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Urgent - Winter Weather message
National Weather Service Albany NY
342 PM EST Fri Dec 6 2013

Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Schoharie- Western Schenectady-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga- Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Rensselaer- Eastern Rensselaer-Western Greene-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia- Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western dutchess- Eastern dutchess-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- including the cities of...Torrington...Oakville...New Milford... Terryville...Pittsfield...North Adams...Great Barrington...Lee... Lenox...Housatonic...Gloversville...Johnstown...Amsterdam... Wellsville...Cobleskill...Middleburgh...Delanson...Esperance... Duanesburg...Schenectady...Rotterdam...Ballston Spa... Mechanicville...Waterford...Altamont...Albany...Troy... Hoosick Falls...Hunter...Tannersville...Windham...Catskill... Coxsackie...Athens...Cairo...Jefferson Heights...Hudson... Chatham...Sundown...Ellenville...Woodstock...West Hurley... Kerhonkson...Napanoch...Phoenicia...Kingston...New Paltz... Poughkeepsie...Beacon...Arlington...Pawling...Dover Plains... Millbrook...Pine Plains...Amenia...Millerton...Bennington... Jacksonville...Newfane...Brattleboro...West Brattleboro... Bellows Falls 342 PM EST Fri Dec 6 2013

...Winter Weather advisory remains in effect until 7 AM EST Saturday...

* Locations...Northern and Eastern catskills...Schoharie Valley... Central Mohawk Valley...Capital district... Taconics...Southern Vermont...Litchfield County Connecticut and the berkshires.

* Hazard types...Snow...Mixed initially with Rain and sleet.

* Snow and sleet accumulations...4 to 8 inches over The Eastern catskills and 2 to 6 inches over the capital district...Central Mohawk Valley...Schoharie Valley...Helderbergs...Mid Hudson Valley...Taconics...Southern Vermont...Berkshires...And Litchfield Hills. Snowfall totals will be on the lower end of the Range in Valley areas.

* Maximum snowfall rates...Ranging from a half an inch to up to an inch per hour.

* Timing...Precipitation will begin this evening and initially Start out as a Brief period of wintry Mix...Before quickly transitioning to all Snow Shortly before Midnight. The heaviest snowfall looks to occur tonight before diminishing towards Daybreak.

* Impacts...The combination of Snow and Light wintry Mix could Lead to hazardous travel conditions.

* Winds...Northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph over the highest terrain.

* Temperatures...Dropping from the Mid 30s this evening into the Mid to upper 20s by late tonight.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Weather advisory Means that periods of Snow...Sleet...Or freezing Rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery Roads and limited visibilities...And use caution while driving.