Been many years since I've seen this predicted...



Blizzard Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
436 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ047>054-058>061-063>066-VTZ013>015-221630-
BENNINGTON VT-EASTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN COLUMBIA NY-
EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN GREENE NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-EASTERN ULSTER NY-EASTERN WINDHAM VT-
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SCHOHARIE NY-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-
WESTERN ALBANY NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-
WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY-WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-
WESTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN WINDHAM VT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY...ARLINGTON...BEACON...
BELLOWS FALLS...BENNINGTON...BRATTLEBORO...CATSKILL...CHATHAM...
CLIFTON PARK...COBLESKILL...COHOES...COLONIE...DELMAR...
EAST GREENBUSH...ELLENVILLE...GREAT BARRINGTON...HOOSICK FALLS...
HUDSON...HUNTER...KINGSTON...LATHAM...LONDONDERRY...MANCHESTER...
MECHANICVILLE...NASSAU...NEW MILFORD...NEW PALTZ...NORTH ADAMS...
PAWLING...PITTSFIELD...POUGHKEEPSIE...RENSSELAER...RHINEBECK...
ROTTERDAM...SAUGERTIES...SCHENECTADY...SCOTIA...STRATTON...
TORRINGTON...TOWNSHEND...TROY AND WATERVLIET
436 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...

SNOW WILL BEGIN IN EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A NORTHEAST WIND WILL BECOME
QUITE STRONG LATE TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL FREQUENT EXCEED 35 MILES AN HOUR...AND MAY
PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE FROM 10 INCHES TO
21 INCHES. THE BRISK WIND WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND THEN IT WILL QUICKLY ACCELERATE TO NEAR
CAPE COD SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE STALLING IN THE GULF OF MAINE SUNDAY
EVENING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND OR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR, WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS MAY BECOME
LOST OR DISORIENTED, SO PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO
STAY INDOORS TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
525 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084-
VTZ013>015-231200-
BENNINGTON VT-EASTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN COLUMBIA NY-
EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN GREENE NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-EASTERN ULSTER NY-EASTERN WINDHAM VT-
MONTGOMERY NY-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN FULTON NY-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY-NORTHERN WARREN NY-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SCHOHARIE NY-SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN FULTON NY-SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-
SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY-
WESTERN ALBANY NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-
WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY-WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-
WESTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN WINDHAM VT-
525 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND
ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

.DAY ONE...
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH NOON EST
ON SUNDAY...SEE BLIZZARD WARNING PRODUCT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON EST ON SUNDAY...SEE
BLIZZARD WARNING PRODUCT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED STARTING AT 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NEW YORK...ALBANY...
COLUMBIA...DUTCHESS...FULTON...GREENE...MONTGOMERY...
RENSSELAER...SARATOGA...SCHENECTADY...SCHOHARIE...SOUTHERN
HERKIMER...ULSTER...WARREN AND WASHINGTON...IN CONNECTICUT...
LITCHFIELD...IN MASSACHUSETTS...BERKSHIRE...AND IN VERMONT...
BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM. SKYWARN NETS WILL BE ASKED TO COLLECT AND
FORWARD SNOWFALL REPORTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE...WIND MEASUREMENTS...
REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES...VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND MEASUREMENTS
OF SNOW DRIFTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA TELEPHONE.