So much for my behind-the-scenes tour of the new Fulton Street transit center (postponed) and weekend travel plans (cancelled). Stay safe! From the National Weather Service:
Kings (brooklyn)
Blizzard Warning in effect from 6AM EST FRI until 1PM EST SAT
BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY.
LOCATIONS
NEW YORK CITY
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY
AND COASTAL PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
HAZARD TYPES
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
ACCUMULATIONS
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 14 INCHES
WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS WITHIN DEVELOPING SNOW BANDS.
WINDS
NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
TEMPERATURES
FALLING INTO THE 20S BY FRIDAY EVENING.
VISIBILITIES
ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
TIMING
THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS
HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION
SOME TREE LIMBS WILL BE DOWNED
CAUSING SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED
STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
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