Snow Emergency Declared

Monday - Midday Update
Here is the latest on our snow storm from Megan Russ in the SmithtownRadio.com Weather Center...

>Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has declared a snow emergency for Suffolk County. He says this will help recieve federal and state emergency fudning if need be down the road
>A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 6 pm et
>A foot of snow accumulation thus far outside SmithtownRadio.com studios
>LIPA: No major outages
>LIRR: The LIRR is experiencing delays of 10-15 minutes due to weather-related conditions.

...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM EST THIS EVENING.

BANDS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO
THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY
THIS MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...THIS SNOW WILL ALSO RETURN TO
EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT BY LATE MORNING.

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS WILL
BRING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES IN ORANGE AND
WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTIES...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NEW YORK CITY
METROPOLITAN AREA...9 TO 13 INCHES IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND 10
TO 15 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND.

NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS
THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES.

$$