Winter Storm Warning As of 4:25 am EST on January 7, 2009
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 am EST Thursday...
A Winter Storm Warning for sleet and freezing rain remains in effect until 7 am EST Thursday.
A complex storm system will continue to impact the eastern Catskills... Mid Hudson valley... Berkshires and Litchfield Hills through today and into tonight.
Around one half inch of ice is expected through today... with total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches through tonight. The combination of snow... sleet and significant icing will likely result in downed trees and power outages.
A mix of sleet and freezing rain will transition to freezing rain this morning. Freezing rain will be the dominant precipitation type through most of the day today. As warmer air moves in at the surface... a brief changeover to plain rain is expected this afternoon for portions of the Mid Hudson valley and Litchfield Hills before the precipitation changes back to light snow Wednesday night.
The wintry precipitation will result from a storm that will move northeast up the Saint Lawrence valley today as a secondary storm forms off New Jersey. The system will move to the Canadian Maritimes Thursday morning.
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow... sleet... and ice are expected or occurring. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.
Today -
Freezing rain and sleet. Sleet accumulation a dusting. Ice accumulation around one third of an inch. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this morning. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Tonight -
Snow in the evening...then snow showers likely after midnight. Total snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Lows in the lower 20s. South winds around 5 mph...increasing to west 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 80 percent.
Thursday -
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Brisk with highs in the upper 20s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
Thursday Night -
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Brisk and cooler with lows around 9 above. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
Friday -
Partly sunny and brisk. Colder with highs around 16. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
Friday Night -
Partly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a chance of snow after midnight. Cold with lows 5 to 10 above. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Saturday -
Snow likely. Moderate snow accumulation possible. Cold with highs in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Saturday Night -
Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Cold with lows 5 to 10 above.
Sunday -
Mostly cloudy. Cold with highs 15 to 20.
Sunday Night through Monday Night -
Mostly cloudy. Cold. Lows around 5 above. Highs in the lower 20s. Wind chill values as low as 20 below.
Tuesday -
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Cold with highs around 20.
Public Information Statement As of 6:43 am EST on January 7, 2009
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 24 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Albany
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments snowfall of (inches) measurement
... Albany County... Colonie 1.0 610 am 1/7 Voorheesville 0.8 624 am 1/7 Albany 0.7 100 am 1/7 NWS cestm
... Columbia County... Ancramdale 0.8 557 am 1/7 Kinderhook 0.5 613 am 1/7
... Fulton County... Caroga Lake 2.3 446 am 1/7 Broadalbin 2.0 548 am 1/7 fishhouse 2.0 503 am 1/7 Gloversville 2.0 449 am 1/7 Gloversville 2.0 605 am 1/7
... Greene County... Halcott 1.0 320 am 1/7
... Hamilton County... Speculator 3.0 609 am 1/7 Wells 3.0 611 am 1/7 Indian Lake 2.8 626 am 1/7
... Montgomery County... Amsterdam 2.0 615 am 1/7 Palatine Bridge 1.5 511 am 1/7 Fonda 1.3 613 am 1/7
... Rensselaer County... Speigletown 1.0 528 am 1/7
... Saratoga County... Saratoga Springs 2.0 551 am 1/7
... Schenectady County... Schenectady 1.5 528 am 1/7 Scotia 1.3 606 am 1/7
... Schoharie County... Huntersland 0.5 627 am 1/7
... Ulster County... West Shokan 1.5 453 am 1/7 Whiteport 1.5 615 am 1/7 Saugerties 1.3 444 am 1/7
... Warren County... Lake Luzerne 1.9 533 am 1/7
... Washington County... Whitehall 2.0 524 am 1/7 Cossayuna 1.8 521 am 1/7 Hudson Falls 1.8 543 am 1/7
Winter Storm Warning As of 4:25 am EST on January 7, 2009
