Severe Weather 12/1- Official Thread

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"wires down" anyone ?

High Wind Watch

/O.CON.KOKX.HW.A.0003.061201T1800Z- 061202T0600Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD- NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON- UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

306 PM EST THU NOV 30 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...REACHING 45 TO 60 MPH.

AS THIS FRONT MOVES THROUGH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS.

THOSE WHO TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT CROSSING BRIDGES MAY BE DIFFICULT DURING THIS TIME.

POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DOWNED BRANCHES AND TREES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Edited December 1, 2006 by hoss

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http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/ guys put in this web site its the storm thats coming for us possibly bringing snow

[27east 19]

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/ guys put in this web site its the storm thats coming for us possibly bringing snow

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please, please P L E A S E!

snow would be great

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OK, calm down, the only Winter weather advisory in all of NY State is for freezing rain in the St. Lawrence Valley (pretty close to Canada...)

However, many in the Midwest are getting hammered w/ snow, wind and fz rain.

[Guest]

It would be nice i want it to snow i hate this weather its two warm for almost close to christmas but it's snowing in missispi so maybe any thing can happen

[Guest KFD236]

High Wind Warning

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS- NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 332 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...IN THE IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY OF THE COLD FRONT. STRONGER AND MORE PERSISTENT WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. AS THIS FRONT MOVES THROUGH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

THOSE WHO TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT CROSSING BRIDGES MAY BE DIFFICULT DURING THIS TIME.

POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DOWNED BRANCHES...TREES AND POWER LINES.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION AND MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Glad I'm off the next couple of days. You can keep the snow.

[Guest]

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC- BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON- UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-

846 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE AREA UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT...

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A BRIEF PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS WELL OVER 60 MPH.

EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...AND PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS.

Glad I'm not in Kansas Toto....

Snow, Ice, Freezing Rain Drill Midwest

Dec 01 11:28 AM US/Eastern

By KAREN HAWKINS

Associated Press Writer

CHICAGO

The first major snowstorm of the season forced a plane off a runway, canceled hundreds of flights and hobbled highways in the Plains and Midwest, and more sloppy weather rolled in Friday.

A Fed Ex cargo plane arriving Friday morning at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport slipped into the mud off the only open runway, and crews were working to tow it away. There were no injuries, said Wendy Abrams, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Department of Aviation.

About 2.4 million customers across central and southern Illinois and parts of Missouri were without power early Friday after ice snapped tree limbs and power limbs.

In the Chicago area, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning until noon, predicting six to 12 inches of snow. Winds gusted to over 30 mph as the storm arrived in full by the morning rush hour.

"It looks like it's going to get messy," said Tim Halbach, a meteorologist in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville. "There could be times where some areas see 2 inches of snow per hour."

The same wintry system struck Thursday from Texas to Michigan. Hundreds of schools, colleges and universities and state offices across Oklahoma were closed as the last band of heavy snow moved out early Friday.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius declared a disaster emergency for 27 counties, freeing up resources to help them.

High winds hit the Dayton, Ohio, suburb of Vandalia shortly before dawn Friday, knocking down power lines and tearing siding and shingles off homes. Police Chief Doug Knight described the damage as minor and said there were no injuries.

In southeastern Wisconsin, forecasters warned that winds and rain could bring near-blizzard conditions.

Snowfall in parts of Oklahoma ranged from 2 inches to nearly a foot, while parts of Illinois prepared for 6 to 12 inches.

An Oklahoma man was killed Thursday when his vehicle skidded on an icy road and hit an oncoming tractor-trailer.

Also Thursday, on Interstate 44 near Rolla, Mo., a motorist involved in an earlier accident was standing near his vehicle when a semitrailer jackknifed and slid into the car, killing him.

"It's just too darn slick. It's going to be a mess out there for a day or two," said Taylor Hunt of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

At the Nevada Fuel Mart in southwest Missouri, Rose Dozier said most truck drivers heading south stopped early Thursday night. They reported near-zero visibility before the snow began to subside.

"The drivers are all professionals and they're used to it," Dozier said. "They said a lot of cars are not."

In the Texas Panhandle, roads were covered with ice and up to 7 inches of snow.

Jennifer Stark with the National Weather Service in Topeka, Kan., said the storm seemed especially impressive because it had been preceded by unseasonably mild weather. Temperatures approached, and in some places eclipsed, record highs earlier in the week.

The system roared through the Northwest and Rockies earlier in the week. Coming on the heels of near-record high temperatures, it rolled through Kansas on Wednesday, coating tree limbs and power lines with half an inch of ice. By Friday, the storm was moving northeast through Illinois on the way to Canada.

Edited December 1, 2006 by hoss

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Tornado Watch

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 877

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

610 PM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

TORNADO WATCH 877 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST FOR THE

FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

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NY

. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BRONX DUTCHESS KINGS

NEW YORK ORANGE PUTNAM

QUEENS RICHMOND ROCKLAND

ULSTER WESTCHESTER

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Heavy winds and rain here in the City Of Hartsdale...I'm retreating to the x635 Storm Cellar!!!

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Missouri State Highway Patrol vehicle in snow bank

AP Photo/12-1-06

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nice pic what happend ran off the road

[20y2 43]

All that hype and it was only a normal rain storm here.

[Skooter92 7]

Some torrential rain....and then a really nice moonlit end to my Friday PM tour.

Big whoop.....no tornado hitting Heritage Hills, with hundreds of screaming gomers swept aloft and scattered across Rte 202.

THAT would be sparky.

[Fex404 0]

Ossining got hit pretty hard --- Many homeowners stated that when the storm was the heaviest -- it sounded like an airplane was right over their home and the freight train sound was also reported by numerous homeowners including ones who had trees uprooted in their yards -- Although I dont think it was a tornado - there was definitley rediculously strong winds.

[emt301 4]

All that hype and it was only a normal rain storm here.

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You were lucky then...in northern Dutchess County there were hundreds of trees knocked down by the storm, and several homes with trees now on top of them!!!! The towns of Rhinebeck, Milan, and Stanford were hit especially hard, with just scattered problems elsewhere in the county.