Weather
It’s not too often that NOAA issues a Winter Storm Warning for New York City but they have one active for right now. 6-10″ of snow are forecasted for New York City from this storm they’ve named “Hercules.” We’ll let NOAA do the talking.
NOAA New York City:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 326 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED INTO EARLY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILLS...FROM FIVE BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO AROUND ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOWEST VALUES WILL BE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...6 TO 16 ABOVE. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE INTO THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE THROUGH AROUND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF POWDERY SNOW...MAINLY THIS MORNING...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND COULD IMPACT SNOW PLOWING OPERATIONS. WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE EXPOSED TO THE COLD. WIND CHILLS 15 BELOW OR COLDER WILL LEAD TO AN EVEN MORE RAPID ONSET OF HYPOTHERMIA.
