Winter Storm Warning Issued for Western Passaic and Orange Counties

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
349 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...EARLY SPRING SNOW ON THE WAY...

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WESTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
349 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10
AM EDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN PASSAIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY AND ORANGE
COUNTY IN NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
IN HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.