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Hudson County Office of Emergency Management
Wednesday February 8th, 2017 :: 07:58 a.m. EST

Alert

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY

Issued by the National Weather Service
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 12AM EST THU UNTIL 6PM EST THU ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND, SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT, THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30-35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...1/2 TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY

Instructions:

SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY

Address/Location
Hudson County Office of Emergency Management
830 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-369-5200

Jim Woods
Office of Emergency Management
[email protected]
201-369-5200

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Warning

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