From Wesley Hills Mayor
1.
David Goldsmith
show details 3:55 PM (17 minutes ago)
From the office of Fire and Emergency Services.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW & ICE.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT & WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAXIMUM HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE 1 INCH PER HOUR IN NARROW BANDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY.
AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION, WARM AIR WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH & CHANGE THE SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN. THIS WILL OCCUR LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. UP TO A 3 HOUR PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MAY CAUSE ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1/3 OF AN INCH.
INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES, CAUSING JUST PLAIN RAIN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES & MOVES NORTHEAST, COLDER AIR WILL RUSH SOUTHEAST & CHANGE THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY. ANY STANDING WATER WILL QUICKLY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET INTO THE LOWER & MID 20'S.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW SLEET & ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
Shul Message:
If you are staying home in the morning, please help out with Religious Services, at 6:40A.
Thank You
2. From Ramapo
Rockland County Tour.
See http://www.rockland.org/f_home.html
Elaine Silverberg
Confidential Assistant to the Supervisor
845-357-5100 xt 324
fax 845-357-3877
silverberge@ramapo-ny.gov
