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Winter Storm Warning issued February 7 at 9:42PM EST until February 9 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Albany NY

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut including all of Litchfield County, western Massachusetts including all of Berkshire County, the Schoharie Valley, eastern Catskills, Helderbergs, mid Hudson Valley, Greater Capital Region, and the Taconics in eastern New York. * WHEN...From 7 PM Saturday to noon EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous travel is likely. Avoid any unnecessary travel Saturday night into Sunday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will increase in intensity Saturday evening with snowfall rates an inch an hour. The snow will taper Sunday morning.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 6 at 3:01PM EST until February 8 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Albany NY

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Southern Herkimer County. * WHEN...From 7 AM Friday to 7 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
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Wind Advisory issued February 6 at 3:12PM EST until February 7 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Albany NY

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of western Massachusetts, eastern New York, and southern Vermont. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 4 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
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Winter Storm Watch issued February 6 at 3:01PM EST until February 9 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Albany NY

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 7 or more inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut including Litchfield County, western Massachusetts including all of Berkshire County, and eastern New York including the eastern Catskills, Schoharie Valley, Helderbergs, Greater Capital Region, mid Hudson Valley and the Taconics. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued January 28 at 9:43PM EST until January 30 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Albany NY

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 5 inches with up to 6 inches in the northern and eastern Catskills. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of western Massachusetts, the Upper Hudson Valley, the central Mohawk Valley, Schoharie County, the eastern Catskills, and the Rensselaer Plateau. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions for the Wednesday morning and evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds reaching up to 40 mph can result in blowing snow that leads to reduced visibilities. Snow showers and snow squalls are also possible Wednesday afternoon and
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Winter Storm Warning issued January 28 at 9:43PM EST until January 30 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Albany NY

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected for elevations at and above 1500 feet. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 9 inches. For elevations lower than 1500 feet, total snow accumulations between 3 and 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Bennington and Western Windham Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Snowfall rates of 1 to 1.5 inches per hour are possible tonight. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds can result in blowing snow that can reduce visibilities.
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Special Weather Statement issued January 28 at 8:31AM EST by NWS Albany NY

HAZARDS...A snow squall accompanied by winds of up to 40 MPH which can rapidly reduce visibility to less than one mile. LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 831 AM EST, a snow squall was along a line extending from near Lee to near Livingston to near Willowemoc and moving southeast at 25 MPH. THIS SQUALL WILL BE NEAR... Great Barrington, Saugerties, Woodstock, Copake, Clermont, Otis, Ancram, West Shokan, Lake Katrine, and West Hurley around 835 AM EST. Sheffield and Red Hook around 840 AM EST. Kingston, Hurley, Pine Plains, Sandisfield, Tolland, Olivebridge, and Ashley Falls around 845 AM EST. Rhinebeck, Canaan, and Port
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Snow Squall Warning issued January 28 at 5:19AM EST until January 28 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Albany NY

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Southern Hamilton County in eastern New York... Warren County in east central New York... Fulton County in eastern New York... Northern Saratoga County in east central New York... Central Washington County in east central New York... Southern Herkimer County in eastern New York... Northern Montgomery County in eastern New York... * Until 600 AM EST. * At 518 AM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from near Minerva to near Speculator to near Cold Brook, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Intense
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Special Weather Statement issued January 28 at 5:03AM EST by NWS Albany NY

HAZARDS...Heavy snow showers and embedded snow squalls accompanied by winds of up to 40 MPH which can rapidly reduce visibility to less than a quarter of a mile. LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 501 AM EST, heavy snow showers and embedded snow squalls were along a line extending from near Schroon Lake to near Moffitt Beach Campground to Northwood and moving southeast at 35 MPH. THESE HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED SNOW SQUALLS WILL BE NEAR... Speculator, Ohio, Lake Pleasant, Moffitt Beach Campground, Northwood, and North Creek around 505 AM EST. Cold Brook and Eagle Point Campground around 510 AM EST. Johnsburg
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Winter Storm Watch issued January 28 at 3:10AM EST until January 29 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Albany NY

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 11 inches possible. * WHERE...Hamilton, Fulton, and Southern Herkimer Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes.