12/24/2024
WT Staff
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December 24, 2024 830 am EST
NWS: Fast moving snow storm to hit the southeast, slippery travel conditions
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by NWS New York 335 am Tues Dec 24
A fast moving system will bring a band of light snow to the area this morning. A coating to less than 1 inch of snow accumulation is forecast. Roads will become snow covered due to the recent cold weather resulting in slippery travel conditions. Anyone planning to travel should use extra caution.
The accumulating snow will quickly come to an end late morning through midday with temperatures rising into the middle and upper 30s in the afternoon.
Impacting
Southern Westchester-
New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-
Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwest Suffolk-Southwest Suffolk-
Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau Counties in NY
Streamflow Situation from the network of USGS river monitors in NY
Snowing in the city, 28, Snow, mainly before 10am, high near 37. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. West wind around 8 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Lake Champlain watershed has fully recovered from the autumn severe drought, the lower basin running much above seasonal normal Tuesday. Largely normal through the four major drainage basins with a few below normal readings starting to show up in the southwest, Chemung River watershed. Flows downstream of the Croton dam and reservoir remain much below seasonal normal. Long Island is mostly normal with three below normal ratings and one station reporting below the 10th percentile. The drought map remains as it has been for a week or more, Lake Ontario minor tributaries west section rated below normal from Niagara to central Monroe County, Putnam and north Westchester Counties continue in moderate drought downstream of the Croton dam and reservoir.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
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