Brrrr…Wind Chills to be MINUS 22!!! Plus….a Snow Storm Coming!
The latest (Saturday morning) from the National Weather Service:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 344 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 NYZ015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-044- 047-048-072-010845- /O.NEW.KBGM.WS.A.0002.150201T1700Z-150202T1900Z/ /O.CON.KBGM.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150131T1600Z/ YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN-SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG- TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-OTSEGO-TIOGA- BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE- WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENN YAN...SENECA FALLS...AUBURN... SYRACUSE...CORNING...HORNELL...WATKINS GLEN...ELMIRA...ITHACA... ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...CORTLAND...NORWICH...ONEONTA... COOPERSTOWN...OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...MONTICELLO... TOWANDA...SAYRE...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON... WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 344 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND MOST OF CENTRAL NEW YORK EXCEPT NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY. * HAZARDS...BITTER COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL READINGS...15 TO 24 BELOW THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...10 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE ZERO THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING. * SNOW...POTENTIAL FOR 7 INCHES OR MORE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BRING FROSTBITE QUICKLY TO EXPOSED SKIN THIS MORNING. SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT BECAUSE HEAVY SNOW IS A POSSIBILITY...BUT NOT A CERTAINTY. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 INCHES OR MORE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA.