagher, Stephen
Fort Lee Police
[email protected]
201-592-3700

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Blizzard Warning

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